Hesketh Small Batch Chardonnay 2024

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Review of Hesketh Small Batch Chardonnay 2024.

Hesketh Small Batch Chardonnay 2024
$32, 13% alcohol, screwcap, Adelaide Hills.

The flavour strikes out at you, in a good way. There’s nothing wimpy about this chardonnay and yet, at the same time, it still feels juicy and fresh. It tastes of apple and pineapple, peach and pear, and while there’s a slip of cedarwood oak it’s applied in modest proportions. All the ducks are in a row here. This wine offers punchy flavour, good freshness and mouthfeel, and a satisfying finish. 92 points.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion book, former editor of Halliday magazine, former editor of Australian Sommelier Magazine and founder of the highly respected The Winefront site.

Mattinson has been a respected wine critic and photo-journalist since 1987. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award; is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter; and is the author of the best-selling novel We Were Not Men. He’s also a winner of a St Kilda Film Festival Award (as writer-director) and is a former winner of the prized Best Australian Sports Writing Award.

Mattinson puts a score out of 100 on every wine that he reviews. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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