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

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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