Region: Tasmania
Sub Region: Coal River Valley
Variety: Chardonnay
Country: Australia
Vintage: 2025
Style: Dry white
Format: 750 mL
The Wine
Tolpuddle’s Chardonnay grows on the same north-east-facing Coal River Valley slope as its Pinot Noir, on light silica sands over sandstone. In 2025, good winter soil moisture and a drier spring set the vines up for flowering. A mild summer with timely rain and a slightly later harvest gave the grapes time to ripen evenly and retain their acidity.
The fruit was picked by hand and pressed in whole bunches, then fermented in French oak. Ten months in barrel, with gentle stirring as needed, were followed by four months on lees in tank. That second stage is an important part of the wine’s shape. It builds texture around the acidity and helps give the finish its savoury depth.
Lime zest, jasmine and white nectarine come through as the wine opens, with flint and a little nougat underneath. There’s real weight through the middle, carried along by firm acidity and a faint bitterness that recalls tonic water. Tolpuddle recommends serving it at 12–15°C and expects it to reward careful cellaring for up to 12 years.
Cellared Says
This is a bottle I’d bring to a tasting of Australia’s best Chardonnay. The 2025 has the line I look for in Tolpuddle and enough substance to hold its own alongside richer wines. I’d pour it at about 12°C, then leave some in the glass while you try the others. Come back to it for the lees and that slightly bitter, tonic-like finish. That’s the detail I’d buy this for, and why I’d keep a bottle back to see how it develops.
Reviews
“Lightly textural, with a beautiful taut mineral line, the flavours precise and drawn out along its length.”
97+ Points — Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
“This edition of Tolpuddle Chardonnay is a classic in the making.”
97 Points — Campbell Mattinson, CampbellMattinson.com
Region: Tasmania
Sub Region: Coal River Valley
Variety: Chardonnay
Country: Australia
Vintage: 2025
Style: Dry white
Format: 750 mL
The Wine
Tolpuddle’s Chardonnay grows on the same north-east-facing Coal River Valley slope as its Pinot Noir, on light silica sands over sandstone. In 2025, good winter soil moisture and a drier spring set the vines up for flowering. A mild summer with timely rain and a slightly later harvest gave the grapes time to ripen evenly and retain their acidity.
The fruit was picked by hand and pressed in whole bunches, then fermented in French oak. Ten months in barrel, with gentle stirring as needed, were followed by four months on lees in tank. That second stage is an important part of the wine’s shape. It builds texture around the acidity and helps give the finish its savoury depth.
Lime zest, jasmine and white nectarine come through as the wine opens, with flint and a little nougat underneath. There’s real weight through the middle, carried along by firm acidity and a faint bitterness that recalls tonic water. Tolpuddle recommends serving it at 12–15°C and expects it to reward careful cellaring for up to 12 years.
Cellared Says
This is a bottle I’d bring to a tasting of Australia’s best Chardonnay. The 2025 has the line I look for in Tolpuddle and enough substance to hold its own alongside richer wines. I’d pour it at about 12°C, then leave some in the glass while you try the others. Come back to it for the lees and that slightly bitter, tonic-like finish. That’s the detail I’d buy this for, and why I’d keep a bottle back to see how it develops.
Reviews
“Lightly textural, with a beautiful taut mineral line, the flavours precise and drawn out along its length.”
97+ Points — Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
“This edition of Tolpuddle Chardonnay is a classic in the making.”
97 Points — Campbell Mattinson, CampbellMattinson.com
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