We are honoured to share that our 2022 Optume Chardonnay has been awarded an outstanding 96+ points by the Halliday Wine Companion—a recognition that reflects the uncompromising craftsmanship and ambition behind our Optume wines.
Created from six exceptional parcels across three cool-climate Yarra Valley vineyards, the 2022 vintage represents the pinnacle of our Chardonnay expression. Matured in 55% new French oak, it is a wine shaped by meticulous selection, precision and time.
Halliday’s review speaks to its grandeur: layers of crème caramel, baked peaches, crème fraîche and lemon butter, all lifted by a vibrant purity—alpine herbs, sea spray, broken quartz, oyster shell—a luminosity that carries through every fine detail. On the palate, it rests with the weight of silk, balancing power and grace in equal measure.
Described as “a wine of force and precision, power and grace and no doubt a wine intended for the luxury market.”
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