Heath Road Chardonnay 2023
Lifted aromatics of yellow peach, honeysuckle, orange rind and toasty oak notes. The palate is rich and generous with yellow stone fruit, honeydew melon and cashew flavours evident. The acid is fine, and delicately frames the wine, while the creamy French oak is perfectly balanced as it runs through the palate, and combines with a citrus note to give a long, elegant finish.
Pair with a white flesh fish and citrus butter.
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Awards & Reviews:
WINE ORBIT - Sam Kim - 93 points
"Beautifully styled and inviting, the bouquet shows white flesh stone fruit, rockmelon, roasted cashew and subtle vanilla characters. The palate offers juicy fruit flavours with richly textured mouthfeel, well countered by bright acidity, finishing lingering and delectable. At its best: now to 2029."
THE WINE PILOT - Ray Jordan - 92 points
"Captures many of the great qualities of this great Margaret River vintage. Lifted honey and peach nectar on the nose with a subtle toasty oak influence. The palate is still quite tight through the core yet there is tremendous power and fruit concentration. A slightly lemon zest edge to the finish keeps it on track to a sustained finish."
THE WINE PILOT - Jeni Port - 92 points
"A celebration of Margaret River chardonnay at a fair price and it rocks! Impressive quality on show here. Sunny, sea spray aromas – so inviting – mix with ripe yellow peach, nectarine, grapefruit zest and mango skin. Fermentation in barrel and 10 months maturation in French puncheons and barriques brings some scintillating textural interplay between an almond creaminess and edgy acidity to the wine. So bright it shines on the palate in lemon sorbet, citrus and white peach with a flash of fruit tingly lift to the finish. Alive and zesty to the hilt." Drink now - 2030.
THE WINE PILOT - Shanteh Wale - 92 points
"Golden circle pineapple chunks. Jonathan apple and lemon verbena. Poached pears and chamomile tea. Cinnamon sugar, ground nutmeg and cumin. Mango skin and yellow peach. Churned cultured butter creaminess, a gentle breeze of elevated acidity. Oak tones are sophisticated and compliment the ripeness of tropical fruit. It feels relaxed rather than nervy but with good excited tension. Margaret’s power shines here and the wine is at a very smart price tag. Serve with pan seared whiting fillets."
THE WINE PILOT - Ken Gargett - 92 points
"A barrel-fermented Chardonnay which undergoes regular stirring, before maturation in a mix of both new and older French oak. Quite delicious – the latest releases from Jilyara are drinking as well as any wines I have seen from them. But then, if you can’t get Marg River Chardy right, perhaps the wine game is not for you. They got this one absolutely right, indeed. The colour here was a shining lemon hue. There was a flick of oak sitting alongside notes of stonefruits and herbs. A fine line of salinity runs the length. A supple texture, good density, ideal balance and a lingering and persistent finish. The palate sees the emergence of notes of lemon, hay and peaches. Should drink very well for the next three to six years."
