White Chardonnay Australia Victoria Beechworth

Foreign Friends Black Springs Chardonnay 2025

Name: Foreign Friends Black Springs Chardonnay 2025
Brand: Foreign Friends
SKU: 17429
Price: 85 AUD
Availability: InStock

PRICE PER BOTTLE

A $85.00

Quantity

AvailabilityIn stock

Volume750ml

MakerForeign Friends

Vintages2024, 2025

VarietiesChardonnay

Region/CountryAustralia, Victoria, Beechworth

Rating96 points

Description

Born over a love of wine, travel and friendship, Foreign Friends was founded by sisters Leila and Crystal and close friend Juliette who met in Beechworth close to a decade ago.
Working in wine distribution as a rep, Juliette moved to Australia from France in
2016 where the trio then met in Beechworth, a special childhood place for Leila and Crystal. Spent together were many vintages, family holidays and harvest parties, from which Foreign Friends was brought to life.
Based in Beechworth, our focus is on creating wines true to their varietal and
our vision is simple - to bring all friends, old and new, together over a bottle of wine.

2025 was the 8th vintage of Chardonnay from Black Springs, our second full year of managing the vineyard. It was a beautiful growing season with mild-warm temperatures and low rainfall. The result is exciting, with the structure of the whites from the vineyard looking fantastic.
Hand picked, basket pressed, barrel fermented and aged on fine lees for 18
months. Light bâtonnage. 25% new oak.

Ratings

Score96 points

ReviewerKasia Sobiesiak

Review

By popular demand and courtesy of some good people, this Chardonnay is back on my tasting bench. Thank you for sharing the sample. The pleasure is all mine. There’s no denying the richness and concentration in this wine. And the length. In fact, this wine has a long finish as a starting point. It’s a loop, really. First sip, long finish, next sip. And on we go. Apples, peaches, cashews and toasted oats. This is a pretty solid base and the definition of this wine. Plenty of fruit, but with no tropical sunshine here, sweetness of ripeness—yes, but very much a savoury drive and a dry tail end. Then comes the sprinkle, the topping, the cherry on top—apple tart, custard powder, milk bottle lolly, cinnamon. Yes, all things we love and drool over. There’s a refreshing hint of mint and crushed fennel lingering too. It all comes together in grace and power. Great stuff.

Score95 points

ReviewerJeni Port

Review

Hand picked, basket pressed, barrel fermented, aged on fine lees for 18 months (25% new oak). A vibrant, striking wine that reaffirms the young producer's rising-star status. Combines the luscious with the lightly savoury in aromas and flavours rich in summer stone fruits, honeyed almonds, preserved lemon and honeysuckle florals. Lemon curd and woody, spiced oak notes filter through the palate alongside brisk acidity, finishing tight and clean. This has a youthful complexity that should reward further ageing.

Specifications

ClosureCork

Serving temp10-16 °C

Alcohol13%

Cellar Untilundefined+

Food Pairing

Roast chicken, prawn pasta.