Yabby Lake Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2025

Rich and captivating to begin with, with a luminous, iridescent light of yellow peach and a dollop of cream, smoked pineapple skin and guava, pink grapefruit, Brazil nuts and almond meal. On the palate, there’s less focus on the oak and more a sum of its parts, slowly coming together. A vein of acidity cuts through the rock-solid, multi-layered texture, knitting together secondary characters and fruitier notes. A vibrant, reassuring length frames a wine of great cellaring potential and distinction. Points: 95/100

Wine Pilot ∙ 1st Sep 2026

Where do you start? The aromas rise in a flurry of scents, aromatic and lively, in peach, nectarine, baked quince, struck match, biscuit, toasty oak and hazelnut. You’re immediately hooked. A beautiful elegance ensues, all finely detailed, layered and firmly intact. This youngster is going to age so well. What you get to meet in the glass is a Chardonnay of impressive line and length, integrated, concentrated, driven by a brisk acidity with fruits bright and lemon citrussy joined by ripe stone fruits, gentle spice, almond meal and savoury pithy grapefruit notes with phenolics joined by a brisk acidity that take the palate long. Nicely textural – it runs easily, evenly over the tongue – before finishing on a lasting grapefruit tarty clean pithiness. Archetypal Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay – so good! Points: 96/100

Wine Pilot ∙ 1st Sep 2026

Very light colour; a waft of smoky reduction is the first aroma, with creamy, smoked charcuterie, and custard aromas, the palate equally taut and unevolved, with balanced oak and acidity, the finish very drying Intense and compact, dry and quite in its shell at the present moment. Oak is nicely underplayed. Needs more time and has lots of potential.  Points: 92/100

The Real Review ∙ 9th Jul 2026

While there’s no shortage of fine, mouth-watering acidity pulsing throughout, it’s surprisingly open and flavoursome. And everything is in place so this is balanced. Citrus and white stone fruit, creamy lees, nougatine and some spicy oak unfurl across the finely tuned palate. Refreshing, enjoyable now and will garner more complexity with time. Points: 95/100

Halliday Wine Companion ∙ 26th May 2026