Domaine Naturaliste Purus Chardonnay Margaret River 2023

James Halliday
96 punten, Special Value
"Feeling tired and sluggish? A glass of this pure, racy Purus will bring spark back into your life. It’s more than the refreshing acidity, which is moreish and energising, there’s a light film of citrus and white stone fruit, a little spice, a very fine layering of texture and oak. Superb balance and length. Love it."

Nick Ryan
96 punten
"Dijon Clones of chardonnay 76 and 95, plus a little Clone 5 from California. This is precise and poised, etched out of crystal. Kinetic and tensile; hums with a high-frequency acidity. Candied lime and jasmine, white peach and grapefruit. An achingly pure acid line. Thrilling."

Ray Jordan
96 punten
"Quite a different take on the Artus is this more classically defined modern expression of the variety. There is a pristine purity evident immediately with a floral cut lime and pear lift on the nose. Then the palate coils and tightens as it extends through to a very long finish. An elegant wine with a purity and finesse that is so appealing."

Wine Pilot
96 punten
"25 year old vines of Dijon clones grown in Karridale. Zero malolactic and matured in 40% new French oak. Lemonade fruit, white peach and struck blue stones, running river stream and hints of chalk. The palate explodes with guava and candied lemon drops. Scintillating acidity is a dominant feature which undulates and expands like a set of rolling waves. There is a salted lime rim and some real power with brawn. Purus takes you on a journey south where fruit grows a little differently and the whole drinking experience is a compelling one. A mesh of finely spun phenolics rounds out the finish. Fascinating stuff. Drink this wine with sashimi of snapper and white soy."

James Suckling
95 punten
"The nose is wonderfully giving and inviting with complex aromas of lemon curd, orange blossoms, oyster shells and sea spray. The medium-bodied palate has high-tension acidity and generous mouthfeel, giving notes of grapefruit pith, jasmine and gunsmoke. Mineral with an underlying power and salty finish. Very good. Screw cap."

Decanter
95 punten
"Rather tight but good with fine acidity and a long, savoury line. Silvery fine texture with fruit sweetness and purity. Impeccable length, very much in the lemon spectrum and linear but with no shortage of volume. A little green apple, tensile with a streamlined rather than lean shape. Delicate, taut acidity with lovely fruit concentration and weight. Ethereal quality with remarkable persistence and fineness. All Karridale fruit from Dijon clones 76, 96 and 5. Barrel-fermented with no malo. Aged sur lie for eight months in 40% new French oak barriques."