2023 Tapanappa 1.5M Tiers Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills, Australia

Tapanappa is the 21st century chapter of an adventure that pioneered the modern era of the Adelaide Hills wine region. Tapanappa is the name that Brian Croser has given to his ongoing family-owned, fine-wine enterprise based in the Piccadilly Valley where it began more than 40 years ago as Petaluma. Brian is one of the most knowledgeable, and fun persons to meet from the wine industry. I remember getting late to service at Vue de monde, after chatting with him for 4hours straight during a wine tasting. Why do we like it? This Chardonnay reflects a green-yellow colour. The aroma is restrained, with white peach, nectarine and with the slight brioche and cinnamon-vanilla complexity of the yeast and oak. The flavour is intense and very fruit ripe and fresh. The aroma is dominated by the intensity of the Chardonnay fruit. The flavour is intense but refined reflecting the aroma with exceptional fruit sweetness and length of flavour. The trade-mark Tiers texture is offset by the acid and grapefruit finishing cut of the Tiers Vineyard. Grape            Chardonnay Country        Australia                                  Region          Adelaide Hills                           Vintage         2023