Freycinet Chardonnay 2023

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$45.00

Freycinet's Chardonnay is tightly crafted and built for the long haul. Citrus and melon on the nose, with subtle hazelnut and spice adding complexity. The palate is fresh and vibrant with ripe rock melon, white peach, grapefruit, and lime peel, tied together with shimmering acidity and elegant spicy oak. Luxurious texture and underlying tension signal real cellaring potential. Pair with fresh crayfish, pan-seared scallops, or roast chicken. Drink now through 2034.

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Freycinet Chardonnay 2023

Freycinet Chardonnay 2023

$45.00

$45.00

Product specifications

Wine Maker

Claudio Radenti

Year

2023

Region

East Coast

Vineyard

Freycinet

Aroma

Citrus, melon, hazelnut, and spice.

Palette

Ripe rock melon, white peach, grapefruit, and lime peel, with shimmering acidity and spicy oak. Luxurious texture with a balanced tension, ensuring a long future ahead.

Pairings

A favourite match with Tasmanian crayfish, also well suited to roast chicken and pork.

Wine Making

Over more than 25 years, Freycinet Chardonnay has repeatedly won high praise, being especially noted for its consistently high quality and age worthiness. Prime Chardonnay fruit from our original 1979 plantings is handpicked at optimal ripeness and whole bunch pressed followed by fermentation in French oak barriques. During maturation in barrel, regular battonage is carried out to enhance the texture of the wine and balance the crystalline Tasmanian acidity. The result is a triumphant wine of place; elegant and intense, on par with the finest Chablis wines.

The 2023 vintage brought lower than average yields and cooler conditions at the beginning of the growing season, with a return to warmer temperatures during ripening. Fruit quality was excellent with small bunches and berries providing superb concentration of flavours and good acid balance. Chardonnay was a standout variety from the vintage.

Meet the owners

Freycinet Vineyard has one of the great origin stories in Tasmanian wine. Geoff Bull was a Sydney Morning Herald photographer turned abalone diver before he and his wife Susan settled in Bicheno and, in 1979, planted the first commercial vineyard on Tasmania's East Coast, guided by pioneers like Andrew Pirie and Claudio Alcorso. Still family owned today, with daughter Lindy and her partner Claudio Radenti carrying the winemaking forward, Freycinet remains 100% estate grown, made and bottled, tucked beneath the dramatic backdrop of the Freycinet Peninsula and Wineglass Bay. Traditional techniques, tight-grain French oak, and minimal intervention define a range that's picked up national acclaim for its Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Riesling.

— Freycinet

East Coast

About the region

Stretching from St Helens in the north to Bream Creek in the south, Tasmania's East Coast is as breathtaking as it is bountiful. A milder climate than the rest of the state, spectacular coastal scenery, and over 300 hectares under vine make this one of Tasmania's most exciting wine regions. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are the stars, but the East Coast also turns out outstanding Riesling, Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc, wines with a freshness and purity that's genuinely hard to find anywhere else.

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