Shaw + Smith ‘M3’ Chardonnay 2023/24, Adelaide Hills

The Shaw + Smith winery was purpose built in 2000 to make exceptional wine. It's already won a perfect 5 Red Star rating from Australia's leading wine critic, James Halliday. This is an Adelaide Hills Chardonnay with a heavy Burgundy influence. It's made from hand-picked grapes, fermented in French oak and aged on its lees. As a result, it's elegant, restrained and textured. It has notes of white flowers, citrus and nectarine. Try it with salmon fishcakes. In 2022, this wine won an IWC award for the 2020 vintage.