Gentle Folk Ashton Chardonnay 2022
$70, 13.1% alcohol, DIAM cork, Adelaide Hills.
In essence this is a powerful chardonnay but then the finish is a masterclass in finesse. The end result is a wine that intrigues as it makes you want to dive in for more. It tastes of custard powder and white peach, cedarwood and bacon fat, the overall impression generous and the finish persistent. It’s yet more evidence of Gentle Folk’s high quality stature. 94 points.
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.
Mattinson is also the founder of the Mattinson Photography business.
