2017 «««« Drink now to 2030.

Pale gold. Fresh grapefruit, lemon curd and flinty, yeasty aromas with camomile herb garden notes. Very expressive, with pure grapefruit and lemon curd flavours, attractive toasty grilled nut/oatmeal complexity, fine lacy textures and persistent cutting acidity. Lively and pure.

Central Highlands Tasmania; Tumbarumba, New South Wales and Adelaide Hills, South Australia. 50 percent new, 32 percent one-year-old and 18 percent seasoned French oak barriques.

Youthful and gentle with round supple textures and animating acidity. Perfectly ripe with all the elements in balance. Early days but very promising. (NB)

Intensity, purity, detail and length; a picture of perfection and harmony. (JH)

2018 ««««« Drink now to 2032.

Pale gold. Intense flinty, lemon curd, white apricot and tonic water aromas with underlying vanilla grilled nut notes. Crisp yet creamy with supple lemon curd, grapefruit and stonefruit flavours, fine chalky textures, beautiful mid-palate viscosity and underlying flinty complexity. Finishes chalky/minerally with plentiful nectarine notes. A classic pure-fruited chardonnay with superb richness and precision. Delicious drinking; should develop even more interest with bottle age.

Tasmania; Tumbarumba, New South Wales and Adelaide Hills, South Australia. 60 percent new, 40 percent one-year-old French oak barriques.

complexity. A creamy-textured wine with peach, apricot and nectarine fruits, fine bitter chalky notes and grilled nut oak. Al dente and crisp at the finish. Multi-layered with lean structure but generous fruit.

Derwent Valley, Tasmania; Henty, Victoria and Adelaide Hills, South Australia. 45 percent new and 55 percent one-year-old French oak barriques.

A wine of exceptional tension with white peach and grapefruit aromas; a beautiful line of acidity powers every component into perfect symmetry. (JH)

Ripe peach fruits with toast and vanilla. The palate is sweeter than first expected, but the oak and acidity integrate very well. (FW)

2013 «««« Drink now to 2030.

Pale gold. Intense green apple, marzipan and lemon curd aromas with flinty camomile notes. Fresh lemon curd, white apricot, bitter lemon flavours, fine lacy/al dente textures and long bright acidity. Finishes crunchy with lemony citrus notes. Minimalist in structure.

Coal Valley and Derwent Valley, Tasmania and Adelaide Hills, South Australia. 62 percent new and 38 percent one-year-old French oak barriques.

Expressive, with elderflower, musky notes and creamy, almost syrupy consistency. Noticeable phenolics and linear freshness give energy and length. (NB)

Ample style with peach, melon and tangerine fruits, smooth luscious creamy textures and crisp mineral notes. (JR)

2014 ««««« Drink now to 2032.

Pale gold. Lemon curd with a touch of mandarin, melon and grapefruit aromas with herb garden camomile notes. Well-concentrated and fine boned with a lovely core of lemon curd, grapefruit, and white peach flavours. Fine loose-knit/ al dente textures and long fresh acidity. Chalky-textured finish.

Derwent Valley and Central Highlands, Tasmania and

Adelaide Hills, South Australia. 70 percent new and 30 percent one-year-old French oak barriques.

Such a beautifully detailed wine; hard to go by this without noticing its great distinction and pedigree. (JH)

Complex and enthralling with waxy floral pink grapefruit aromas, gentle persistence and fine forthright acidity. (NR)

2015 ««««« Drink now to 2032.

Pale gold. Attractive roasted nut, grapefruit, camomile and nectarine aromas with flinty complexity. A well-balanced wine with ripe nectarine, peach and mandarin flavours. Fine loose-knit slinky textures, yeasty notes, underlying savoury nuances and crunchy long acidity. A ripe expressive style.

Derwent Valley, Central Highlands and Coal Valley Tasmania and Adelaide Hills, South Australia. 65 percent new and 35 percent one-year-old French oak barriques.

Invigorating, with pure fruits and richly layered textures. A valedictory squeeze of phenolics at the finish. Very appetising and transparent. (NB)

Ripe fig, lemon, grapefruit and crushed quartz. Real intensity and drive. (NR)

2016 ««««« Drink now to 2035.

Pale gold. Intense pink grapefruit, lemon curd, lime and bitter lemon aromas with flinty, yeasty notes. A richly expressive wine with grapefruit, lemon curd, flinty, quartz-like flavours, fine bitter lemon notes, fine lacy dry textures, attractive creamy mid-palate and linear acidity. A classic long-lived Yattarna that delivers complexity with grace.

Central Highlands and Derwent Valley, Tasmania; Henty, Victoria; Adelaide Hills, South Australia and Tumbarumba, New South Wales. 35 percent new and 65 percent one-year-old French oak barriques.

Pure citrus tangerine fruits, pliant textures and vibrant minerality, together with superb clarity verve and cut. (JR)

White peach aromas with flinty, toasty notes, a pithy core and sprightly acidity. Nicely coiled and taut with high tensile energy. (FW)

Arguably on par with the

exceptional 2012 and 2017 vintages of

Yattarna the 2018 release certainly has the potential

to become a true classic!

KYM SCHROETER, White Winemaker

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