Rising Chardonnay 2024 from the Yarra Valley is a tightly coiled, mineral‑driven Chardonnay that leans into citrus, flint and texture rather than big oak, delivering a really classy cool‑climate white. This Rising Chardonnay 2024 shows pale straw colour with green hues and a quietly powerful, modern edge.

Aromatically it’s all nettle, lemon peel, grapefruit and candied lime zest, with a touch of flinty funk and wet stones giving that struck‑match, reductive complexity. The palate is light to medium‑bodied yet firm and juicy, a hallmark of Rising Chardonnay – white peach, lemon pith and a touch of lanolin glide across a creamy mid‑palate, balanced by minerally focus and good persistence on the finish.

Rising Chardonnay 2024 is spot‑on with grilled fish, salt‑and‑pepper squid, roast chicken, lemony pasta or soft, creamy cheeses, where its citrus crunch, flinty savouriness and gentle creaminess really sing at the table.