Toolangi 'F Block' Chardonnay 2024
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White wax cap over DIAM cork. Toolangi’s F Block is a one-hectare plot perched on the highest, easternmost sector of the 11-hectare Dixon’s Creek vineyard. Nestled in the corner, within touching distance of the Toolangi State Forest to the northeast and in the afternoon shadow of a large hill to the south, it’s a well-sheltered plot. This position helps preserve the high levels of natural acidity critical to maintaining balance from a site famed for powerful flavour. The soils are shallow and rocky, with more white clay than lower down, which Kaspar Hermann credits with the wine’s sculpted, chalky personality. Yields are always low, rarely providing more than seven or eight barrels, and in this poor flowering year, Hermann had enough for just five. The 21-year-old vines are Gingin clone and produce thick-skinned, full-throated fruit with plenty of spicy nuance and phenolic structure.
“Sourced entirely from the '01-planted, very protected F Block. 100% mlf with no lees stirring. A stunning chardonnay. Aromas of stone fruits, ripe white pear, honeysuckle and grilled cashew together with a little gunflint. This all comes together on the powerful, saline, textured and taut palate. The flavours persists long after you've tasted this, while the acidity is perfectly integrated into the wine, ensuring this will age superbly.” 98pts | Philip Rich | Halliday Wine Companion
“White nectarine, pastry dough, cinnamon, white flowers, salted pistachios, a little struck match. It’s a rich wine and kind of unctuous, a real melt-in-the-mouth affair, creamy oatmeal with cinnamon, juicy stone fruit and green pear, acidity has a ripe grapefruit character, there’s powdery texture, and it finishes long and saline. Very good wine. A lot of texture and flavour here.” 95pts | Gary Walsh | WineFront
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