Tahbilk Estate Chardonnay 2024 Nagambie is an attractive Australian white wine from the Nagambie Lakes region. This oak-aged Chardonnay showcases melon, white peach, citrus, spice, and butterscotch with lively acidity and refreshing finish. Enjoy now to 2027/2029.

Tasting Notes

Appearance

Tahbilk Estate Chardonnay 2024 Nagambie displays a pale lemon to straw colour with brilliant clarity, reflecting the quality of fruit from the very good to exceptionally rated 2024 vintage. The wine’s attractive appearance speaks to the estate’s first extensive Chardonnay plantings in 1979, with scattered vines dating back to 1927 in a historic ‘fruit salad’ vineyard block.

Aroma

The nose reveals a fragrance of summer stone fruits, with trademark melon and white peach creating an inviting aromatic profile. Citrus fruits add brightness and lift, whilst enticing nougat nuttiness, spice, and butterscotch notes from extended time in oak provide complexity and depth. Aromas of mocha cream, peanut oil, lemon tart, peachy stone fruit, French toast, and white lilies emerge, showcasing the generous, immediately drinkable style that defines this release.

Palate

On the palate, this Chardonnay delivers plenty of flavour layered between oak and spice, with robust stone fruit character underpinning honeyed nougat. Melon, white peach, and citrus fruits dominate, complemented by the spice and butterscotch notes developed during oak maturation. The wine sits in the chunky end of town, with oak spice providing structure and depth. A lively and typically Tahbilk acidity completes this most attractive and decidedly refreshing release, driving the tail with vibrant lemony freshness. The style is set to high drinkability upon release, such is the immediate generosity of flavour and texture, making this the last of the estate whites from the 2024 vintage a thoroughly enjoyable expression.

Pairs With

This oak-aged Chardonnay pairs beautifully with roast pork and vegetables, roast chicken, creamy pasta dishes, grilled seafood, soft cheeses, mushroom risotto, and rich poultry preparations.