{"title":"Adelaide Hills","description":"\u003cp\u003eCool, elevated and wonderfully expressive, Adelaide Hills is one of Australia’s leading regions for elegant Chardonnay, refined Pinot Noir and aromatic whites. Its long growing season and fresh climate bring natural brightness, purity and finesse to every glass.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tapanappa-tiers1-5m-chardonnay","title":"Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard 1.5M Chardonnay 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e94 Points - James Suckling. \u003c\/strong\u003eFrom one of Australia's most celebrated cool-climate sites, this Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay is a benchmark expression of the Adelaide Hills. Crafted by Brian Croser a founding figure of Australian fine wine from vines planted in 1979, it delivers the precision, depth and restraint that have made Tapanappa a name synonymous with world-class Chardonnay to rival the great wines of the Côte de Beaune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlightly deeper in colour than its sibling, the 2020 Tiers 1.5M opens with an inviting, ripe aroma of peach, elderflower and a hint of custard sweetness. On the palate, it is intense and fruit-forward, with impressive texture and fruit richness balanced by a fresh, grapefruit-edged acidity — the hallmark cut of the Tiers Vineyard. The finish is exceptionally long. A very small crop, delayed by cool, dry and sunny conditions, has yielded a truly special vintage of a unique wine defined by a distinguished vineyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWine Press Ratings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e94 Points - James Suckling (2020 Vintage)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This offers the same blend of lemon and white peach seen in the old-vine Tiers Chardonnay from this vintage, with greater oak influence reading in the wine for now. The intensity is impressive, with acidity driving a vivid, powerful palate. Drink over the next five years. Screw cap.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Producer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTapanappa is the project of Brian Croser, one of Australia's most respected winemakers, founded on a simple conviction: that truly great wine is made in the vineyard, not the winery. Named after the Aboriginal word for 'stick to the path', Tapanappa works three exceptional South Australian sites — each chosen for its capacity to express place with clarity and restraint. Tiers Vineyard in the Adelaide Hills, planted in 1979, is the jewel: a cool-climate site that has spent four decades finding its voice, and is now widely regarded as one of Australia's finest Chardonnay vineyards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mentzendorff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41165389201490,"sku":"MEN20120","price":44.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/9843\/1058\/files\/TapanappaTiersVineyard1.5mChardonnay_1.png?v=1786534264"},{"product_id":"tapanappa-tiers-vineyard-chardonnay-2023","title":"Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e96 Points - Wine Advocate. \u003c\/strong\u003eFew wines outside Burgundy move like this. Tapanappa's Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay, crystalline, precise, weightless is the quiet proof that Australia's Adelaide Hills has found its own answer to the Côte de Beaune. Finesse over force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVivino Rating: 4.3 (Sept 2024)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWine Press Ratings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e96 Points - Wine Advocate (2023 Vintage)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The 2023 Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay is glassy and polished, pure and crystalline. This is a beautiful wine that is svelte and precise, more precise than the 2020, which exhibited a similar shape and personality. This is a magnificent wine, and it really emphasizes the importance of drinking your wines at the right time; too early doesn't allow the wine to show its complexity and potential, and too late often reveals the perils of poor storage. I believe that the right time for your Tapanappa Chardonnays is around five years from harvest, and if you have the patience, you will be rewarded with the pleasure I am experiencing here today. 12.9% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePale gold with a luminous clarity. On the nose, white peach, lemon curd, and crushed flint, with a whisper of toasted almond and fresh brioche. The palate is taut and mineral-driven — a fine thread of acidity pulling everything into focus. Stone fruit gives way to oyster shell and wet slate on a long, cool finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Producer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTapanappa is the project of Brian Croser, one of Australia's most respected winemakers, founded on a simple conviction: that truly great wine is made in the vineyard, not the winery. 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