Yabby Lake Red Claw Chardonnay 2025 is a beautifully focused and fine expression of Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay — a lovely modern style that captures the full flavour, intensity, and balance that the warm and extended 2025 season delivered. Bright and pure on the nose with clean citrus notes, stone fruit, and a subtle hint of spicy French oak; tightly focused on the palate with lovely balance and a long, complex finish.
Tasting Notes
Appearance
Bright, intense pale straw — the fresh, luminous colour of a pure, focused Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay from Yabby Lake’s Red Claw range, with the clarity and precision that whole bunch pressing, natural yeast fermentation, and lees ageing deliver.
Aroma
Lifted and pure — clean citrus notes and stone fruit with a subtle hint of spicy French oak, the fresh, focused, and characterfully Mornington bouquet of a Chardonnay fermented in 500L puncheons with no malolactic fermentation and all natural yeast.
Palate
Tightly focused and beautifully balanced — citrus, stone fruit, and spicy French oak, with the intensity and precision of a Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay grown in the warm, extended conditions of the 2025 season and aged on yeast lees for complexity and texture.
Pairs With
A natural companion for grilled lobster, pan-seared scallops, roast chicken, creamy pasta, and soft washed-rind cheeses — equally rewarding now and will develop further complexity over the next 3–4 years.
Finish
Long and complex — citrus, stone fruit, and spicy French oak fading with the precision and focus that define the Red Claw style, leaving a clean, elegant close that makes every glass a genuinely rewarding expression of Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay.
