- Winery: Denton Wine
- Wine Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria
- Variety: Chardonnay
- Vintage: 2024
- Price: $32
- Find it: From the winery direct and select retailers
- Alcohol content: 13.5%
- You’ll like this if: You love a balanced Chardy
- Body: Medium
- Mouthfeel: Crisp
- Taste: Creamy, juicy, mineral
- Flavours: Lemon, peach, floral
- Enjoy it with: Meal with friends
- Food pairings: Cheese platter, salads, roast chicken
Wine review: Denton Shed Chardonnay 2024
I recently poured a glass of the Denton Shed Chardonnay 2024, and it’s a perfect pairing for enjoying the last of our warm weather. If you enjoy Chardonnay that delivers on both fruity notes and oak influence, this is your Chardonnay. It’s refreshing and crisp while also having just enough creaminess, and is flavour-forward but light on its feet. Notes of white peach, honeysuckle, and grapefruit lift, giving it a lovely freshness right from the first sip. There’s a floral, mineral quality running through it too, with hints of wet stone and flint that add real personality without making it feel serious or fussy.
On the palate, the Denton Shed Chardonnay 2024 is medium-bodied with a creamy mid-palate, juicy citrus, and a gentle nuttiness that builds nicely as it opens up. This Chardonnay is polished and layered, but is honestly just a joy to drink. It finishes clean and mineral, and it’s the kind of wine that hits the spot any time of day. The price point is great too, meaning you don’t need to think too hard about opening it and enjoying it alongside anything from roast chicken to a cheese platter.
About Denton Wine
Perched on a landscape shaped by the push and pull of weather and geology, Denton Wine is a place that rewards patience, persistence, and a good sense of humour. Since the Denton family planted their first vines in 1997, the hill has been home to a vision that stretches far beyond its slopes—a legacy of care, curiosity, and commitment. In 2024, the Bishop family quietly stepped in to continue that work, bringing with them a calm, deliberate approach and an even broader vision for the future. Scott Bishop and his family of six (plus two dogs) call View Hill home, supported by Kirilly Gordon in the winery and Julian Parrott in the vineyard, a small, slightly crew-driven by a very long to-do list and a shared love for the craft.
At Denton Wine, making wine is an exercise in translation: helping the vineyard find its voice through restraint, patience, and a deep respect for the site. Every decision—from picking to pressing, guiding to standing back—is grounded in trust: in the vineyard, the season, and each other. It’s a methodical, site-driven approach where discipline and intention create wines that are quietly powerful, expressive, and entirely of their place.
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Note: This wine was sent as a sample. I was under no obligation to post about it.