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Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2017
A classical, complete and seamless chardonnay that artfully combines elegance and power. Creamy scents of grapefruit, lemon rind and melon deftly knit with fresh vanilla oak overlie suggestions of smoked meats, a whiff of custard and a faint chalkiness. Built around a profound core of fruit that soaks up its tight-grained oak, it moves along a slatey undercarriage towards a mineral finish of brittle acidity, remarkable length and impact.
Vintage
2017
Peak years to drink
2025 - 2029+
Jeremy's score
96 / 100
Seal type
Screw top
Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay
Piccadilly Valley
Price Range at Release: $100-$199
Vintage: 2022
Alc %: 13.8
$ Rel: 110
A classical, complete and seamless chardonnay that artfully combines elegance and power. Creamy scents of grapefruit, lemon rind and melon deftly knit with fresh vanilla oak overlie suggestions of smoked meats, a whiff of custard and a faint chalkiness. Built around a profound core of fruit that soaks up its tight-grained oak, it moves along a slatey undercarriage towards a mineral finish of brittle acidity, remarkable length and impact.
Last Date Tasted: 15/02/2023
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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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2022
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95 | 18.8 | 2030-2034+  |
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2020
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87 | 16.0 | 2021-2022  |
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2018
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91 | 17.5 | 2023-2026  |
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2017
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96 | 19.1 | 2025-2029+ |
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2016
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96 | 19.0 | 2024-2028+ |
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2015
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96 | 18.9 | 2023-2027+ |
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2014
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95 | 18.8 | 2022-2026 |
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2013
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95 | 18.8 | 2012-2025 |
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2010
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95 | 18.8 | 2015-2018+ |
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2008
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93 | 18.1 | 2013-2016 |
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2007
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95 | 18.7 | 2012-2015 |
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2006
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95 | 18.6 | 2011-2014 |
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2005
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95 | 18.7 | 2010-2013 |
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Winery
Tapanappa
Tapanappa focuses on three specific South Australian terroirs. First of these is the Tiers vineyard in the Piccadilly Valley, which is owned by Brian Croser and also provides the fruit for Petaluma’s flagship Tiers Chardonnay. Second is the Whalebone Vineyard in the heart of what is now Wrattonbully in the state’s south-east, home to a steadily improving blend between Merlot and Cabernet Franc plus a rather old-fashioned Cabernet Shiraz. The third site is perhaps the most intriguing - a pinot noir vineyard called Foggy Hill planted between 300-350 metres in altitude on a northwest facing slope at the highest point of the Fleurieu Peninsula. While quality has not been consistent, there have been some quite remarkable pinots released to date from this moist unlikely of regions.
Chief Executive(s):
Brian Croser
Winemaker:
Brian Croser
Viticulturist:
Brian Croser
Production Dozen:
3,000
Address:
15 Spring Gully Rd , Piccadilly , South Australia 5151 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
Not open to public
Principal Wine Region:
Piccadilly,Wrattonbully,Southern Fleurieu,Piccadilly Valley,Fleurieu Peninsula
Telephone:
(08) 7324 5301
Facsimile:
(08) 8370 8374
Website:
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