2021 | Giant Steps Wombat Creek Vineyard Chardonnay | Victoria Villa Le Prata fine Chardonnay for drinking now

fine Chardonnay for drinking now and likely through this decade

raisins and wood

Intense nose of blackberries with hints of cedar and spices

and vanilla pod

and I am completely hooked

2021 | Giant Steps Wombat Creek Vineyard Chardonnay | Victoria Villa Le Prata fine Chardonnay for drinking nowFrom the highest altitude vineyard in the Yarra on volcanic loam soils, Wombat Creek really walks to its own beat. The lemony vibrancy typical to Chardonnay in this region is present, but here it's more like the whole lemon (flesh, rind, juice)round, fleshy and pithy. There are white orchard blossoms, nashi pear and minerally, saline characters. The palate is tightly structured, yet beautifully balanced, walking a tightrope of power and delicacy. It's