Gentle Folk Wine - Scary Gully Chardonnay - 2021

It’s a ripper. I tasted with a good friend and I said ‘shades of Sorrenberg’ after initially saying ‘geez, this is flavour town stuff’, and yes, it’s rich in a way but sits fresh and sleek in the palate. There’s gentle stone fruit, casual cashew nut savouriness, preserved lemon, a faint general minerality going on. But it’s soft, mallow-mellow and cruises along at a gentle pace. Flesh, pulp, generosity but liveliness. It’s moreish and quietly complex. This is chardonnay for all the lovers of great ilks of the variety. Must do. 94 Points Mike Bennie, The Wine Front