2021 Yattarna
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Aged for nine months in French oak (70% new). Tasted blind. Slate, matchstick, white flowers, apricot, apple, cooked lemon. Long, expressive finish without being forceful. (RH)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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Real depth and interest here. Clever, complex wine with undertow and refreshment. Really rather glorious and long. Crystalline. (JR)
The 2021 Yattarna Chardonnay feels inchoate right now, yet it is profoundly promising. It is tight and precise, coiled and fine, shaped by finely milled phenolics through the finish. The acidity courses across the finish and propels the fruit and the phenolics in tandem. It is quiet for now but has a glittery future ahead. This is a superstar. 13% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.
Those flinty grilled gunsmoke aromatics of Yattarna are in full flow. Manages to be both steely and austere while also pulsating with juicy white peach and nectarine, drawn out and mouthwatering, puncuated by sage and lemongrass. Stands alongside the very best examples of Australian Chardonnay, and is one to savour. Peter Gago chief winemaker.
About the producer
Penfolds is Australia’s most famous wine producer, known best for their iconic top wine, Grange. First produced commercially in 1952, Grange has since gone on to become one of the world’s most famous fine wines. In 2001, the wine was listed as an Australian heritage icon.