This is a detailed and finessed expression of Chardonnay. The nose is flinty, with notes of lemon and grapefruit. The palate is layered with ginger, cream and some nuttiness. Minerality rules on the finish, adding to the excellent tension within this wine. James Halliday Wine Companion - 96 pts, Vinous by Antonio Galloni - 95 pts, The Real Review - 95 pts Halliday Wine Companion, August 2023 Jane Faulkner Faultline has a lot of detail, but in a more restrained package than its sibling Farrago. There's finesse across the tight palate with fresh lemon and grapefruit and some flinty sulphides. Plus the perfect amount of nutty lees to expand the palate a tad. Moreish, savoury, complex and delicious. 96 points Vinous, May 2023 Angus Hughson Energetic and powerful with a pristine core of youthful grapefruit and preserved lemon aromas wound in creamy oak. An exceptional precision follows. Tightly wound citrus flavours are lifted by more savoury)mineral nuances through to a super long and vibrant finish. The 2021 is a benchmark Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay. 95 points The Real Review, June 2023 Aaron Brasher Aromas of grapefruit pith, wet stone, minerals, just-ripe white peach, white flowers and nougat. Fine and focused; citrus and stone fruit are at the core. There's a decent kick of nutty oak and creaminess and the acidity has snap and crAunch. Long, textured, layered and mouth-filling. 95 points Wine Pilot, June 2023 Ken Gargett This superb Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay is made from fruit which hails from a 0.5-hectare section of the Faultline vineyard. This vineyard has less ironstone and more clay than the Farrago. Whole bunches are pressed into French oak barriques, 20% new, with native yeasts. After fermentation, the wine spends 11 months on lees with a single racking. - deep yellow shade, the nose gives us notes of peaches, beeswax, ginger, cashews and more with more notes of lemon butter and nougat. This is richer and riper in style than the Farrago and provides a gorgeous creme brul5e texture. With fine acidity, excellent focus, and very good length, it will offer thoroughly enjoyable drinking over the next eight to twelve years. Love it. 96 points Ciao Magazine, November 2023 Winsor Dobbin Sometimes you want a wine for which you must pay a premium, perhaps for a dinner party, or maybe a special occasion. The chardonnays and pinot noirs from Kooyong on the Mornington Peninsula always deliver something special, so are well worth the asking prices. Richer and rounder than some of its stablemates, this single block wine nonetheless has a precise, crisp palate with grapefruit and stone fruit flavours along with plenty of length. Pair this with a traditional roast pork and crackling. 96 points


