2024 Reserve Chardonnay

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96 Points

Gold Medal

3 Silver Medals

Reviews

96 Points, Ray Jordan Wines
The reserve chardonnays from Fermoy have emerged in recent years as some of the best in the region. It follows the format of hand-picking and whole-bunch pressing, with wild fermentation followed by nine months in oak. The fruit integrity is preserved while still showing the influence of oak, expressing a gun-smoky, flinty character with traces of honeycomb, cashew, and nectarine. Precise, focused, with excellent length and persistence, this is another first-rate example of what Fermoy is achieving with chardonnay.

Gold & 95 Points, 2025 International Wine Challenge - Judges comments
"Delightfully ripe aromas of crisp apples and pears with a delicate puff of smoke. The elegant palate unfolds gracefully with layers of salted cashew nut, juicy white nectarines, sweet nougat, and a seductive, lingering kiss of spiced oak."

Awards

Silver Medal
2025 Perth Royal Wine Awards

Silver Medal
2025 Halliday Chardonnay Challenge

Silver Medal
2025 Margaret River Wine Show

Colour Pale straw with bright green tints.

Nose A lovely balance of perfumed white flowers, white peach, nectarine and grapefruit with complexing hints of flint, nougat and toasted/salted nuts.

Palate Balance is the key – lovely weight of nectarine flesh, grapefruit zest, citrus blossom and nougat, with succulent acid leading into savoury complexities from full-solids wild ferment in barrel – seaspray, cashew & flint. A wine with depth, phenolic weight and length of flavour and refreshment.

Tasting Note

Colour Pale straw with bright green tints.

Nose A lovely balance of perfumed white flowers, white peach, nectarine and grapefruit with complexing hints of flint, nougat and toasted/salted nuts.

Winemaker Comments

Estate Vineyard (60%) Wildberry Springs Vineyard (40%)
Fruit was handpicked and whole-bunch pressed straight to barrel with full solids for natural ferment by indigenous yeast. Partial malolactic fermentation and judicious lees stirring during maturation built palate weight, texture and complexity. Blended via barrel selection, the wine was allowed to rest in tank for 2 months, then heat and cold stabilised with minimal fining and filtered prior to bottling in February 2025.

Winemaker Jeremy Hodgson

Technical Details

Region Wilyabrup, Margaret River, Western Australia
Varieties Chardonnay (100%)
Alcohol 13.0%
PH 3.24
Acidity 6.9 g/L
Residual Sugar <1.0 g/L

Vintage Description

2024 - A warm & dry vintage highlighted by a very early start, excellent marri blossom, and some challenging heat spikes. Whites and rosés were picked earlier than ever and showed excellent fruit vibrancy.

Pair & Share

Cellaring Drinking well now, this wine has the requisite fruit, phenolic weight and winemaking artefact to reward cellaring over the next 10 years.

Serving Temperature Lightly chilled 10-13°C

Serving Suggestion Drink with butter seared scallops.

2024 Reserve Chardonnay

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2024 Reserve Chardonnay

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