Ashton Hills Piccadilly Chardonnay 2024
The Wine
Sourced exclusively from the Piccadilly Valley sub-region of the Adelaide Hills, home of Ashton Hills. The Piccadilly Valley is the coldest and wettest part of the region, ideal growing conditions for Chardonnay. Ferment was sparked by indigenous yeasts and the wine matured in a combination of new and used French oak for nine months
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95 Pts Ryan Montgomery, JamesSuckling.com ‘A restrained wine with aromas of grilled lemons, flint, grapefruit, crushed stones and gun smoke. The palate is precise and pure, with a mid-weighted mouthfeel and fine acidity. There’s nice balance of fruit density and minerals, finishing with a saline edge and high tension. Delicious. Drink or hold. Screw cap.'
93 Pts Vinous, Angus Hughson, Vinous ‘The 2024 Chardonnay Piccadilly Valley ripples with spiced pear and grapefruit aromas, lifted by significant oak laced with gunflint reduction. Excellent underlying tension, thanks to finely balanced, mouthwatering acidity, drives a strong and youthful finish. A keeper that will offer plenty in the years to come.’
93 Pts Mike Bennie, Halliday Wine Companion ‘Bright and fresh, clean and lively. A pure-feeling chardonnay with gentle influence of nougat and cinnamon oak characters amongst red apple, green mango, lemon curd and nashi pear fruit characters. Right on. Shy of medium weight, a little crispness and yet pleasing haziness to texture, the finish a twist of pink grapefruit freshness. Great drink.’
The Details
Variety - Chardonnay
Country - Australia
Region - South Australia
Sub Region - Adelaide Hills
Extra - Screwcap
Year - 2024
Volume - 750ml
About the Wine Maker 
Ashton Hills is a three-hectare vineyard that lies in the Piccadilly Valley sub-region of the Adelaide Hills, on a ridge just below the summit of Mount Lofty. The estate was founded by Stephen George in 1982, and since that time it has built a reputation as one of Australia’s finest proponents of Pinot Noir and cool climate whites.
