Chardonnay M3
2024
$62.44*
13 case(s) available
Shaw + Smith winery was founded in 1989 by Michael Hill Smith and Martin Shaw with the goal of producing elegant, refined, world class wines from the cool climate Adelaide hills region of Australia. That Shaw + Smith have succeeded in spades should come as no surprise given the resumes of the winery's two founders. Michael Hill Smith was born into wine, a member of the Yalumba family. A Cordon Bleu trained chef, wine writer, wine judge, and Australia's first Master of Wine he relished the...
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Aiming for elegance, restraint and the ability to age, acid is bright and there’s generosity of flavour. Typically it shows white flowers, citrus, and nectarine notes.
Precise, minerally and laser focused with a lovely hint of reduction, giving aromas of salty lemon peel, grapefruit, pie crust, nectarines and flint. The palate is tightly wound with a medium-bodied mouthfeel and a creamy yet energetic and bright palate, showing flavors of white peaches, pomelo and nectarines. A tightly wound and bright wine that will evolve nicely over time.
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A fine, flinty, tense and taut chardonnay set to a leaner expression. Still, it dials in enough peachy fruit, tart citrus freshness and lithe nougat notes, with touches of green herb and cinnamon spice in tow. That reads like a good and long list, and it is. The wine offers drinkers a more refreshing, fine expression, with minerality as a byword. Very polished, too. Neat.
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The 2024 M3 Chardonnay is creamy and nutty, with a sophisticated mid-palate that oozes custard apples, pastry, cashews, lemon pith and spring flowers. The texture is seamless and the length very good. This is a class act, and it's looking so good through the lens of the 2024 season.
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The 2024 Chardonnay M3 is charming and unforced, with waves of grapefruit, blossom and honeydew melon neatly wrapped in spicy French oak. Beautifully composed, a touch of smoky reduction is counterbalanced by bright, energetic flavors delivered over a fine, chalky-textured palate. This will be superb after a little time in the cellar.
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