Bindi Kostas Rind Chardonnay 2022 [JH 96]

Less that 20% of the usual volume made. This wine is made without additions of yeast, nutrients or enzymes. Once the juice is in the barrel a small amount of sulphur is added and then we wait, usually about five days, for the fermentation to begin. The wine spent 10 months on yeast lees in French barrels, of which 25% were new, and was bottled in late February. Typical and distinctive aromas of grapefruit and lemon with jasmine blossom lift from the glass and with time gently creamy and savoury/spicy aromas emerge. The palate is full, fresh, chalky, zesty, harmonious and quite smooth. It’s early days and five years of careful cellaring will see a building of complexity and texture.

"Wonderful detail and energy but, most importantly, a fabulous drink. It’s a delicious combo of stone fruit and citrus, flint and funk, a slip of creamy lees and spicy oak, energising acidity, and everything working in tandem. Love it." 96 points.

Jane Faulkner

Published 11 May 2024

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