Punch Lance’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2022

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of punch lances chardonnay 2022.

Punch Lance’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2022
$45, 13% alcohol, screwcap, Yarra Valley

This is a wonderful bottle of chardonnay. It was grown on a tiny plot of vines – just 0.8 of a hectare, to be precise – that was planted in 1984, which is pretty much ancient in Yarra Valley terms. That is, this is a rare wine from an important vineyard. This history wouldn’t matter so much if wasn’t for the quality in the glass, which is excellent. The wine tastes of golden apples and peaches, pears and cedarwood, with bright citrus notes pushing through the finish. Even the acidity in this wine has a keen flavour to it. The palate here is generous and the finish is long; in summary, this is a stylish chardonnay but it’s also a delicious one. 95 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 an independent 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, who is 100% independent, 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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