2023 Bubb + Pooley Chardonnay

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Pristine and taut Chardonnay from the Coal River Valley - this is up there with the nation's best.
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With so much Chardonnay under Anna Pooley's belt, it would have been easy for Bubb + Pooley to revert to tried and tested winemaking. But this easily stands on it's own - whole bunch pressed into a spherical concrete tank (and two year old French barriques).

It's racy and lean, with that concrete absolutely highlighting a core of chalky minerality. It also has a bright and lifted fragrance of honeysuckle, grapefruit, rolled oats and crushed almonds. Oak is absolutely not in the driver's seat here. It's hard to tell where it fits - it's not quite a classic Old World style and it's not really typically Aussie, but it's doing its own thing.

This is all about fruit purity and it absolutely sings.

96 points
"Saline, oyster shells, a gentle fino-like nuttiness and oxidative character, along with chamomile, pink grapefruit and lime. It’s tight and fine-boned, an oatmeal savoury character, plenty of zip and tang, some sour green apple too, and the finish pulls the ripcord of salted pistachio, tangerine, minty sappiness and chalk dust texture to great effect, and length. Charismatic. Electric. Quite the thing."
- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

96 points - "Saline, oyster shells, a gentle fino-like nuttiness and oxidative character, along with chamomile, pink grapefruit and lime. It’s tight and fine-boned, an oatmeal savoury character, plenty of zip and tang, some sour green apple too, and the finish pulls the ripcord of salted pistachio, tangerine, minty sappiness and chalk dust texture to great effect, and length. Charismatic. Electric. Quite the thing." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

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    Sophia A.
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    2 months ago
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Bubb + Pooley Chardonnay

    Great balance between fruitiness and minerally finish

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Fermented and matured in our spherical concrete vessel and French oak (25% new) for 7 months.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type White
Body Full Bodied
Variety Chardonnay
Country Australia
Region Tasmania
Australian State TAS
Feature Vegan
Women in Wine
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
Closure Screw Cap

Bubb + Pooley

You may know of Bubb and Pooley from their day jobs. Justin Bubb is the winemaker of Babo, a label which focuses on Italian wines and Anna Pooley is the winemaker at Pooley, one of Tasmania's iconic producers, and where Justin also lends more than a hand...They are also husband and wife. Somehow, they found some spare time to create a label where they could work together - Bubb + Pooley.

The pair use traditional methods which are 'mostly hands off' to allow fruit and site to clearly express themselves. Concrete vessels are commonplace here - oak can too heavily impact the fruit. With access to exceptional sites, this is a chance for them to make sustainable wine which speak of terroir and vintage. Pristine is the word - pristine fruit, pristine vinification and pristine wines. This is such a welcome addition to the landscape of Australian wine.

Anna Pooley & Justin Bubb Bubb + Pooley

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