Ballarat via Jura Chardonnay. What a challenging (but in a joyful way) wine is this Attwoods Garibaldi Farm Chardonnay 2022. This western Victorian Chardonnay smells of almond meal, waxy lemons and then a smorgasbord of flor-like wildness that feels like a few bottles of Tissot were downed by Troy during production. Complexity and a bit of woolly funk. After that ride, this is quite a taut and tangy white underneath, a little jaunty but mouthfilling with its mealy punch and creamy leesy almond/lemon nutty flow.
A wine with shitloads going on – and I can acknowledge that if you want pure lines, turn away now. I like it, but the only question remains whether the slightly more tautly defined Glenlyon Estate wine is a better drink.
- Best drinking: nowish but no hurry
- Score (out of 20): 18
- Score (out of 100): 93
- Alcohol %: 13
- RRP (in $AUD): 90
- Winery website: https://www.attwoodswines.com.au/
- Would I buy it?: Let’s share a bottle.
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