Punt Road Chardonnay 2020

The Punt Road Chardonnay is produced from the same three old blocks on the Napoleone Vineyard. These blocks were planted from 1987 to 1991. No finings added; vegan friendly. Riper fruit – very much in a yellow-peach spectrum. The wine is textural where oak meets grape skins. Lots of Chardonnay flavour. The warmth of the year also shows in that fruit weight, but freshness is not compromised. It perhaps looks more Margaret River than Yarra, with real presence in the mouth. The oak sits very comfortably in quite a powerful framework. The finish has umami and waxiness which comes as we push phenolics and solids harder each year, and the acidity is bright enough to keep the whole show together nicely.