2023 Stoney Rise Chardonnay

The top value entry level Chardonnay from Joe Holyman, one of Tasmania's very best producers.

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Joe Holyman is one of Tasmania's best Chardonnay producers.

His Holyman Chardonnay is one of the most collectable in the country these days. With the Stoney Rise, you get his signature style at a fraction of the price.

The flavours here sit in the cooler end of the spectrum. It's a Chardonnay with lovely lively acidity and easy drinkability.

Dollar for dollar, this is very good buying for any Tasmanian Chardonnay fans.

94 points
"This is salty and tight, has a nutty cashew richness, in with white peach and citrus, some green olive and preserved lemon, flinty and chalky texture, with a finish of excellent length, featuring crisp green apple flavour and even a little smoked tea. Bright, quite complex, and lovely to drink."
- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

94 points - "Joe Holyman's entry level Tamar chardonnay is a cracker. It's a textural, lipsmacking style that's flush with grapefruit, lemon and peach tones and hints of soft spice, marzipan, parmesan rind, steel-cut oats, wildflowers, struck flint, sea spray and crushed riverstone. Precise and finely honed with a vivid minerally cadence and an almost Chablis-esque malic cut across the tongue. It's easy to like and terrific, energetic drinking." - Dave Brookes (Halliday Wine Companion)

94 points - "This is salty and tight, has a nutty cashew richness, in with white peach and citrus, some green olive and preserved lemon, flinty and chalky texture, with a finish of excellent length, featuring crisp green apple flavour and even a little smoked tea. Bright, quite complex, and lovely to drink."- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

There is some cashew and nectarine on the nose. The palate is full and fresh. It undergoes no malolactic conversion, and so has zingy acidity that drives the wine through your mouth. The finish is long and tight.

Region: Tamar Valley, TAS
Blend: Chardonnay (100%)

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type White
Body Full Bodied
Variety Chardonnay
Country Australia
Region Tasmania
Australian State TAS
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
The Wine Front
Critic Score 94
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
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Stoney Rise

Stoney Rise is a small winery in Tasmania's Tamar Valley that has a huge reputation.

Winemaker Joe & Lou Holyman purchased the property in 2004, a picturesque site planted to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay planted in 1986.

Since then, they have developed a keen following, producing some of the most stunning Chardonnay and Pinot Noir on the Apple Isle. Interestingly, they also have a little Gruner Veltliner and Trousseau in the ground adding a little colour to their range.

These wines fly off the shelves. And no wonder, they are right at the top of the pile in terms of quality in Tasmania at the moment, with demand far outstripping their small production each year.

Lou and Joe, and their new cellar door - Tamar Valley, Tasmania Stoney Rise

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