The 2024 Applejack Chardonnay is one of the most striking and beautifully detailed wines yet from this iconic Upper Yarra vineyard. Applejack is renowned for producing tense, finely etched, high-altitude Chardonnay, and in the cooler 2024 season it has delivered a wine of extraordinary precision.
The nose is immediately lifted and pure: lemon zest, white peach, lime blossom, crushed stone and subtle almond meal, all wrapped in the faintest whisper of fine French oak. On the palate, the wine is sleek, mineral and tightly coiled, driven by a line of acidity that critics consistently describe in Applejack as “electric, shimmering and beautifully composed.”
That style is unmistakable in 2024 — the fruit is concentrated yet wonderfully restrained, offering layers of citrus, nectarine, white peach and flint, with the vineyard’s signature wet-stone minerality running throughout. The texture is both creamy and taut, balancing richness with incredible finesse. A long, chalky finish leaves impressions of grapefruit pith, hazelnut and cool-climate spice, showing the depth that has made Applejack one of the Yarra Valley’s most admired Chardonnay sites.
A superb vineyard expression with immediate vibrancy and serious cellar potential of 8–12 years.
