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Vasse Felix

Vasse Felix

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Lemon Curd, Gunsmoke, Vivid Acidity, and Latent Power

Experience the awesome power and poise of Margaret River with the 2023 Heytesbury Chardonnay. This iconic, multidimensional white balances vibrant lemon curd, fresh pineapple, and orange blossom with complex notes of gunsmoke and warm cookies. Driven by vivid acidity and a weighty, deeply textural back-palate, it delivers profound depth and latent power. While brilliantly complex now, this sophisticated classic rewards serious patience in the cellar.
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Style Profile at a Glance

Attribute Profile Scale
Body Medium-Bodied, Textural & Weighted ●●●●●
Sweetness Bone Dry ●●●●●
Acidity Powerful, Vivid & Persistent ●●●●●
Oak Prominent & Sophisticated (9 mos in 52% new French oak) ●●●●●

Critical Recognition

Wine Advocate 97+ pts
James Suckling 97 pts
  • 97+ Points - Wine Advocate (Robert Parker): The 2023 Heytesbury Chardonnay reveals all the poise and balance we expect from the season. It is awesome. This feels totally weighted on the back palate. The fruit intensity, coupled with powerful acidity and phenolic presence, fully penetrates beyond mere "flavor experience" and dives deep into the senses; the only option left is to ride that wave until it slowly fades. It's a persistent, sophisticated wine of latent power and patience. While this is released two years from harvest, it doesn't start to show its complex potential until around five years from harvest and far beyond that. It's slow to emerge and slow to age. This is a 100% Gingin clone Chardonnay, matured in French oak barriques, 52% new, for nine months, with seven months blended in tank prior to bottling. 13% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.
  • 97 Points - James Suckling: An intensely complex and inviting nose with aromas of lemon curd, grapefruit rind, orange blossoms and gunsmoke. The medium-bodied palate has a textural mouthfeel and vivid acidity, showing notes of lime zest, mandarin pith, fresh pineapple and cookies. Multidimensional and giving with an underlying tension. Exceptional. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

Highlights

  • 100% Gingin Clone Chardonnay: This flagship cuvée focuses exclusively on the revered Gingin clone, famous in Western Australia for its "hen and chicken" berries that provide incredible concentration, texture, and natural acidity.
  • Terroir & Vintage: Sourced from Vasse Felix's premier sites in Margaret River. The 2023 season delivered exceptional poise and balance, allowing for immense fruit intensity coupled with a profound phenolic presence.
  • Elevage: Fermented and matured for 9 months in French oak barriques (52% new), followed by an additional 7 months of blending and resting in stainless steel tanks prior to bottling. This two-step process harmonizes the rich oak integration with the wine's piercing acidity.
  • Cellaring Trajectory: Renowned for being "slow to emerge and slow to age," this vintage possesses serious latent power. It is designed to begin revealing its true, multidimensional potential around five years from harvest (circa 2028).

Tasting Notes

Pouring a brilliant pale gold, this awesome Margaret River icon opens with an intensely complex, inviting bouquet. Expressive aromas of lemon curd, grapefruit rind, and orange blossoms are distinctly interwoven with Vasse Felix's signature struck-flint and gunsmoke reduction. On the palate, it is highly textural and remarkably weighted toward the back palate. Layers of fresh pineapple, mandarin pith, lime zest, and warm cookies are driven by vivid, powerful acidity and a firm phenolic grip. It is a multidimensional, persistently tense wine that deeply penetrates the senses.

Serving Suggestion

  • Temperature: Serve at 52-55°F (11-13°C) in a large Burgundy bowl to allow its complex reduction and dense aromatics to breathe and expand.
  • Decanting: A vigorous decant of 1 to 2 hours is highly recommended in its youth to unlock its latent power. This is a wine of immense patience; while thrilling now, it will profoundly reward cellaring through 2035 and beyond. Sealed under screw cap for pristine preservation.

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