2024 Meadowbank Chardonnay

Meadowbank’s Chardonnay has quietly cemented itself as one of Tasmania’s finest. Made by Peter Dredge in partnership with the Ellis family, it’s a fresh, finely textured take on cool-climate Chardonnay - modern, understated, and incredibly well made.

The fruit comes from 1987 plantings, hand-picked and wild fermented with full natural malo. Just 10% new oak keeps the structure clean and the fruit front and centre. It’s bright and citrus-driven, with white peach, lemon curd, and a flinty edge - all wrapped around a tight acid spine that gives the wine real shape.

It’s a style that’ll appeal to fans of Chablis - linear, savoury and built more on energy than richness - though this is unmistakably Tasmanian. Limited volumes as always, and well worth grabbing for both early drinking and short-term cellaring.