Chalk Hill Alpha Crucis Chardonnay 2025

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Chalk Hill Alpha Crucis Chardonnay 2025.

Chalk Hill Alpha Crucis Chardonnay 2025
$65, 12.5% alcohol, screwcap, Adelaide Hills.

This is young and taut and still getting itself properly arranged, but the energy and impact of the fruit here is as clear as it is good. It tastes of nectarine and bran, candied lemon and cucumber, nougat and lime-drizzled peach. It’s taut, balanced and well-composed, with a touch of velvet to its texture. It’s all a touch reserved at present but leave this alone for a year our two and it will, I am certain, blossom beautifully. 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.

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