Jack&Jill Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted chicken, grilled white fish, creamy pasta dishes
✨ Technical Specifications
The Jack & Jill range by Scotchmans Hill represents a playful, contemporary expression of Victorian winemaking, named in a nod to the rolling hills of the Bellarine Peninsula. Unlike the estate's more structured, cellar-worthy flagship labels, this Chardonnay is crafted for immediate pleasure and vibrant drinkability. Sourced from premium cool-climate vineyards across Victoria, it captures the bright, sun-drenched fruit of the region while maintaining a crisp, refreshing acidity thanks to the cool maritime influences. Subtle oak integration adds a touch of creamy texture and soft spice without overshadowing the lively stone fruit and citrus notes, making it a versatile and highly approachable modern Australian white.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1982 by David and Vivienne Browne on an erstwhile dairy farm, Scotchmans Hill stands as the pioneer and quintessential benchmark estate of Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula within the Geelong wine region. Perched atop the peninsula's extinct volcanic outcrop, the vineyards benefit from fertile black basaltic clays over limestone subsoils, complemented by maritime microclimates moderated by Port Phillip Bay and the Southern Ocean. Under the stewardship of long-tenured Chief Winemaker Robin Brockett, who joined the fold in 1988, the estate champions low-intervention viticulture certified under Sustainable Winegrowing Australia. Brockett's cellar philosophy prioritizes site-driven purity, native fermentations, sensitive French oak integration, and extended lees maturation. Scotchmans Hill produces distinguished cold-climate expressions, most notably its flagship Estate and Cornelius Chardonnay, tactile Pinot Gris, and estate Sauvignon Blanc, alongside celebrated regional ventures like the Henry Frost Riesling and approachable Jack & Jill tiers.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
12.5-13.5