Giaconda Wines Chardonnay Estate Vineyard 2018

White
Beechworth, Australia
9.2
WineSaint

Struck match and wet stone aromatics need time to unwind. The palate crackles with electricity. Citrus pith, green apple skin, crushed oyster shell. Everything pulled taut like piano wire. Built for the long haul, this needs a decade to show its true form.

struck matchcitrus pithgreen appleoyster shell
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Giaconda Wines

Giaconda is Beechworth's benchmark producer, built around a single estate vineyard in the granite-inflected hills of northeast Victoria. The Chardonnay is one of Australia's most sought-after whites.