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2023 Bastard Hill Vineyard Chardonnay
97 Points Natasha Hughes, Club Oenologique

Although this is a bit closed on the nose, the wine opens up on the palate to reveal very pure and precise lemon and yuzu fruit, with complexing notes of stony minerality and orange blossom. Precise and linear, with a long, luminous finish. Potentially one of the best Chardonnays in Australia. Drinking Window 2026 – 2042.

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2022 Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir
96 Points Natasha Hughes, Club Oenologique

The oak is still quite present on the nose but there’s plenty of fruit on the palate to absorb it over time. Brooding and dense palate of dark plums and blood orange but enlivened by some very pretty red cherry and raspberry fruit and a hint of lavender. The tannins are supple and fine but firm enough to lend structure. Poised and approachable in its youth but should age well. Drinking window 2024 – 2042.

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2023 Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir
96 Points Natasha Hughes, Club Oenologique

Dense and taut mid-palate with fine tannins that grip gentle on the long finish. The palate blends blood plum and orange with something altogether more wild and earthy, although the finish is perfumed with notes of violets and rosehips. Great freshness.

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2022 Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay
95 Points Natasha Hughes, Club Oenologique

There’s almost a waxy texture to the rounded, fleshy mid-palate. Layers of flavour and great concentration of yuzu, mandarin and pink grapefruit, along with subtle traces of ginger spice and salty. Minerality. Brisk acidity provides balance and helps extend the long finish. Drinking Window 2025 – 2040.

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2023 Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay
95 Points Natasha Hughes, Club Oenologique

A slightly reductive, smoky note on the nose, and an incisive, focused palate with precise, taut acidity. The citrus fruit – yuzu, Meyer lemon – is subtly inflected with notes of ginger spice, and there’s a twist of salty minerality on the finish. Great ageing potential. Drinking Window 2025 – 2040.

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2023 Bastard Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir
95 Points Natasha Hughes, Club Oenologique

There’s something slightly green and crunchy about this wine, in the best possible way, and it adds brightness to the rich palate of dark cherries and strawberries. The tannins show some gentle grip, and the long finish is dusted with pepper. Drinking Window 2026 – 2040.

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2023 Applejack Vineyard Chardonnay
95 Points Natasha Hughes, Club Oenologique

Chiselled and precise, with layers of lime, grapefruit and lemon fruit on the palate and a hint of something riper and more tropical to add richness. Taut and austere in its youth but should age very well. Drinking Window 2025 – 2040.

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2017 Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir
94 Points Natasha Hughes, Club Oenologique

Not the most vivid of noses but the wine opens up on the palate to reveal notes of raspberry and blood orange, along with some tertiary notes of sandalwood and forest floor. Still surprisingly primary, though, sustained by lively acidity and fine, powdery tannins. Drinking Window 2024 – 2032.

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2020 Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir
94 Points Natasha Hughes, Club Oenologique

Incredibly perfumed and dense, with notes of rosehips, cranberries, red cherries, wild herbs and orange zest, with a thread of spicy sandalwood grounding the ripe fruit. Very fine, supple tannins and lively acidity. The layered finish shows a suggestion of earthy autumn leaves hinting at the start of some development. Drinking Window 2024 – 2038.

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2019 Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay
94 Points Natasha Hughes, Club Oenologique

Still remarkably youthful and primary, with a suggestion of oak spice inflecting a palate packed with lemon curd, candied grapefruit and pineapple, as well as a hint of toasted nuts. Nicely balanced, with a long finish. Drinking Window 2024 – 2035.

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2020 Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay
94 Points Natasha Hughes, Club Oenologique

This tastes like a citrus grove has exploded on your palate, with mandarin zest, yuzu and pink grapefruit all partying together. There’s some stone fruit and hazelnuts along with a hint of honeyed richness and a salty mineral note. The texture is thick and weighty, but thanks to the lively acidity there’s focus too. Beautifully balanced, despite the power. Drinking Window 2024 – 2035.

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2021 Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay
94 Points Natasha Hughes, Club Oenologique

A delicate wine that’s all about elegance rather than power. Notes of bergamot, white blossom and toasted hazelnut, with a note of pickled ginger on the long finish. Crisp and seamless. Drinking Window 2024 – 2035.

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2023 Primavera Vineyard Pinot Noir
94 Points Natasha Hughes, Club Oenologique

The fruit here is spiced red cherry and raspberry, with an unexpected twist of tamarillo. The subtle oak is already beginning to integrate well. Silky, supple tannins show some gentle grip. Drinking Window 2024 – 2032.

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2023 Tarraford Vineyard Chardonnay
94 Points Natasha Hughes, Club Oenologique

Textural and rich but surprisingly bright, with tangy acidity shot through a palate full of pineapple and tangerine fruit, tinged with a hint of vanilla oak on the long finish. Drinking Window 2025 – 2035

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2011 Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay
93 Points Natasha Hughes, Club Oenologique

Drinking remarkably well, disproving the notion that these wines can’t age. There’s a salty twang that adds briskness to a palate of mandarins, spice and grilled pineapple, and a honeyed richness that adds gravitas to the long, tangy finish. Drinking really well now but seems capable of hanging around for a while yet. Drinking Window 2024 – 2030.

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2013 Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay
93 Points Natasha Hughes, Club Oenologique

A punchy, focused wine that combines primary notes of pineapple and orange zest with opulent tertiary notes of sandalwood and a suggestion of orange blossom on the long finish, driven by vibrant acidity. Drinking Window 2024 – 2030.

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2023 Sexton Vineyard Pinot Noir
93 Points Natasha Hughes, Club Oenologique

Darker and denser than the other three Pinots in this line-up – damsons and dark cherries, with brighter notes of orange zest that lift the aromatics. Plush tannins, generous and weighty palate. Drinking Window 2025 – 2035.

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2010 Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir
92 Points Natasha Hughes, Club Oenologique

There’s a fine balance of primary red berry and cherry fruit and more developed notes of salty red miso and autumn leaves on the nose and palate. Tannins are fine but still quite present and maybe a bit firm on the long finish. Drinking Window 2024 – 2028.

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2014 Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir
92 Points Natasha Hughes, Club Oenologique

Concentrated raspberry and rosehip fruit with herbal undertones and plenty of savoury character and evidence of some earthy development. There’s enough focus to allow this wine to continue to develop for a few more years yet. Drinking Window 2024 – 2030.

Kendall-Jackson
2022 Jackson Estate Outland Ridge Pinot Noir
Tasting Panel, The Drinks Business Global Pinot Noir Masters - Silver
Kendall-Jackson
2023 Vintner's Reserve Pinot Noir
Tasting Panel, The Drinks Business Global Pinot Noir Masters - Silver
Gran Moraine
2021 Pinot Noir Yamhill-Carlton
Tasting Panel, The Drinks Business Global Pinot Noir Masters - Gold
Hartford Court
2022 Seascape Vineyard Pinot Noir
Tasting Panel, The Drinks Business Global Pinot Noir Masters - Gold
Hartford Court
2022 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley
Tasting Panel, The Drinks Business Global Pinot Noir Masters - Gold
Hartford Court
2022 Fog Dance Pinot Noir
Tasting Panel, The Drinks Business Global Pinot Noir Masters - Gold