The 2022 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay is a standout vintage from Margaret River, showcasing the power, precision, and elegance the label is known for. With a warm, low-yielding season shaping its concentrated profile, this Chardonnay combines floral and citrus aromatics with layered complexity—think chamomile, nectarine, roasted cashew, and saline minerality. Both Wine Advocate and Decanter awarded it 97 points, citing its aging potential, structured acidity, and masterful oak integration. A wine to cellar or decant and savor now.

The Wine Advocate | RP 97
Published: Mar 13, 2025
Drink Date: 2030-2047

The 2022 season was warm and low-yielding, particularly for Chardonnay, and many of the wines produced in the region this season can be typified by their nuttiness and a distinct chamomile tea/white flower character. Here, the 2022 Art Series Chardonnay is showing both of those characters, neatly wedged into the authoritative profile of Leeuwin Art Series Chardonnay. Today, for perhaps the first time ever in seeing these wines on release, I note that the oak is a key player in the drinking experience—as ever, seamlessly matched to the fruit and an important part of the wine's style and evident here today. There are toasted nuts, yellow fruits, exotic spices and an open fan of acidity/phenolics through the finish. This 2022 will prove to be a powerful and statuesque player in the wider footprint of Art Series Chardonnays. It's one to collect, but for drinking in the short/immediate term, decanting is recommended. Sealed under screw cap. The wine was scheduled to be released March 9.

Decanter | D 97
Published: Jul 29, 2024
Drink: 2025-2040

It’s still a baby, but there is no question of what lies within. Tuberose, lemon leaf, green spice, preserved lemon, toasty oak, cracker and perfumed white peach. On the palate, flavour is concentrated and intense, and combined with the firm structure of this wine, powerful enough to hold up to the oak. There’s vibrant, lacy acidity, ripe and powerful Gingin fruit, yet in no way eding towards fleshy. It’s voluminous and complex, but laser-beam precision keeps things taut. The palate blooms with opulent florals, doughnut peach, nectarine skin, lemon blossom, crushed roast cashew, orange blossom and crushed citrus leaf. A silvery salinity on the finish tickles. A wine of polish, precision and immense power, yet all in balance. This is one for the distance.
Alcohol: 14.00%
Body: Medium
Oak: Oaked
Grapes: 100% Chardonnay

Leeuwinestate.com.au

Elevated, fragrant and perfumed, the nose is defined by chamomile, lemon myrtle, cherry blossom and ginger. A core and concentrated fruit spectrum of pear, lemon flesh and white nectarine provide the foundation. There is a graphite, flint, and chalk thread, combining with nutmeg and almond meal.

Energetic and well poised, an array of fresh lime and nashi pear is laced throughout. The palate is ethereal, mineral and defined with a presence of natural acidity. There is an enticing element of saline, wet stone and phyllitic characteristic that weaves within. The shape and frame on the palate is present and focussed with effortless length.

Region: Margaret River, Western Australia
Vintage: 2022
Type: White Wine
Variety: 100% Chardonnay