This set of Oakridge Vineyard Series Chardonnays is incredible. Precise, pure and finely tuned, this Hazeldine is in top order.
From red volcanic soils, the fruit was handpicked and pressed to 500L French oak puncheons (10% new) before ten months maturation on lees, then a further four months on lees in tank prior to bottling.
Purity is the word here. The fruit absolutely sizzles and I don't want this to end.
Lemons, white fleshed stonefruit, some cut pear and a dangerously attractive fine line of creaminess seduce. The flicker of struck match leads to some vanilla, cashews and seemingly perfectly placed gingerbread biscuit spices that linger on a memorable and seemingly never-ending finish. Just superb. Excellent buying for the asking price, run to this.
Drink to eight years.
95/100
Region: Yarra Valley
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