96 Points - Philip Rich
Since the early 2000's, Medhurst Estate has been crafting some of the Yarra Valley's finest wines. With the sole objective of making the best wine possible, careful vineyard management ensures yields are low, averaging two tonnes per acre and providing intensely flavoured fruit.
Medhurst's Estate Chardonnay has been in superb recent form, and this 2023 vintage is another mouth-watering, cool-climate Chardonnay. This offers pristine, vibrant flavours of citrus, white peach and pear with a lovely mineral core. Well measured quality French oak supports the fruit, delivering complexity and subtle spice leading to an impressively long finish.
"96 Points. Hand picked from a single block, whole-bunch pressed to puncheons, hogsheads and barriques (33% new) with partial mlf. A very bright colour. An equal amount of pink grapefruit and stone fruits. Some floral nuance, too. Great drive and intensity. Beautifully crafted and discreet, this flows effortlessly across the palate. Another top Medhurst chardonnay that will be age gracefully over the next four to six years if not longer. $55. Drink: 2023 - 2032. 13% alc. Screwcap"- Philip Rich, winecompanion.com.au.
