MAYFIELD 'EIGHTEEN FIFTEEN' CHARDONNAY 2022 ($37 / Orange Region, NSW)
The 2022 'Eighteen Fifteen' Chardonnay was initially shy on the nose and palate. However, once the reductive and aldehydic influences blew off, the wine slowly started to morph into a Chardonnay of complexity and depth, which will benefit from some cellaring. It is one that will definitely establish the Mayfield label at the elite echelons of the genre. We decanted ours for about 30 minutes & were rewarded with pristine melon/citrus varietal Chardonnay traits, well framed by wafts of new (20%) French oak. It's a wine of length, texture and quality.
Gilbert Labour
