Vasse Felix Heytesbury Chardonnay 2023 (1500ml)
Vasse Felix Heytesbury Chardonnay 2023 (1500ml)

Vasse Felix Heytesbury Chardonnay 2023 (1500ml)

Sale price$295.00
Multi Sub Regions, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia

Style: White Wine

Variety: Chardonnay

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Vasse Felix Heytesbury Chardonnay 2023 (1500ml)

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Camberwell VIC 3124
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Producer: Vasse Felix

Country: Australia

Region: Margaret River

Vintage: 2023

Critic Score: 97

Alcohol: 13.0%

Size: 1500 ml

Drink by: 2050


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"Shines as brightly as any of the stars in Margaret River’s galaxy of great chardonnay."  Ray Jordan

Vasse Felix, Margaret River’s founding wine estate, is one of the heavyweights of Australian wine. The first Chardonnay under the flagship Heytesbury label was made in 1996, but it was the arrival of Virginia Willcock as Chief Winemaker in 2006 that helped it become a benchmark Australian Chardonnay. The wine quickly became a sensation on the wine show circuit; the 2009 vintage was a triple trophy winner at the 2010 Australian National Wine Show, followed by the 2010 which won 11 trophies in total, to become one of the most awarded Chardonnays in Australian history. 

"One of the best chardonnays yet under this label. But you expect that with mature vineyards, a great vintage and continually refined winemaking. Opens with a slightly savoury cashew aromatic, which is intense and immediately engaging. The palate is deep and multi-layered. Explosive and powerful, it extends with real purpose to a long though still linear and defined finish. One of the best."  Ray Jordan

"Pretty pale-yellow garnet. A wonderfully complex nose, showing classic aromas of fine stone flint, lamb fat, and champignon, alongside custard lemon biscuits. Subtle hints of wet limestone and ocean spray evoke the region’s maritime influence, while a touch of white leather and sweet new straw bring savoury notes. The palate is beautifully structured with long taut acid lines that provide strength and power. A fine, dry phenolic texture adds a layer of tension, complementing the wine’s depth. The palate evolves with lingering flavours of grapefruit, clotted cream and hints of ginger and lime leaf.

Our most unique small vineyard sections where the Gingin clone on specific aspect and soil, interplay in such a way to ignite very special varietal and wild yeast influence. Hand-harvested, whole-bunches were pressed and transferred direct to barrel as unclarified juice. Fermented with natural yeasts from the vineyard, then nurtured in our cellar for 9 months in oak with some lees stirring, then 7 months harmonising in tank on full lees before filtering and bottling. 100% Gingin clone."  Vasse Felix

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wine region map of australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is home to more than 400 wineries across nine vast and extraordinary wine regions which are almost entirely concentrated in the south-west and great southern land divisions of the State. The regions are Blackwood Valley, Geographe, Great Southern, Peel, Pemberton, Manjimup, Margaret River and Swan District.

The oldest region is the Swan Valley, the best known both nationally and internationally is Margaret River and the largest is Great Southern. The Great Southern region is further divided into the five subregions of Albany, Denmark, Frankland River, Mount Barker and Porongurup.

The history of wine production in Western Australia dates back to 1840 with the establishment of Sandalford in the Swan Valley region. The recognition of the fine wine possibilities started to be realised after the establishment of the Margaret River Region in 1967, which has become renowned for its high quality Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. The other regions produce a diverse range of regionally distinct wines, from stunning Rieslings and evocative Shiraz, to a range of unique Cabernet Sauvignon blends.