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2021 HEYTESBURY CHARDONNAY

A selection of the most unique and striking vineyard plots, recognised for its
innovative winemaking, al dente ripeness and distinguishing ‘Heytesbury’
character.

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EOI 2022 Heytesbury Chardonnay - AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 2023

Available at fine dining Restaurants and fine wine retail throughout Australia.
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Tasting
Notes Winemakers
Comments Technical
Details Vintage
Description
Tasting Notes
COLOUR Pale straw with a green and golden tinge. NOSE Savoury, citrus and stone
support the elegant, flinty note of the classic Heytesbury perfume. Delicate
hints of coastal herb and green tea sit with a little soft cheese and candle
wax. PALATE The pure, fine satin polish of this vintage is special, showing
serious precision of al dente ripeness. A typically powerful and tightly held
acid line holds a soft, full core, showing amazing restraint with incredible
balance and a lightly pithy finish.
Winemaker Notes
WINEMAKER'S NOTES Our most unique small vineyard sections where the Gingin clone
on specific aspect and soil interplay in such a way to ignite very special
varietal and wild yeast influence. A slightly later harvest held back by late
January rain reached a subtle and precisely balanced structure of alcohol and
acid line with the most delicate of flavors held tightly, resulting in beautiful
restraint and balance. Natural MLF was allowed to complete. Hand-harvested,
whole-bunches were pressed and transferred direct to barrel as unclarified
juice. Only natural yeasts from the vineyard fermented the wine and was nurtured
in our cellar for 15 months, 9 of which were in oak with some lees stirring.
100% Gingin clone and true to Heytesbury perfume and structure. A savory,
delicate and beautifully structured, complex wine in a cooler, slightly later
harvest year.
Varietals:
Production Notes
100% Gingin Clone Chardonnay
Alcohol:
Alcohol %
13.0
Cellaring Potential:
Aging
2028+ for complex, well developed Chardonnay
Harvested:
Harvest Date
16 - 26 February 2021
Oak:
Fermentation
French Oak Barrique, 56% new, 44% 1-3 year old (includes 6% in 1 year old
Mercurey) 15 months. 9 months in oak, 6 months blended in tank
TA:
Acid
6.8g/L
pH:
pH
3.14
Residual Sugar:
Residual Sugar
1.01g/L
Bottled:
Bottling Date
June 2022
Vintage Notes
2021

A year of peculiar weather where our commitment to organic viticulture was vital
to the successful growth of quality, balanced fruit. A cool and wet spring
prompted the need for an intense leaf plucking program to mitigate disease risk.
Luckily, December and January were warm and dry. Canopy management was a
priority throughout February and March to combat unusually warm and moist
conditions. A rainfall event in early February provided a timely drink for the
red varietals, followed by warm weather which was ideal for the Chardonnay to
achieve ripeness. A second rainfall incident in early March was followed by
sunny and breezy conditions to dry off the fruit for healthy ripening. With our
judicious canopy management and a crop of naturally resilient grapes, we are
pleased to say that fantastic quality fruit was ripened and harvested with
little-to-no disease in our vineyards.

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Reviews

 * 98 Points
   
   Halliday Wine Companion - Jane Faulkner
   
   It’s been a joy to watch the evolution of Heytesbury over the past decade or
   so, as it’s one of the great Australian chardonnays. Whatever vintage
   conditions have thrown at it, and with tweaks along the way, the nucleus
   remains steadfast: quality, excellent fruit and a second-to-none level of
   detail in the winemaking. This is an evocative wine. Pristine and sublime.
   Funky sulphides rockin’ it while a gossamer thread of acidity holds
   everything in line – the citrus flavours, the texture, the wine totally
   enveloping the oak and, while it’s a powerhouse of flavour, there’s a purity
   to this. It’s such a contrast. How does it achieve that? 21V

 * 98 Points - Top 100 Wine of the World 2022
   
   James Suckling
   
   A dense and structured white with white peaches, honeysuckle, lemon tree, and
   hints lime. Full-bodied with a gorgeous center palate and intense and lively
   finish. So wild and energetic. Wonderful depth and focus. Drink or hold. Can
   age beautifully. Think where it will be. Screw cap. 21V

 * Excellent - Langton's Classification VII
   
   Langton's Classification VII
   
   The glorious and expressive Vasse Felix Heytesbury Chardonnay is made up of
   individual sections of the Gin Gin clone. It evokes an exquisite balance
   between vineyards, emotional sensibility and technical brilliance. Batch
   vinification, bâttonage and maturation for nine months in around 60% (barely
   detectable) new and seasoned French oak results in a benchmark style with
   superb grapefruit and flinty aromatics, al dente textures and creamy
   complexity.

 * 98 Points
   
   The Vintage Journal, Andrew Caillard MW
   
   Pale colour.  Lovely intense grapefruit, grilled nut, marzipan, vanilla
   aromas and flavours. Taught yet sinuous in structure with ample grapefruits
   and limes, underlying tonic water, grilled nut flavours, fine lacy textures,
   superb mid-palate volume and fresh high pitched indelible acidity. A
   thoroughbred of remarkable richness and torque. A beautifully focused and
   classic Margaret River Chardonnay showing off the fidelity of the Gin Gin
   Clone and precision vineyard sourcing. Drink now – 2032. 21V

 * 17 ++
   
   JancisRobinson.com - Julia Harding MW
   
   Hand-harvested. Whole-bunch pressed. Spontaneous fermentation in barrel with
   very high solids. Average 553 NTU. Aged 9 months in French oak, of which 56%
   new. Six months in tank after blending. TA 6.8 g/l, pH 3.14. Bottled June
   2022 but not released until October 2022. Winemaker Virginia Willcock always
   worries about how fruity the wine tastes (what she referred to as
   'devastating fruit) for the first 6–12 months after bottling, before it
   starts to show its more savoury, smoky/mineral qualities. She would like to
   keep the wine longer before release but they are always sold out of this wine
   for around 6 months of the year. This vintage is likely to be released in the
   first few months of 2023. Beautifully and discreetly spiced by the oak with –
   at the moment – very little struck-match sulphidic character, though it shows
   a little more with aeration. Marked mineral stone-dust character even with
   all this youthful fruit. Extremely tight, not lean, but textured, with a
   chalky feel. Crisp, bone dry, the citrus a little sweet-sour on the finish
   for now but already showing that lovely creamy texture, just. As it warms and
   opens in the glass, and going back to this after the older vintages in the
   line-up, the fruit is really intense, more tropical but still shot through
   with lime. It would be a great shame to drink this too young. (JH) 13% Drink
   2024 – 2033. 21V

 * 97 Points
   
   The Real Review, Aaron Brasher
   
   Green, youthful and bright appearance in the glass. Lifted and complex aromas
   of struck match, melon rind, grapefruit, white flowers, sweet pastry and
   nougat. Powerful, driven and focussed on the palate, with stone fruit,
   grapefruit, mandarin and nutty oak. Multi-faceted ... layers and layers of
   complexity. Super long palate, ultra sophisticated. World class gear here.
   21V

 * 97 Points
   
   The Real Review, Huon Hooke
   
   Light-mid yellow colour with a butterscotch overtone to the complex bouquet,
   toasted nuts, shortbread and rich sweet-fruit middle palate within a taut and
   disciplined framework. Tremendous line and length: the finish reverberates
   for a long time. A quite magnificent chardonnay. It's offering more at this
   tender age than the usual super-reserved Heytesbury. 21V

 * "The benchmark for ‘Modern Australian Chardonnay’"
   
   The Wine Front, Gary Walsh, 93 Points
   
   I don’t know whether it’s a strange thing to say, but I always think that VF
   Heytesbury is the benchmark for ‘Modern Australian Chardonnay’, and maybe
   that over Margaret River character. Plenty of tension here, struck match,
   spicy cinnamon oak, lime and pear, cashew and almond. It’s zesty and tangy in
   acidity, grapefruit and spice, a saline/seaweed character, a gentle toffee
   richness, chalk dust texture, and a creamy yet zesty finish of sharp feel and
   fine length. Bony, cool feel, but very good. 21V

 * 98 Points
   
   Halliday Wine Companion - Jane Faulkner
   
   It’s been a joy to watch the evolution of Heytesbury over the past decade or
   so, as it’s one of the great Australian chardonnays. Whatever vintage
   conditions have thrown at it, and with tweaks along the way, the nucleus
   remains steadfast: quality, excellent fruit and a second-to-none level of
   detail in the winemaking. This is an evocative wine. Pristine and sublime.
   Funky sulphides rockin’ it while a gossamer thread of acidity holds
   everything in line – the citrus flavours, the texture, the wine totally
   enveloping the oak and, while it’s a powerhouse of flavour, there’s a purity
   to this. It’s such a contrast. How does it achieve that? 21V

 * 98 Points - Top 100 Wine of the World 2022
   
   James Suckling
   
   A dense and structured white with white peaches, honeysuckle, lemon tree, and
   hints lime. Full-bodied with a gorgeous center palate and intense and lively
   finish. So wild and energetic. Wonderful depth and focus. Drink or hold. Can
   age beautifully. Think where it will be. Screw cap. 21V

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