Paringa Estate "The Paringa" Chardonnay 2023

The Paringa Estate "The Paringa" Chardonnay is an ultra-premium, deeply concentrated, and complex cool-climate white wine from the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. Crafted by founder Lindsay McCall, this iconic, single-vineyard flagship release represents the absolute pinnacle of the estate's holdings, celebrated for its monumental fruit power, seamless oak integration, and immense cellaring potential. This exceptional 2023 vintage delivers a masterclass in immense power balanced by impeccable structural precision.

• Aromas: Highly intense and flashy with ripe white peach, grapefruit curd, orange blossom, struck-match flint, and toasted hazelnut.
• Palate: Lavishly rich, broad, and deeply flavour-stained with a concentrated core of nectarine, balanced by a firm line of coastal acidity.
• Style: A world-class, powerhouse Chardonnay that embraces full-throated luxury and glamour while retaining pristine cool-climate focus and exceptional poise.
• Winemaking: Sourced exclusively from the oldest 1985 estate vines, the fruit is whole-bunch pressed and wild-fermented on solids in premium French oak with full malolactic fermentation.
• Cellaring: While offering incredible palate texture and opulence upon release, its deep fruit core ensures it will cellar and evolve spectacularly over 8 to 12-plus years.
• Food Pairing: Sensational with upscale, rich dishes like Chinese-style crispy roasted pork belly (Siu Yuk), butter-garlic mud crab, Peking duck, or a rich Malaysian coconut seafood curry.