Gaffy and Neal Merricks North Chardonnay
Mornington Peninsula
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2023
Alc %: 13.5
$ Rel: 75
Deeply perfumed, with bright aromas of ripe nectarines and citrus knit with creamy, nutty and faintly smoky oak, with nuances of minerals and coriander. Powerfully fruited yet elegant, it's long and seamless, marrying a powerful core of ruby grapefruit, lemon, pear and nectarine flavours with smoky oak and an appealing minerality. Wrapped in a mouthwatering acidity and underpinned by a delicious mineral aspect, it's stylish and artfully balanced. The palate goes forever, finishing with rare intensity, balance and focus. Keep it.
Last Date Tasted: 30/06/2024
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Vintage
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2023
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98 | 19.5 | 2031-2035+  | Buy it |
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2022
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97 | 19.2 | 2030-2034+ | |
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2021
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96 | 19.0 | 2029-2033+ |
Winery
Gaffy and Neal
Garry & Neal is the joint venture between Darrin Gaffy of the Red Hill-based Principia winery and Doug Neal, who has learned much of what he knows about chardonnay while completing virtually every vintage at Giaconda. It's a chardonnay-only label, featuring a Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay whose sourcing varies between a number of sites in different Peninsula sub-regions as well as the Merricks North Chardonnay, sourced from a small individual vineyard. Both wines deliver handsomely in a market whose competition is becoming steadily more expensive but less reliable. This is a remarkable small brand, and we're proud to feature it at Oliver's Wines.
Chief Executive(s):
Doug Neal, Darrin Gaffy
Winemaker:
Doug Neal, Darrin Gaffy
Viticulturist:
Darrin Gaffy
White Wines
Address:
139 Main Road , Red Hill , Victoria 3937 Australia
Principal Wine Region:
Mornington Peninsula
