Stonier Merricks Chardonnay 2024 Size::1 Bottle nicely blending richness

nicely blending richness

T having spent a staggering 94 months on lees under cork before disgorgement in April 2022 and being finished with zero dosage added

after which the wine was bottled

and the 2008's fruit was harvested very late

Made from hand-harvested estate fruit (predominantly from Toolangi's lower lying parcels)

Stonier Merricks Chardonnay 2024 Size::1 Bottle nicely blending richness95 POINTS Jane Faulkner "As with the Merricks pinot noir, this takes fruit off the three disparate sites along Thompsons Lane. It's highly perfumed with lavender, lemon blossom and ginger flower, too. The palate is layered, textural and feels flush with citrus and white stone fruit, ginger and cedary oak spice (not much, just enough as a seasoning). A light layer of lees adds a creaminess and the fine acidity drives this to a long finish." The