2024 Wantirna Estate Isabella Chardonnay

The Isabella Chardonnay comes from 50-60-year-old vines on an east-facing slope that catches soft morning and late afternoon sun - ideal for growing top-quality Chardonnay. The grapes are hand-picked, gently pressed, and fermented in French oak barrels before spending around eleven months on lees to build texture and complexity.

Production is always small here. The 2024 vintage gave 85 dozen bottles, a painfully small release, though it's up a little from the 2023 vintage.

It’s a fine, savoury style showing ripe lemon, white nectarine and a touch of fennel and oatmeal. Subtle cedar oak and fresh acidity keep it tight and balanced, with a long, citrus-led finish.

It’s ready to enjoy now, but it’ll hold and develop nicely for several years.