Penfolds

Yattarna Chardonnay 2013

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  Vintage 2013
  96 points www.winecompanion.com.au

From the Coal and Derwent Valleys (Tas) and the Adelaide Hills, hand-picked and pressed to French barriques (62% new, 38% 1yo) for 8 months. The wine is so precise and tightly wound it is hard to imagine it went through 100% mlf, but at the same time, the decision to limit the amount of new oak falls neatly into place. It is developing at such a leisurely pace it is hard to visualise an end point. Gun flint, wet stone, green apple and grapefruit are among the contributors to the seamless flavour stream.

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  Vintage 2013
  96 points www.tysonstelzer.com

The total production of Yattarna is just 500-1000 cases, one-tenth that of Grange. A warm, low-cropping, intense and less than outstanding year in the Adelaide Hills shifted the focus of sourcing to the Coal and Derwent Valleys of Tasmania, which account for 90% of the blend. The result is a powerfulYattarna, a vintage of heightened presence, concentration and acid structure, yielding a?chardonnay?of grand cru proportions, enveloping 62% new French oak, toned with scintillating, crystalline acidity. Grapefruit and white peach and fig abound, underlined by a lemon zest acid line and supported by creamy French oak. Heightened texture, concentration and acid presence rise in unison, to compelling effect, lingering on a very long finish.