By Farr GC Chardonnay 2022
One of Australia's best chardonnays from the Farr family vineyards in Geelong.
GC stands for Gary Charles (Farr).
"You get in trouble for making links to Australian wine being like Burgundy, and I agree, we don’t make wine like Burgundy. All I’m saying, is that when I sat outside with dinner and had a glass of the GC, it reminded me of the time I sat in the square in Meursault and chose the “expensive” glass of wine. That smell of chalky cellars and stone fruit mixed with barrel char and something match stick like. A softness and tension that’s more like a gentle pull than either or. At this level of quality, hyperbole is all we have, and I hate that. It appears foolish at best and untrustworthy at worst. So here goes nothing. A green gold colour in the glass, tending towards straw, it’s crystal clear, and if liquid can appear chiselled, then this is it. The nose is restrained yet detailed, a common thread from this house. It’s precise yet comforting. It’s redolent of light caramel (I shouldn’t lead off with that, but it’s there) ripe nectarine, struck match; faintly, and barrel spice. I guess the caramel note is more appropriately a creaminess with warm barrel notes, but who has time to explain it all. The palate leaves you feeling relaxed, a lovely softness and masked acidity that makes your mouth water, but not feel like you’ve encountered too much acid. It’s alarmingly supple and easy to drink and the way it sits quietly in the glass makes it easy to see how these types of great wines can easily be overlooked for loud, brash, show ponies. Exquisite, perhaps, peerless, unquestionably."
Ben Knight for Nick Farr.
"Light-mid yellow, bright, with complex aromas of bread crust, buttery croissant, oat biscuit and creamy lees nuances, the palate fresh and bright, intense and alive with lemon juice, lemon zest flavours—quite tight and reserved with a dry finish and tension that suggests it will build more complexity and richness with time. It's already an outstanding chardonnay of great flavour and refinement."
98 points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review.
"A tribute to founder Gary Charles Farr with eyebrow-raising impact for its melding of immense power and masterful finesse. Savoury cedary oak at the fore initially, before settling into lime, grapefruit, white nectarine and talc. The palate is mineral and taut with restrained power raring to unfurl. Ripe lime, white nectarine and white peach are framed by pithy, chalky phenolics and waves of lime-drenched acidity bringing cut to an oily texture. Seemingly endless length through the palate. Truly outstanding Chardonnay."
98 points, Tom Kline, Decanter, Oct 2023.
| SKU | 2BYFARGCCHAR22 |
| Brand | By Farr |
| Shipping Weight | 1.5000kg |
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