2022 Tumbarumba Chardonnay

Ravensworth 2022 Tumbarumba Chardonnay
"It works a treat. It toes the line between scintillating, acid driven white wine and something with more bass, nuttiness, saline characters. In that, a wine of complexity, a tension between pure, citrus driven fruit characters and peachy drenched in salted nuts. Fantastic, is the message, and, if patience holds, better day two when the wine gets some air and finds a flourish of depth and additional personality. Excellent drinking ensues." 93 points
Mike Bennie, The WineFont

"In 2021, Bryan Martin began a chardonnay project with fruit sourced from the Johansen vineyard, resulting in three different styles. This vintage, he decided to make a single wine comprising two parts: one reductively made in foudre and the other, oxidatively in small oak. I loved the individual iterations of these wines in ‘21, although this has come together well. Expect ripe stone fruit and citrus mingling some salty preserved lemons and roasted almonds. The aldehydes (the result of the oxidative handling) are moreish and savoury, adding a mouth-watering effect that off-sets the fine acid line and vivacity of the foudre component. Conservative chardonnay folk might have to look elsewhere, although I think this is so compelling – I’m pouring another glass."
Jane Faulkner, The Wine Companion