Flametree SRS Wallcliffe chardonnay 2024

This has become one of the benchmark chardonnays in Margaret River. And this early warm vintage has produced another exceptional wine. It goes through complete wild yeast fermentation, followed by barrel fermentation in a third new French puncheons, with maturation over 10 months. There was no malolactic fermentation or lees stirring, so it retains a lively acid energy. The palate is lavishly textured with a mix of grapefruit and stone fruit, and a little cut pear and lime. A little oyster shell minerality adds lift, and then there's a dry savouriness on the finish, with a subtle chalkiness. First-rate wine.