Luke Lambert Crudo Chardonnay 2024 quartz-reef or perhaps the better description

or perhaps the better description is feeling grounded

Melons and stone fruit entwine with lemon citrus acidity giving the wine generous length

black currant and dark cherry fruit and also inky spice

Full of Mediterranean orchard fruit aromas including nectarines

They generally come from light soils with sand and gravel as well as sandstone or clay

Luke Lambert Crudo Chardonnay 2024 quartz-reef or perhaps the better descriptionWhere previous vintages for the Crudo Chardonnay have come from the red volcanic soils of Tibooburra, more recent bottlings have come off the Denton block, a northwest facing slope of granitic sand over heavy granite boulders. Luke Lambert notes the Denton soils and aspect bring a cleaner acid line to this wine. With such perfect raw materials, Lambert chose to whole bunch press, eschewing any skin contact this year. Otherwise the story, as they say,