Ministry of Clouds Chardonnay 2022

"Part came from Birdwood, but it’s the Piccadilly portion that provides the quality of this beautifully cadenced chardonnay, malolactic fermentation for 30% of the wine after fermentation in new and used French oak, plus nine months’ maturation. Expensive to make, quality the dividend.  Rating:  96 points, $50, 12.5% alcohol."  James Halliday Top 100 Wines of 2023

"I doubt whether there are two partners in a relatively young wine business with such extraordinary experience in sales and marketing  of wine, stretching back well over 20 years. They bypassed owning vineyards or building wineries, instead headhunting key winemakers in the Clare Valley and Tasmania for riesling and chardonnay respectively, and the assistance of Tim Geddes at his winery in McLaren Vale, where they make the red wines." James Halliday