I love the notes Brian Croser shares about each vintage. He introduces 2025, "as a weak, wobbly Antarctic vortex allowed a pressure system to escape near the Australian continent. The result was the warmest, driest and earliest vintage of my 56-year winemaking career."
Sheer joy and pleasure unfurl in equal doses. If your ceiling for a bottle of wine is $50, you won't find much better than this Oakridge Vineyard Series Henk Chardonnay.
If I were to be stranded with nothing else to drink but Chardonnay (first world problems, I know), I'd be sure to have an endless supply of these Oakridge Vineyard Series wines. This Willowlake doesn't miss a beat and keeps the bar raised high.
I thoroughly enjoyed this Hazeldene release, but I felt it was nudged out slightly by its Henk sibling. Oh to be choosy... Get this in your glass, and you'll be grinning from ear to ear - guaranteed.