2025 XO Wine Co Chardonnay Adelaide Hills

2025 XO Wine Co Chardonnay Adelaide Hills – XO Wine Co is a small boutique winery just out of Meadows in the Adelaide Hills, owned and run by Greg Clack and Kate Horstmann. The winery produces small batch wines from the Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale, some of which are only a single barrel in size. XO produce wines using an academic approach with minimal intervention in mind, all this while keeping an artistic flair in order to highlight varietal and site expression with great drinkability. XO was derived from the board game naughts and crosses, two different letters can be rearranged in a number of different ways giving a multitude of outcomes. When X or O are aligned then the outcome is a winner. Wine can be viewed the same way, when the elements align – the growing season, vineyard, winemaking, oak choice, blending to name a few then the outcome is spectacular. If the elements are arranged slightly differently then the outcome is still fun and enjoyable and that is what makes wine so alluring. Medium bodied and beautifully balanced, the palate combines juicy citrus and stone fruit with a fine line of natural acidity that carries the wine effortlessly. Lees maturation contributes a creamy, silky texture, while restrained oak supports rather than dominates, allowing the fruit and mineral character to shine. Notes of lemon curd, hazelnut and wet stone emerge through the mid-palate before a long, focused finish marked by saline freshness, chalky minerality and impressive persistence. Single Price: $36.00 Any Six Bottle Buy: $27.00