SKU: WDPALCHA21
Paladin Hill wines exemplify Wills Domain’s aspiration to achieve the pinnacle of winemaking and site husbandry. We approach this top tier range with low-intervention winemaking and absolute attention to detail, assuring the vines deliver low yields, varietal fruit intensity and definition, benefitting from Margaret River’s renowned environmental purity. All these influences combine to allow the vines to express their most admirable characters under the guide of the estate’s terroir. United by a precise and delicate touch (known as Élevage), Paladin Hill wines are created to express the uniqueness of the ancient Australian soils of the Margaret River wine region. These wines are perfect if you are collecting for the future: lay down a few bottles now and be assured of a superb taste and finish after a few years of cellaring. Halliday gives Wills Domain an almost perfect 5 Red Star-rating as a winery and our Paladin Hills range has well-deserved top ratings of its own.

Grape Variety

Chardonnay

Region

Margaret River

Size

750ml

Wine Style

White - rich, mouth filling, full-bodied

Palate

This is a fine and delicate Chardonnay which demonstrates restraint, but power and concentration at the same time. The palate is seamless tight and fine, with a lovely crisp lingering acidity. The palate is long and pure with an excellent balance of oak which adds to the deceptive intensity of the wine

Vintage

2021

”Wild ferment in barrel, matured for 9 months in French oak (40% new). The concentrated and focused power of the Gingin clone comes to the fore here: 2021 was a cool, challenging season, and it birthed an unpredictable tranche of wines. Glimmers of brilliance, like this, shine through a clouded (sometimes very literally) sky. This is tight, floral and citrus, layered with brine, toasty oak and curry leaves. Very pretty – there's a saltbush thing happening here too, which lends the wine a herbal, coastal character through the finish. Fresh and alive.”
– Erin Larkin

Expert Review

Halliday Wine Companion - 95

Awards

The Vintage Journal - 96

Ray Jordan WA Wine 2023 - 95

Estimated delivery 1,722 PTS or $9.90

Wills Domain

Wills Domain Paladin Hill Chardonnay Margaret River 2021

$90.00
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