93 points

The Wine Pilot - Angus Hughson

A ripper little chardonnay from Chief Winemaker Virginia Willcock thanks to the warm and dry vintage which offers outstanding value. The winemaking is perfectly pitched to offer attractive upfront fruit and complexity in an earlier drinking style. Bright medium straw in colour it opens with tangy nectarine and white peach fruits typical of Margaret River that is lifted by spicy, nougat oak complexity with the slightest hint of smoky gunflint. There is then good generosity of fruit and subtle oak on the palate with a slightly creamy texture but also chalky acidity. Precision and fruit focus to finish again mark this as very classy for the price. Enjoy it over the next five years.

91 points

Wine Spectator

Expressive and generous, with ripe pear, yellow apple and spice notes that have plenty of concentration and a lush frame. A note of mouthwatering lemon curd lingers on the finish.

90 points

The Wine Front - Gary Walsh

Felix Filius would be a grand sort of stage name. It’s a juicy one. I’m thinking pineapple and pear, with a little custard powder and cedar. A glossy and glycerol feel, a bit cheesy with some rockmelon flavours and slight green sappy character, balanced but modest acidity, a light powdery texture, and a ripe finish of solid length.

90 Points

Stuart Knox

Light straw-yellow hue. Peach and toasty oak aromas. A fuller-bodied chardonnay, with ample fruit intensity and weight. Smoky savoury notes add character and there’s enough acidity to drive it to a good length and dry the finish. Would suit those looking for a richer chardonnay. Offers a lot of bang for buck

91 Points

Tim White

Grapefruit, yellow nectarine tangerine, with a Sauvignon edge to it. Not herbal, but most certainly tangy. There’s a red berry fruitiness in here too (wild ferment?). And a richness and shimmer to the palate with tangy nettle-citrus rind and gently resinous sage, around a pure core of white-yellow peach stone and flesh. It breaks and melts easily at the back, with plenty of zingy peel among the gentle creamy wobble. It’s a bit of fun this and — in short — would be a fab first foray for someone who’s a bit uncertain as to whether they should be venturing into Chardonnay

90 Points

Wine & Spirits (Oct 2021 Issue)

A selection from four estate vineyards, this presents a light style with new oak limited to 13 percent of the barrels. Born out of a spontaneous fermentation, the wine presents flinty reduction along with scents of chamomile and hay. It’s full and lush, with apple and bitter mango notes that would take on grilled octopus.

92 Points

James Suckling

Mangoes, apricots, spiced apples, cloves, white lavender and cream on the nose. It’s medium-to full-bodied with bright acidity and a creamy and buttery yet fresh palate.

92 Points

Ray Jordan - The West Australian Wine Guide 2022

There's a crunchy purity about this entry-level chardonnay. Vibrant acidity lifts the citrus tang and grapefruit character with the light touch of oak just adding a little to the palate without compromising what is designed as an early-drinking wine. A joy to drink.

94 Points

James Halliday - Halliday Wine Companion

The immediacy of the complexity of the bouquet and the juicy white peach that floods the palate leave no room for discussion. This is a perfect rendition of a drink-now chardonnay of the highest quality within its station of life (and price).

91 Points

Jeremy Oliver

This label is fast becoming one of the benchmark value chardonnays in this country. It’s a fine, relatively lean and textural wine but doesn’t skimp – as so many Australian chardonnays do today – on fruit and flavour. There’s already some pleasing smoky, nutty and mineral complexity to add colour to its bright expression of lemon and grapefruit flavour, while it finishes with genuine drive and refreshingly tangy acidity. If it was their texture, savoury aspect and refreshing, briny tautness that attracted you to the village Chablis of yesteryear, you could do worse than to try this wine.