Murdoch Hill is relatively new to the winemaking game but the estate is our hot-tip for future super-star status.
The Chardonnay is a dead-ringer for a top white Burgundy theres the faintest whiff of oak, but its perfectly balanced in the wine and theres real elegance and purity to the fruit here. Think citrus, subtle hints of smoke, minerals.
Based in the Adelaide hills, the Downer family have been farming in this region for four generations, starting out in 1939 with livestock farming. Fast-forward to 1998 and the family decided to plant vines. Michael downer now holds the reigns and having worked at some of the worlds greatest wineries, the winery is in very good hands indeed.