Shaw and Smith M3 Chardonnay 2023

A$55.00

Availability
In stock
Volume
750ml
Varieties
Region/Country
Adelaide Hills, Australia
Rating
95 points

Description

Aiming for elegance, restraint and the ability to age, acid is bright and there’s generosity of flavour. Energetic and intense. Produced using sustainable practices. Suitable for vegans.

Ratings

Score
95 points
Reviewer
Wine Pilot
Review

In case you were not aware you are drinking some of the first grapes picked from the S+S high density planting of the Piccadilly vineyard. Lemon verbena, grapefruit and wet concrete. Celery stem, fresh ginger and printer paper. Peach cheeks and almond nougat. A wash of electrifying acidity, coconut jelly creaminess and finishing with a sake like leesy quality. This is intense in flavour as we have come to expect from the M3 perhaps with more savoury shapes than previous years. It’s compact and muscular but with nice elongated lines of acidity and freshness of citrus fruit. For a chilly vintage this is showing very well now and will cellar up to 5 years. Serve with baked buttery bbq pork char siu bao buns.

Score
95 points
Review

Light, bright yellow hue with a gentle trace of smoky reduction on the lemony bouquet, the palate delicate and refined with lemon and grapefruit, malt biscuit, a kiss of fresh oak, and an extended aftertaste of lovely balance.

Score
94 points
Review

A mellow and understated chardonnay but with plenty of detail in spice, gentle savouriness and winemaking seasoning, cool acidity, a tightly wound fruit profile, general minerality and high drinkability. Overall, elegant and refined, sleek across the palate and quite compact with a light juiciness in tow. Nougat, lime curd, green apple and ginger in the bouquet, a similar set of descriptors to taste, with a lively trail of spice following on. High in the pleasure stakes, this continues to be an impressive Hills chardonnay.

Specifications

Serving Temp.
10-12 °C
Alcohol
13.5%
Cellar until
Now - 2030
Food pairing
Mushrooms, Pan-Fried Whiting

Tasting Profile

Nose
Typically it shows white flowers, citrus, and nectarine notes.
Palate
A flavourful and intense Chardonnay, with lovely ginger and orange zest notes as well as nectarine flavours. A vintage to age, and to drink straight away.

Shaw and Smith M3 Chardonnay 2023

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