Russell & Suitor Isabella Chardonnay 2025

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Russell & Suitor Chardonnay 2025.

Russell & Suitor Isabella Chardonnay 2025
$50, 13% alcohol, screwcap, Tasmania.

Good Tasmanian chardonnay, when it’s young, has a great ability to be both elegant and reticent but also, at the same time, compelling. This makes these wines great to drink whilst young but also to look forward to. This release from Russell & Suitor is an excellent example of this phenomenon. It tastes of citrus and chamomile, white peach and chalk, tonic water, meal and smoked cream. It feels good, tastes good, and is interesting. It will also be an even better drink in another couple of years. For now, it’s clear that we’re in the hands of a quality producer. 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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Mattinson is also the founder of the Mattinson Photography business.

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