2021 Greywacke Chardonnay
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The 2021 Chardonnay leads with loads of flinty reduction, with struck match and fresh-picked curry leaf accompanied by yellow peach and briny acidity. In the mouth, the creamy texture is owed, I believe, largely to malolactic fermentation (handpicked grapes, whole-bunch pressed, with a wild ferment, then straight to barrel in 2021). The 2021 vintage was down 50% in yields, but the quality was excellent across the region. The wine is concentrated and penetrating in both flavor and acidity, and it spools out long over the finish. Lithe and powerful, the wine makes an impact. It is littered with exotic, medicinal characters, with arnica, aniseed, licorice, etc. It's ripe, but it works. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.
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Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous
Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate
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The 2021 Chardonnay from Greywacke is made in a punchy style. Intense and concentrated due to tiny yields. Richly toasted oak (Mercurey barrels in case you were interested) lends a smoky bacon and flinty overcoat to this wine's white stone and citrus fruit. It’s not unattractive, but it's certainly a stylistic interpretation of the variety and won't be everyone's cup of tea.