2024 Savaterre Frere Cadet Chardonnay 750ml

Awards and Ratings

• James Suckling (2023 vintage): “Meyer lemon, grapefruit, pastry, oyster shell, stone fruit; medium-bodied with bright acidity. Delicious. Drink now.”
• Ned Goodwin MW – Halliday (2017 vintage): “Creamy, mid-weighted, stone fruit, leesy detail, mineral drive; fresh acidity. Rated 94 Points.”

About This Wine

The Frère Cadet range is designed to be approachable in youth while retaining Savaterre’s hallmark precision. Crafted from hand-picked Beechworth Chardonnay—fermented naturally with indigenous yeasts and matured for 18 months in quality French oak—this cuvée shows generous fruit, purity, and freshness. A more relaxed counterpart to the flagship Savaterre label, intended for earlier enjoyment.

Tasting Notes

Nose
Citrus purity with notes of lemon, stone fruit and subtle pastry aromatics.

Palate
Medium-bodied with a rounded mouthfeel, bright acidity and layered citrus–stone fruit profile.

About the Winery

Savaterre, founded by winemaker Keppell Smith in Beechworth, focuses on artisanal small-batch winemaking with uncompromising quality. All fruit is handpicked, naturally fermented, minimally handled and matured in premium French oak.

Specifications

Grape Variety: 100% Chardonnay

Region: Beechworth, Victoria, Australia

Fermentation: Indigenous yeast

Maturation: 18 months in French oak

Winemaker: Keppell Smith

Production Attributes: Indigenous Fermentation