2021 Lowestoft Estate Chardonnay

Spring winds during budburst led to low vine yields, while cooler temperatures extended the ripening period, this combined with the dry conditions produced some excellent quality fruit. The 2021 Chardonnay, a blend of 36% Coal Valley, 34% East Coast, and 30% Tasman Peninsula, was hand-picked, chilled, and whole bunch pressed into seasoned French oak (300L). It underwent wild fermentation with some solids included. Half of the wine was sulphured after fermentation, while the other half was stirred without SO2 for 3 months. It spent 9 months in oak before blending and bottling.
Alc. 13%

Other Reviews....
Tamar Valley/Coal River Valley/Tasman Peninsula-sourced chardonnay; matured in large format French oak for 10 months. An immediate wash of mealy lemon, grapefruit, white peach and nectarine fruit notes along with hints of fine spice, white flowers, flint, crushed river stone, nougat, oyster shell and sexy French oak. There is a swirl of struck-match complexity in the mix, and the wine presents an expansive palate with plenty of clarity, tension and complexity. A long, dreamy finish, too. Drink 2023 - 2030.
95 Points
Dave Brookes - Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

Tasted beside the 2020, this 2021 Estate Chardonnay is finer and tighter; the acidity has a rapier-like cut and thrust and engages in a parry with the fruit on the mid-palate. It has notes of preserved citrus, yellow peach, curry leaf and juniper—a hint of sage, even? There are elements in here that teeter on the brink of green, but it provides balance, depth and edge to what is otherwise a very concentrated (almost yellow-fruited) wine. Drink 2023 - 2033.
95 Points
Erin Larkin - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate