Rochford Isabella’s Chardonnay 2023

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Rochford Isabella’s Chardonnay 2023 ready for review.

Rochford Isabella’s Chardonnay 2023
$75, 13.5% alcohol, screwcap, Yarra Valley.

This is a serious chardonnay offering both substantial flavour and complexity. It’s a taut wine but that doesn’t stop the meal, grilled peach, honeysuckle and flint characters from exploding forth, bringing cream and nougat characters along for the ride. The finish is then all citrus, cream and cedar – and more importantly, is ultra convincing. This is top notch gear from Rochford. 94+ 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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