This is a premium single vineyard Chardonnay from Adelaide Hills outfit Sidewood. It's a complex number, showing plenty of winemaking and oak spice - there's some flint rock, smoke and popcorn, all alongside fresh white peach and zesty lemon. The palate is round but fresh, with some creaminess from the barrel, but ends with a kick of acidity.

Sidewood was established in 2004 by Owen & Cassandra Inglis in the Adelaide Hills region of Oakbank. This elevated area has a relatively cool climate and is well known for producing elegant, fresh wines that are built on a backbone of acidity. With a raft of experience in the corporate world, Owen is ambitious and from starting with their 120-hectare Mappinga estate that is planted with Sauvignon and Chardonnay vines, they have expanded to vineyards at Nairne, Echunga and Verdun. Each vineyard site is different, and offers advantages for different varieties - for example Mappinga is the coolest and Nairne is the warmest, whilst the vineyard at Echunga is only planted to Shiraz. Sidewood is headed by renowned winemaker Darryl Catlin, who worked for a number of years at Shaw & Smith, and now also has his own eponymous label, sourcing fruit from the Hills and the Clare Valley. His knowledge and skill craft the Sidewood wines into fragrant, fresh examples that are elegant and gastronomically flexible. This is a premium single vineyard Chardonnay from Adelaide Hills outfit Sidewood. Its a complex number, showing plenty of winemaking and oak spice - there's some flint rock, smoke and popcorn, all alongside fresh white peach and zesty lemon. The palate is round but fresh, with some creaminess from the barrel, but ends with a kick of acidity.