2020 Flametree Chardonnay, Margaret River

Matured 9 months in French oak. 2020 was a warm, compact and early vintage, which, when you take into account the small berries and low yields, was responsible for wines of relative scarcity and power. Salted preserved lemon, yellow peach and brine on the nose. Even at first glance, this has all the concentration and complexity that we have become accustomed to from this label. On the palate, it is both graceful and heady, with flavour packed into every corner of the glass.

94 points Erin Larkin winecompanion.com.au

Light, bright yellow colour, with a complex spicy, smoky, struck-flint reductive and honey-tinged bouquet, almost Chablis-like. Delicious flavour, refined and penetrating, tensioned and long-lingering. It has lemon-citrus, honey and mineral-chalky flavours in a beautifully balanced combination. Good acidity drives the long finish. An excellent wine. Astounding value. 14 JUL 2021 Drink 2021–2028

95 points Huon Hooke therealreview.com

#4 of 62 2020 Chardonnay from Margaret River

Citrus oil, floral notes, dried pear and grapefruit aromas are well supported by subtle French oak. The palate is textured yet fine, finishing dry and savoury, this is a direct result of wild ferments with turbid juices. Drink as a young wine or cellar in the medium term.