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Nocturne SV Chardonnay 2023
Nocturne SV Chardonnay 2023 is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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Critic reviews
Critic reviews
Robert Parker/Wine Advocate – "The 2023 Single Vineyard Chardonnay is from the Forrest vineyard in central Wilyabrup, to the north of Margaret River town. The 2023 season that birthed it was magnificent—the best this century for whites; the premium reds are yet to be released. Mild temperatures, a long, dry growing season meant there was little to no pressure in the vineyard. The fruit was in brilliant condition, and the wines show this. The 2023 Single Vineyard Chardonnay leads with elegantly managed reduction, showing curry leaf and brine, white flowers, flint and salted nuts, beeswax, sea spray and fresh pressed linen. This is a pleasure to smell and even better to taste. Ductile, resolved phenolics provide shape on the palate, while the toasty oak sits neatly folded into the fruit. What a wine. Yes. The best release under this label yet. 13% alcohol, sealed under screw cap." 97 points. Erin Larkin, Robert Parker Wine Advocate Nov 2024
Vintage Vigilant
Vintage Vigilant
We aim to have all wines above $30 be vintage specific. In the case the listed vintage is out of stock and you note you would like that particular vintage, we will inform you via email for approval to go ahead.
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Delivery Times
Delivery Times
To be able to supply such a unique & extensive range of boutique wines, we don't hold much of the inventory. So with us, there is the added step of receiving the wine from our local suppliers before it is dispatched to you. Most orders are dispatched within 3-6 working days.
Returns and Warranty
Returns and Warranty
Replacement or refund offered if bottles are faulty or damaged. All our deliveries are insured against loss, however you must notify us in a reasonable amount of time.
Robert Parker/Wine Advocate – "The 2023 Single Vineyard Chardonnay is from the Forrest vineyard in central Wilyabrup, to the north of Margaret River town. The 2023 season that birthed it was magnificent—the best this century for whites; the premium reds are yet to be released. Mild temperatures, a long, dry growing season meant there was little to no pressure in the vineyard. The fruit was in brilliant condition, and the wines show this. The 2023 Single Vineyard Chardonnay leads with elegantly managed reduction, showing curry leaf and brine, white flowers, flint and salted nuts, beeswax, sea spray and fresh pressed linen. This is a pleasure to smell and even better to taste. Ductile, resolved phenolics provide shape on the palate, while the toasty oak sits neatly folded into the fruit. What a wine. Yes. The best release under this label yet. 13% alcohol, sealed under screw cap." 97 points. Erin Larkin, Robert Parker Wine Advocate Nov 2024
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2023 - it’s a thing and so is this wine. The best Nocturne SV Chardonnay to date …. Yes correct; I feel unequivocal on this. For a wine to have massive complexity and intensity but do it in a way that’s so harmonious, it’s hard to sort of even realise it’s an assault to the senses - that’s when you know you have something special on your hands.
The fruit is of course from a single site, the Forrest Vineyard in the Wilyabrup sub-region of Margaret River. Moreover, this wine is from a tiny ridge section from within the middle of this vineyard, selectively picked for this wine. Planted to the classic, WA Gin Gin clone, it’s a wine of unbelievable natural acid presence and structural drive.
The vineyard is otherwise largely flat and quite close to the coast, some 3 kms only and is planted on deep silver-grey sands. The picking date is generally relatively early in the Chardonnay season given the vineyard’s low yielding nature. The grapes were handpicked on 20th of February, two days earlier than 2022. Whole bunch-pressed directly to new, one and two-year-old puncheons, with no settling or fining processes. This juice was then carefully monitored and spontaneous fermentation kicked off on day five after pressing. After a four-week ferment, the wine remained on gross lees, un-sulphured until October of that year. In December the wine was emptied from barrel, settled, filtered and bottled.
This is an exciting site that holds amazing acid structure and lovely al dente tannin. It needs some time to truly unfurl, unfold, and show its true colours, but one sniff will show, that it has the character that Nocturne’s SV Chardys are famous for: Flint, funk, just ripe stone fruit, citrus and hope…. In hope that change is always to grow and to hopefully improve. Get around this wine, bright with flint, funk and grilled lime, it’s a bright new future out there. – Julian Langworthy
| Type | White Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal(s) | Chardonnay |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Margaret River |
| Brand | Nocturne |
| Vintage | 2023 |
Nocturne SV Chardonnay 2023
2023 - it’s a thing and so is this wine. The best Nocturne SV Chardonnay to date …. Yes correct; I feel unequivocal on this. For a wine to have massive complexity and intensity but do it in a way that’s so harmonious, it’s hard to sort of even realise it’s an assault to the senses - that’s when you know you have something special on your hands.
The fruit is of course from a single site, the Forrest Vineyard in the Wilyabrup sub-region of Margaret River. Moreover, this wine is from a tiny ridge section from within the middle of this vineyard, selectively picked for this wine. Planted to the classic, WA Gin Gin clone, it’s a wine of unbelievable natural acid presence and structural drive.
The vineyard is otherwise largely flat and quite close to the coast, some 3 kms only and is planted on deep silver-grey sands. The picking date is generally relatively early in the Chardonnay season given the vineyard’s low yielding nature. The grapes were handpicked on 20th of February, two days earlier than 2022. Whole bunch-pressed directly to new, one and two-year-old puncheons, with no settling or fining processes. This juice was then carefully monitored and spontaneous fermentation kicked off on day five after pressing. After a four-week ferment, the wine remained on gross lees, un-sulphured until October of that year. In December the wine was emptied from barrel, settled, filtered and bottled.
This is an exciting site that holds amazing acid structure and lovely al dente tannin. It needs some time to truly unfurl, unfold, and show its true colours, but one sniff will show, that it has the character that Nocturne’s SV Chardys are famous for: Flint, funk, just ripe stone fruit, citrus and hope…. In hope that change is always to grow and to hopefully improve. Get around this wine, bright with flint, funk and grilled lime, it’s a bright new future out there. – Julian Langworthy