2021 Paringa Estate The Paringa Chardonnay, Mornington Peninsula

The Paringa Chardonnay

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The high acid year has favoured the suite of chardonnays, this undergoing mlf yet still resulting in a finely tuned and tighter than usual The Paringa. No shrinking violet though – packed with stone fruit, grapefruit and Meyer lemon and a powder puff of spices, honeycomb and malt. Super savoury, long and detailed, even lipsmacking. Classy stuff.

96 points Jane Faulkner winecompanion.com.au

Softer and more restrained than the estate Chardonnay, the salty, flinty, ferment characters are more in harmony with the fruit in the 2021 The Paringa Single Vineyard Chardonnay. There are notes of lanolin, cheesecloth, preserved lemon and cold tea. It is saturating, complex and layered with juicy, pithy acidity through the mid-palate and finish. It's a really smart and wonderful wine.

95 points Erin Larkin robertparker.com

The Paringa' Single Vineyard Chardonnay is the ultimate expression of the unique home vineyard in Red Hill South. It comes from a block of nine rows, which are now 30 years old. The name “The Paringa” denotes the single vineyard origin of this wine. Lindsay McCall planted the first vines on the Paringa Estate vineyard in 1985, with ten acres being under vine by 1990. From this site fruit of distinction is born from a combination of red volcanic (Ferrasol) soil, a north facing aspect and altitude of 146m on Paringa Road, Red Hill South. In creating this wine viticulture and winemaking practices are approached with the intent of preserving a pure expression of site from soil through to bottle.