As you’d expect for the flagship white, this is hand-picked fruit, whole-bunch pressed to French barrels, 25% new, and aged 12 months. No mlf and no lees stirring. Tight as a drum, shot with racy acidity. And no shortage of very flinty sulphides, which would be too much funky reduction, if not for the weight and richness of fruit to balance. Complex, assured, rich, textural, savoury and compelling.

Jane Faulkner
Published 13 August 2021

Winery – Scorpo Wines

Winery Region – Mornington Peninsula

Variety – Chardonnay

Colour – White

Style – Still

Vintage – 2019

Halliday Rating – 96/100

Price when Tasted – $75.00

Date when tasted – 02 February 2021

Alcohol – 14 %

Drink By – 2029

Closure – Screw cap