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tiratore Italian (to-ra-t‚àö‚•-re) hunter/marksman. With full fruit and complexity and just a touch of flint, the palate is tight with hints of salinity and wet stone. With time it will open up to rich, nutty, hazelnut and almond flavours.

Crushed shell, specifically reminiscent of green mussels. While some might say oyster shell, it's not quite that. Saline, yes. Sundried lime zest dances in the background. A reduction of coal dust, saffron, and Belgian spice promotes the essence of Craighall’s stones, tightening the parameters and...

Pale straw with green hues. Intense aromas of fine dried herbs, white flowers, lemons, lime and a hint of pineapple. A long, rich palate reminiscent of grapefruit, lime and fresh rosemary. The wine finishes with soft natural acidity that balances the flavour and minerality that is delicious now or will reward medium to long-term cellaring.Ê

Pale straw with a green and golden tinge. Hints of honey dew, white peach and pear are surrounded by lemon curd, bread dough and fresh straw. The complexities of limestone dust, fresh spring grass and chamomile add the typical savoury, flinty, wild component. Immediately crisp, with bright acidity a...

Accolades:97/100 – James Suckling97/100 – James Halliday Wine Companion96/100 – Huon Hooke, The Real Review96/100 – Decanter95/100 – Wine EnthusiastVintage Note: 2023 was a small, high-quality vintage in the Yarra Valley. The season was defined by a cool Spring, a mild growing season, cool...

Winemaking Notes: Sato Pisa Vineyard. Soil: Alluvial, sandy or silt loam with schist & quartz gravel. Viticulture: No pesticides, herbicides, systemic fungicides or inorganic fertilisers used. Harvest: Hand picked, 19 – 28 March 2022. 35 hl/ha. Vinification: Pressed overnight with basket press. Na...

Winemaking Notes: Sato Pisa Vineyard. Soil: Alluvial, sandy or silt loam with schist & quartz gravel. Viticulture: No pesticides, herbicides, systemic fungicides or inorganic fertilisers used. Harvest: Hand picked, 20 & 26 April 2022. 48 hl/ha. Vinification: Pressed with basket press overnight. Natu...

Winemaking Notes: Sato Pisa Vineyard. Soil: Alluvial, sandy or silt loam with schist & quartz gravel. Viticulture: No pesticides, herbicides, systemic fungicides or inorganic fertilisers used. Harvest: Hand picked, 20 & 26 April 2022. 48 hl/ha. Vinification: Pressed with basket press overnight. Natu...

Winemaking Notes: Domain Road Vineyard. Soil: Clay loam from the remain of an ancient lake. Viticulture: No pesticides, herbicides, systemic fungicides or inorganic fertilisers used. Harvest: Hand picked. 22 & 27 April 2023. Vinification: 85% whole bunch press & 15% macerated on skins. Natural yeast...

Winemaking Notes: Harvested on 12th, 24th and 28th April 2023, from average 12 year old vines. 312 dozen total production. Grapes for this vintage came from three vineyards including the first fruit off our Estate. Based on the positive result from our trial last year, we again did one very early pi...

Winemaking Notes: Harvested on 12th, 24th and 28th April 2023, from average 12 year old vines. 312 dozen total production. Grapes for this vintage came from three vineyards including the first fruit off our Estate. Based on the positive result from our trial last year, we again did one very early pi...

Rating: 95-97Drink Date: 2025 - 2039The 2024 Maté's Vineyard Chardonnay is mouthfilling and full, easily the biggest and most powerful of the single-vineyard Chardonnays in this 2024 release. "In terms of quality, 2024 is up there with the best of them: 2022, 2020, 2014.." This feels perhaps as sta...

Rating: 93-95Drink Date: 2025 - 2039The 2024 Hunting Hill Chardonnay is the ripest in alcohol of the 2024 releases, and it feels powerfully layered and driven on the palate. This is rich, almost thunderous in its positioning, with salted citrus and exotic spices (star anise/fennel/scraped vanilla po...

Accolades:98/100 – Huon Hooke, The Real Review97/100 – Decanter96/100 – James Halliday Wine Companion96/100 – James Suckling95/100 – Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate Vintage Note: 2023 was a small, high-quality vintage in the Yarra Valley. The season was defined by a cool Spring, a mild gro...

This is the third release of the Masters Chardonnay from Helen and Ben Masters home block 4km south of town. Here the soils have a higher clay content which brings concentration while the cooler aspect of the site heightens florals and acidity. These vines now 23 years old and are showing a singular...

Central HawkeÕs Bay is known for the ancient Pakohe (argillite) forming the basis of the soil type. Kaikora Vineyard is planted on pakohe soils with clone UCD15 Chardonnay on its own roots. A single vineyard Chardonnay from Kaikora Vineyard in Otane. Kaikora is the original name for the town of ...

The Carrick Bannockburn Chardonnay makes up part of our estate range, representing the varietal classics or core range. CarrickÕs wind-swept site and glacial alluvial soils, help to define the acidity of this wine, which balances the citrus and stone fruit characters, as well as giving length and f...