Acta Non Verba Chardonnay 2022

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Acta Non Verba Chardonnay 2022 on a white background, ready for review by Mattinson.

Acta Non Verba Chardonnay 2022
$55, 13.5% alcohol, Cork, Adelaide Hills.

This is a rich, mouthfilling chardonnay with powerful grilled peach flavours melting into cream, almond paste, cedar-spice and nougat. It feels controlled throughout but there’s serious substance to this wine. It’s straw-coloured in the glass and alive with flavours. Mineral and gravel-like accents give this wine an extra edge of quality. Hold off from drinking it for another year or two – if you can – and then watch it explode into action. 94+ points.

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This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, founder of The Winefront and mattinson, and former chief editor of Halliday.

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