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Oakridge864 Funder & Diamond Drive Block Chardonnay 2022
Dry, Medium Bodied style of Chardonnay
Yarra Valley, Australia
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Dry, Medium Bodied style of ChardonnayYarra Valley, AustraliaSimply named from our address at Coldstream, the 864 range is a showcase of highly detailed micro-selections from the most exceptional single vineyard sites in the Yarra Valley. Sourced from the Funder & Diamond Vineyard, Drive Block. Planted in the red volcanic soils of Wandin East in 1990 using the P58 clone. Fermented then matured in French oak barrels (20% new) on its gross lees for 10 months followed by a further six months in tank before bottling. Complex and intense. Orchard fruit - peach and nectarine, dried apricot and pear, light herbal nuance and flint all laced together with notes of cordite and burnt match. The palate is ripe, round, expressive and dense. Concentrated flavours that are richly mouth filling, without any flabbiness or lack of line. The citric laced acidity, the toothsome river stone texture carrying the flavours and balancing the structure to a crescendo that lasts minutes. One of the very good 864s.
Produced by Oakridge, Part of Endeavour Group Limited.
Produced by Oakridge, Part of Endeavour Group Limited.
Simply named from our address at Coldstream, the 864 range is a showcase of highly detailed micro-selections from the most exceptional single vineyard sites in the Yarra Valley. Sourced from the Funder & Diamond Vineyard, Drive Block. Planted in the red volcanic soils of Wandin East in 1990 using the P58 clone. Fermented then matured in French oak barrels (20% new) on its gross lees for 10 months followed by a further six months in tank before bottling. Complex and intense. Orchard fruit - peach and nectarine, dried apricot and pear, light herbal nuance and flint all laced together with notes of cordite and burnt match. The palate is ripe, round, expressive and dense. Concentrated flavours that are richly mouth filling, without any flabbiness or lack of line. The citric laced acidity, the toothsome river stone texture carrying the flavours and balancing the structure to a crescendo that lasts minutes. One of the very good 864s.
Produced by Oakridge, Part of Endeavour Group Limited.
Produced by Oakridge, Part of Endeavour Group Limited.
Medium bodied white wines have a lightly textured mouthfeel with moderate flavour impact. Often pale lemon coloured to pale gold.
Dry wines have no trace of sweetness at all.
- TypeChardonnay
- Size750ML
- RegionYarra Valley
- Current Vintage2022
- Standard Drinks8.05
- Alcohol Volume13.6%
- CountryAustralia
- StateVictoria
- Brand NameOakridge
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyMedium Bodied
Trophy, Wine of the Year - Halliday Wine Companion Awards 2025, Trophy, White Wine of the Year - Halliday Wine Companion Awards 2025 & Trophy, Chardonnay of the Year - Halliday Wine Companion Awards 2025.
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage 2022
98 points Halliday Wine Companion
Very bright. Aromas of stone fruits and lemon verbena together with some struck match, oyster shells and a little gently toasted hazelnut. There's a wonderful purity of fruit, too, on the superbly balanced, silken textured and tensile palate. At the risk of repeating myself, this is ‘grand cru’ quality Australian chardonnay but at a fraction of the price.
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