2023 Howard Park 'Allingham' Chardonnay
Tyson Stelzer's Top 250 Wines 2024
98 points Ray Jordan
An outstanding chardonnay which comes from the Allingham vineyard at the cool Karridale subregion. It is so exquisitely integrated and woven together with such subtlety and precision. It gets down to each barrel where decisions are made on malolactic fermentation and the degree of lees stirring. The result is a marvellous wine displaying freshness and vibrancy with typical notes of citrus, grapefruit and white peach permeating throughout. Has a dry savoury minerality to finish. Exceptional wine.
96 points Jane Faulkner, Halliday's Wine Companion
There’s been a real shift in the Howard Park wines since chief winemaker Nic Bowen joined in ’21 and now with ‘his’ vintages coming to fruition, it’s wonderful to witness. This is excellent. It’s flinty and a little funky thanks to the whisper of sulphides yet lots of delicious citrus, spice and savoury oak, the latter superbly integrated. Everything comes together brilliantly all tied with a neat bow of acidity leading to a persistent finish. Jane Faulkner Halliday Wine Companion
94 points Tyson Stelzer
A confident and powerful chardonnay for main course fare, uniting the full strength and body of Karridale in southern Margaret River with cashew nut French oak and all the texture and complexity of wild fermentation, bâtonnage and malolactic fermentation. It triumphs on a long and accurate finish of white peach, fig and grapefruit.
Tyson Stelzer's Top 250 Wines 2024
98 points Ray Jordan
An outstanding chardonnay which comes from the Allingham vineyard at the cool Karridale subregion. It is so exquisitely integrated and woven together with such subtlety and precision. It gets down to each barrel where decisions are made on malolactic fermentation and the degree of lees stirring. The result is a marvellous wine displaying freshness and vibrancy with typical notes of citrus, grapefruit and white peach permeating throughout. Has a dry savoury minerality to finish. Exceptional wine.
96 points Jane Faulkner, Halliday's Wine Companion
There’s been a real shift in the Howard Park wines since chief winemaker Nic Bowen joined in ’21 and now with ‘his’ vintages coming to fruition, it’s wonderful to witness. This is excellent. It’s flinty and a little funky thanks to the whisper of sulphides yet lots of delicious citrus, spice and savoury oak, the latter superbly integrated. Everything comes together brilliantly all tied with a neat bow of acidity leading to a persistent finish. Jane Faulkner Halliday Wine Companion
94 points Tyson Stelzer
A confident and powerful chardonnay for main course fare, uniting the full strength and body of Karridale in southern Margaret River with cashew nut French oak and all the texture and complexity of wild fermentation, bâtonnage and malolactic fermentation. It triumphs on a long and accurate finish of white peach, fig and grapefruit.
Tyson Stelzer's Top 250 Wines 2024
98 points Ray Jordan
An outstanding chardonnay which comes from the Allingham vineyard at the cool Karridale subregion. It is so exquisitely integrated and woven together with such subtlety and precision. It gets down to each barrel where decisions are made on malolactic fermentation and the degree of lees stirring. The result is a marvellous wine displaying freshness and vibrancy with typical notes of citrus, grapefruit and white peach permeating throughout. Has a dry savoury minerality to finish. Exceptional wine.
96 points Jane Faulkner, Halliday's Wine Companion
There’s been a real shift in the Howard Park wines since chief winemaker Nic Bowen joined in ’21 and now with ‘his’ vintages coming to fruition, it’s wonderful to witness. This is excellent. It’s flinty and a little funky thanks to the whisper of sulphides yet lots of delicious citrus, spice and savoury oak, the latter superbly integrated. Everything comes together brilliantly all tied with a neat bow of acidity leading to a persistent finish. Jane Faulkner Halliday Wine Companion
94 points Tyson Stelzer
A confident and powerful chardonnay for main course fare, uniting the full strength and body of Karridale in southern Margaret River with cashew nut French oak and all the texture and complexity of wild fermentation, bâtonnage and malolactic fermentation. It triumphs on a long and accurate finish of white peach, fig and grapefruit.
