Oraterra Chardonnay 2023

Our Verdict

The Oraterra team utilises organic, biodynamic and regenerative management techniques across their vineyard sites.  The winery is considered an extension of the vineyard and their farming practices. All wines are wild yeast fermented and made with minimal intervention. 

Winemaker Wilco Lam says he and the team are chasing texture rather than aroma in his chardonnay: restrained, subtle, minerally to smell, but fills the mouth with a flood of honeyed nuts and savoury length.” Max Allen AFR

“A light straw yellow colour in the glass. Varietally pure aromas of peach, almond, tarragon, lemon curd, oat biscuit, apple and orange blossom. Dry, youthful and packed with energy on the palate – which also has an immediate sense of silky texture. A direct, salivating acidity whisks you in a line through the middle, with toasty oak and savoury elements popping up alongside. Weight and plushness are definitely a factor, but the overall character is one of finesse and completeness. A finish of singular length and persistence.” 96 points — David Walker Bell, WineFolio

• Size 750ml
• ABV 12.5%
• Small Batch
• No Added Sulphites
• Natural Wine
• Biodynamic
• Organic

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