2020 Levantine Hill Estate Chardonnay, Yarra Valley

Fragrant aromas of white flowers, white stone fruit, grilled nuts, melon skin, grapefruit pith and nougat. Rich, textured, layered and mouth-filling. Lashings of nectarine, creamy oak, sweet spice, melon and lively acidity. Long, sophisticated and very satisfying 30 DEC 2023 Drink 2024–2029

95 points AB therealreview.com

This wine deliberately eschews the modern style of taut and fine-boned expressions of Chardonnay, offering a  defiant reclamation of the middle ground where body,  flavour and palate weight can co-exist with structure,  texture and measured acidity.
Characters of flint, crème anglaise, white nectarine, lemon zest, honeydew melon, almond meal and cinnamon apple danish with underlying tempered toasty char and subtle struck match complexity. Medium-tensile acidity support heft of flavour, weight and intensity. Flavours of white grapefruit, toasted hazelnut, makrut leaf, saltbush and subtle vanillin interplay with tactile chalkiness underpinning a weighty biscuity texture.