95 Points James Halliday — Early Benchmark Release from Tasmania's Iconic Vineyard

The 2015 Tolpuddle Vineyard Chardonnay is an early expression from one of Tasmania's most celebrated single vineyards — a wine that helped establish Tolpuddle's reputation for precision, elegance, and cool-climate purity. Hand-picked fruit, Burgundian winemaking, and careful oak treatment combine to deliver a Chardonnay of quiet confidence and long-term potential.

My Wine Man on Tolpuddle. Tolpuddle Vineyard in Tasmania's Coal River Valley has become one of Australia's most important cool-climate sites. Acquired by Shaw + Smith in 2011, it has since produced Chardonnay that consistently draws comparisons to top white Burgundy.

Tasting Notes

Hand-picked fruit, whole-bunch pressed to French oak for fermentation and matured for nine months with lees stirring before resting in tank. The palate shows stone fruit, pear and apple layered over a fine citrus and mineral backbone. Elegant and composed, with a quiet intensity and a long, clean, acid-driven finish. 95 Points — James Halliday.

Food Pairing

A precision-driven cool-climate Tasmanian Chardonnay like this deserves elegant poultry. We love it with Bare Bird Premium Free-Range Whole Boneless Butterflied Chicken from My Meat Man — herb-roasted with lemon, the tender free-range chicken is a magnificent match for the wine's stone fruit, citrus and mineral Tasmanian backbone.

Why This Is a Smart Buy

At HK$749, this is an early release from one of Tasmania's most important vineyards — a 95-point James Halliday Chardonnay from a site that has since become a benchmark for Australian fine white wine.

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