Pepper Tree Pump Shed Chardonnay 2023

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Mattinson review of Pepper Tree Pump Shed Chardonnay 2023.

Pepper Tree Pump Shed Chardonnay 2023
$55, 13% alcohol, screwcap, Wrattonbully.

Full-bodied chardonnay never went out of style, it just became – for a period – a bit harder to find. This is a full-bodied chardonnay and a good one at that, though it still presents a fresh face to the world. It tastes of peaches and pears for the most part, but it also carries an infusion of smoked cedarwood, and the barest whisper of melted butter too. What this wine really does though is fill your glass with flavour, and keep the flavours going long through the finish as well. It’s a beaut. 93 points.

Campbell Mattinson

Campbell Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. He founded The Winefront, is a former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion (and former editor of Halliday magazine), and is the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He is 100% independent, and tastes between 5,000 and 10,000 wines each year, blind and in comparative brackets as often as is practicable.

More about Campbell Mattinson

Mattinson is also the founder of the Mattinson Photography business.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
Previous

Black & Ginger The Virginia Merlot 2023
Next

Black & Ginger The Gypsy Vermentino 2024