2022 First Creek Winemaker’s Reserve Chardonnay, Hunter Valley

Fabulously fragrant with juicy finger lime and preserved lemon flavours, which mingle with bright, fresh stone fruit. Skilled winemaking creates a harmonious palate where oak is a nuance rather than a feature. There is a core of mouth-watering sweet fruit that flows through the wine. What sets this single-vineyard wine apart from others is the fruit purity, energy, integration and length.

95 points Toni Patterson MW winecompanion.com.au

Careful fruit selection underpins a style of restraint and finesse. Slow, cool barrel ferments, with 8 months lees maturation in puncheons and hogsheads provides a complex backdrop to naturally intense fruit flavours and mineral acidity. Minimal intervention winemaking techniques highlight fruit quality and showcase classic Chardonnay varietal characteristics.