2023 Mayford Chardonnay

Highly Rated
Powerhouse Chardonnay from one of the Alpine Valleys' finest producers.

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Mayford only grows one white grape, and they make it count. Their cult-favourite Chardonnay is big on flavour, beautifully textured, and unapologetically a wine for people who actually like Chardonnay.

The long, cool 2023 season let the fruit ripen slowly, locking in serious flavour and tension. Hand-picked in small batches, whole-bunch pressed, and sent to French oak (25% new) for a wild ferment, it then spent 11 months on lees with full malo, building that rich, layered palate.

It smells like a dream - citrus blossom, yellow peach, toasted nuts, beeswax, and a flash of flinty smoke. The palate is lush but lively, balancing weight with fresh acidity and a finish that just keeps rolling.

Silky, powerful, built to age - but dangerously easy to drink right now.

96 points - "Multiple small batches, whole-bunch pressed, fermented and matured in French oak (25% new). A stunning chardonnay by any measure. Upfront and peachy, lemony bright with white flowers, it's a quiet assassin with a rich undertow of complex fruit waiting to be fully explored with time. Well-composed stone fruits, grapefruit, lime zest, nougat and mealy notes, grilled nuts and spiced pears mesh seamlessly, irresistibly on the palate. Alpine Valleys acidity sizzles, adding a touch of brilliant brightness." - Jeni Port (Halliday Wine Companion)

93+ points - "This is where the cracked wheat comes in. This feels super young but the intensity is excellent, so too the styling. White peach, custard apples honeysuckle and cracked wheat characters slide into lemon curd and nougat. It’s ultra tight but it will relax and lengthen in time." - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

Cool conditions in summer and autumn of 2023 pushed harvest into late February and March, giving the crop extended ripening time on vine. Small parcels of Chardonnay were hand-picked, chilled and whole bunch pressed sequentially to French barriques, 25% new. Fermentation in oak by indigenous yeasts followed before an eleven-month maturation period with lees stirring and full malo to offset the high natural acidity of the season.

Complex aromatics of citrus blossom, toasted nuts, yellow peach, bees wax, crème brulee and flint. The palate offers texture and a perfect balance of fruit weight, refreshing acidity and lovely, luscious length. It meshes finesse with power and persistence. A beautiful wine that will delight and evolve for decades.

Price Bracket $41 to $50
Type White
Body Full Bodied
Variety Chardonnay
Country Australia
Region Alpine Valleys
Australian State VIC
Feature Women in Wine
High Score
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Halliday Wine Companion
Critic Score 93
96
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
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