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Description
Peter Dredge doesn’t make Chardonnay to fit a mould—he makes it to tell a story of place and season. The 2024 Dr. Edge Tasmania Chardonnay is a snapshot of the vintage, pulling together fruit from across the state to create something that feels wild, textured, and utterly compelling.
The fruit is a 60/40 blend of Derwent Valley and Tamar Valley, hand-picked and direct-pressed into a mix of 1,000L clay amphora and seasoned oak casks. Around 10% of the volume ferments and matures as whole Chardonnay clusters, adding grip and structure without overwhelming the wine with oak influence. It spends 9 months on lees, bottled unfined for a raw, unfiltered expression of Tasmanian Chardonnay.
Taut and savoury, this isn’t your butter-laden, fruit-forward style. Expect struck match, citrus pith, and green almond, layered with grapefruit zest, flinty minerality, and a faint saline edge. There’s power here, but it’s restrained—acid-driven, textural, and built for those who like their Chardonnay with a bit of tension.
Like all Dr. Edge wines, this will disappear fast. If you love serious, detailed Tasmanian Chardonnay, don’t wait too long.
96 points
"Such a harmonious wine with a brilliant composition, dreamy fruit profile, a decent lick of umami and that wonderful stony Tasmanian acidity. What a ripper!" - Dave Brookes (Halliday Wine Companion)
95 points
"Savoury style here, and it’s pretty much all about the texture. Green pear, oatmeal, white mushroom, lemon with honey, almond, chamomile and green olives in brine. It’s chalky and gently chewy, a lively bite to green apple acidity, tangerine juiciness, but also has some nutty richness, plenty of zip and energy, with an umami-laced finish of excellent length and grip. Distinctive. Excellent wine. Yum."
- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)
