2023 Dandelion Twilight of the Adelaide Hills Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills

Pale-white, straw and hay. Clear and bright. Fresh bread and custard; green apples just picked, apple skin and apple strudel - cold. Aromatics and bouquet demonstrate the fine and also effortless balance between cool-climate chardonnay fruit and deft, demure oak’s distraction. The nose hints at richness but lurking so quietly in the background is honeydew and lotus flower and a secret citrus grove freshly rained upon. Clear clean striking lines of vibrant acidity around which lovingly cling peach, green apple, nectarine and melon fruit bursts. Concentration, then texture, and then richness at the very core. A swathe of justripe fruit flavours return, then more acidity, then a long and lingering finish.

As a glass of fine wine, it might seem effortless and easy to like, but there is a lot of wine in that one glass, and a lot to discover. Drink Live near a small but giving sea. Have a little boat. Throw a crab pot over the side.