2023 Hillier Blanc Block 130 Chardonnay - Award Winner

2023 Hillier Blanc Block 130

Award Winner at 2025 Judgement of Kingston, Judge's Choice + People's Choice 

Growing conditions in 2023 resulted in very ripe fruit with harvest brix at 22.7. The final alcohol was measured at 13.8 (with 13% declared on label). The nose is very distinctive, the mouth feel is rich with great fruit (stone fruit & Meyer lemon) and a finish that lasts forever due to the acid spine. Really shows the unique Hillier lakefront terroir as expressed by Chardonnay.

David Lawrason 

Tasting Note This pours fairly deep lemon yellow/brass. The nose is both piquant and rich, led by some brine and flint but with considerable spice, fresh cedar bough, hazelnut and honey. It sits on the palate with almost regal bearing, richly textured, broad and mouth-filling yet braced by nervy acidity, and the vaguest spritz. The length is excellent to outstanding and, like any well-written story, the limestone minerality from the shoreline vineyards circles around to punctuate the finish. Certainly enjoyable now but structured to age into the next decade. Tasted twice: November 2025 and January 2026.