97 points - James Suckling
97 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
97 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
"2026 White Wine of the Year, Chardonnay of the Year. Score awarded by the Halliday tasting panel at the annual Awards judging. JF writes: When it comes to the best of the best, provenance is paramount. And taste memory utmost, especially when tasting Heytesbury made under Virginia Willcock’s tutelage (in ’26 she clocks up 20 years as chief winemaker at Vasse Felix, during which time she has transformed chardonnay in the region and beyond). Her influence is here in this wine, and ’23 will be known as one of the finest. It's hard to explain because it’s still very tightly wound, yet it has depth and volume. Oscillating between power and refinement, intensity and pure drinking pleasure. Grapefruit, Meyer lemon, a crushed oyster shell note, flinty, moreish sulphides, texture, mouth-watering, pure acidity and so much more besides. Nothing else to say other than that this is outstanding. Drink: 2025-2036."
99 points - James Halliday's Wine Companion
"A stunning chardonnay, which is in a great place right now. Super-complex with an appealing level of flinty reduction overlying Gin Gin grapefruit aromas augmented by hints of toasted almond, white peach, lemon and slaty minerality. Profound flavour, lush, rich and powerful, a very impressive chardonnay that's great to drink now and will reward ageing. Drink: 2025-2038."
98 points - Huon Hooke, The Real Review