2014 The Eyrie Vineyards Chardonnay Estate

The 2014 Chardonnay Original Vines Reserve is a barrel selection made by Jason Lett (he told me that this is not necessarily his favourite barrels, rather those that give him what he calls a "dynamic range"). It has a generous, quite voluminous bouquet with fresh pineapple, grapefruit and beeswax that deliver impressive intensity straight from the off. The palate is medium-bodied with a twist of stem ginger on the entry, resinous in texture offset by a silver bead of acidity. It fans out with plenty of spice towards the finish that lingers in the mouth, completing a very competent and complex Chardonnay that I can see ageing over many years.