Out of stock
Gaffy and Neal Merricks North Chardonnay 2022
$75.00
Sumptuous, complex and deeply layered, with an explosive, unctuous core of fruit that should be the envy of most modern Australian chardonnay. A wild, heady and profoundly fruitful bouquet of stonefruit, grapefruit, lemon blossom and creamy, nutty oak precedes a luscious, mouthfilling palate that effortlessly moves smooth and penetrative over a fine, powdery backbone, finishing dry and pithy. Remarkably complete, long and measured, it promises a long and rewarding cellaring future.
Vintage
2022
Peak years to drink
2030 - 2034+
Jeremy's score
97 / 100
Seal type
Screw top
Out of stock
Gaffy and Neal The Peninsula (Formerly Merricks North) Chardonnay
Mornington Peninsula
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2024
Alc %: 13.4
$ Rel: 75
Sumptuous, complex and deeply layered, with an explosive, unctuous core of fruit that should be the envy of most modern Australian chardonnay. A wild, heady and profoundly fruitful bouquet of stonefruit, grapefruit, lemon blossom and creamy, nutty oak precedes a luscious, mouthfilling palate that effortlessly moves smooth and penetrative over a fine, powdery backbone, finishing dry and pithy. Remarkably complete, long and measured, it promises a long and rewarding cellaring future.
Last Date Tasted: 08/05/2025
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Cellar
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Vintage
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Score/100
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Score/20
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Year To Drink
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2024
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97 | 19.2 | 2032-2036+  | Buy it
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2023
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98 | 19.5 | 2031-2035+ |
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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+ |
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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
Address:
139 Main Road , Red Hill , Victoria 3937 Australia
Principal Wine Region:
Mornington Peninsula
