Credaro Kinship Chardonnay 2025

Most wine lovers are extremely familiar with the big names in Margaret River, but what is exciting is that there is plenty more where they came from. This is a winery which has proven, over recent vintages, that the excitement from this region is far from over. This wine spent nine months in a mix of French barriques and puncheons, with 25% of them new. While the glories of the great 2023 vintage have been trumpeted far and wide, it looks like we might have another cracker with 2025. The fruit used here comes from a range of sub-regions across Margaret River, including the famed Wilyabrup. Excellent value. Yellow gold in colour, this is a powerful style of Chardonnay with a dusty, almost sawdust nose, from the oak integration, sitting alongside notes of stone fruits, honeycomb, peaches, freshly baked lemon pie, grapefruits, lemongrass, ginger, minerals and a touch of gunflint. There is a gorgeous texture here and while the wine is of medium length at the moment, everything is in place for this to improve further. The intensity is maintained throughout and on the palate, we see notes of oatmeal emerging. Enjoy this over the next eight years. Points: 94/100

Wine Pilot ∙ 1st Oct 2026

Beautifully captures the allure of Margaret River Chardonnay: the luscious fruit drive and oyster-like salinity that brings with it a beachy Margs’ vibe. And then there are the savoury nutty overtones. But first to the aromas, lively and deep, in yellow peach, nectarine, citrus, creme brûlée with a flurry of almond meal. It’s a richer style of Chardonnay that comes with a distinctive savouriness in preserved lemon, almond skin, nuts and grippy citrus peel and pith. There’s plenty of flavour here, nicely concentrated, and it just goes and goes. A grippy, pithy tartness mixes with a lemony saline character working the tastebuds, while the nutty lees add extra depth. Oak features as a seasoning only allowing the fruit free rein. Points: 94/100

Wine Pilot ∙ 1st Sep 2026

Light to mid straw-yellow; intense grapefruit and smoky aromas with spicy oak in the mix as well. The palate is likewise pungently grapefruit/lemony suggesting Gingin clone, the extraverted fruit driving it, while the palate is intense and focused, with elegance and length aplenty. It's just the powerful grapefruit character that may polarise tasters. But I like it a lot. Points: 93/100

The Real Review ∙ 20th Aug 2026