Have you ever tasted a wine from Tasmania? For most wine enthusiasts, the answer is likely no – making the Devil’s Corner Tasmanian Chardonnay 2023 a delightful discovery worth seeking out. This gem from one of the world’s southernmost and coolest wine regions offers something genuinely different from your typical Australian or California Chardonnay.
What makes this wine special starts with its terroir. Tasmania sits off Australia’s southern coast, creating an ideal cool-climate environment where grapes ripen slowly, developing complex flavors while maintaining higher acidity and lower sugar levels. This translates to a moderate 12.5% alcohol content – reminiscent of how wines tasted decades ago before global warming pushed ripeness and alcohol levels higher worldwide. The result is a medium-bodied Chardonnay where flavor nuances shine through without being overshadowed by alcohol heat.
The Devil’s Corner (named after a treacherous bend in Tasmania’s Tamar River Valley) delivers a fascinating flavor profile dominated by an unexpected but pleasant saltiness that becomes more pronounced with each sip. Supporting notes of melon, coconut milk, pear, nectarine, orange zest, and soft spice create a harmonious and lengthy finish that punches well above its $16-17 price point. Produced by Brown Brothers (who also make the excellent Innocent Bystander line), this limited-production wine (approximately 2,200 cases) represents tremendous value for anyone looking to expand their wine horizons beyond the usual suspects.
Want to experience something truly different in your wine journey? Seek out Devil’s Corner Tasmanian Chardonnay at your local wine shop. Its distinctive character, excellent balance, and surprising complexity make it both an educational experience and, more importantly, a thoroughly enjoyable glass of wine. Share your thoughts if you’ve tried Tasmanian wines or other cool-climate discoveries that have surprised your palate!
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Welcome to Cheap Wine Finder
Speaker 1
0:02
Welcome
.
It's
Domain
,
dave
.
Again
,
cheapwinebinercom
.
As
always
,
we've
got
a
value
price
wine
podcast
.
We
write
up
a
review
every
third
day
on
the
CheapWineBinercom
website
and
then
,
when
we're
done
writing
,
we
plug
it
in
and
here
Introducing Tasmanian Devil's Corner Chardonnay
Speaker 1
0:22
we
are
.
Speaker 1
0:22
This
one
is
from
Tasmania
.
When's
the
last
time
you
had
a
Tasmanian
wine
?
Well
,
if
you
haven't
had
one
yet
,
this
is
a
good
place
to
start
.
It's
the
Devil's
Corner
Tasmanian
Chardonnay
2023
.
Speaker 1
0:37
Tasmania
is
an
Australian
state
.
It's
an
island
off
the
southern
coast
of
Australia
,
south
of
Melbourne
.
If
it
helps
you
with
anything
,
the
Devil's
Corner
name
doesn't
come
from
the
Tasmanian
devil
or
the
Looney
Tunes
character
.
The
two
main
growing
regions
are
the
eastern
coast
of
Tasmania
and
the
Tamar
Valley
River
Valley
,
and
there
is
a
bend
in
the
river
valley
that
is
treacherous
and
that's
the
devil's
corner
and
Cool Climate Growing Regions
Speaker 1
1:14
I'm
gonna
take
a
sip
.
This
is
one
of
the
coolest
growing
regions
in
the
world
.
I
mean
it's
up
there
with
the
German
ones
,
which
there's
a
lot
of
cool
weather
growing
Rieslings
up
there
,
and
this
is
a
really
interesting
tasting
.
Speaker 1
1:43
Now
that
I've
kind
of
been
sipping
on
it
.
I
got
a
saltiness
to
it
and
a
creaminess
to
it
.
Above
all
the
other
flavors
,
the
saltiness
is
now
kind
of
pronounced
.
I
didn't
get
it
first
time
through
,
but
after
I
took
a
break
and
went
back
to
it
it's
like
whoa
,
I
kind
of
like
that
salty
thing
.
This
is
a
wine
I
think
I
found
for
$16
or
$17
.
They
don't
make
a
lot
of
it
.
I
think
there's
only
2,200
cases
something
like
that
,
and
there's
12
bottles
to
a
case
.
So
it
doesn't
go
everywhere
,
but
if
you
can
Flavor Profile and Tasting Notes
Speaker 1
2:18
find
the
Devil's
Corner
and
they
have
a
full
line
of
wines
,
but
in
Chicago
I
only
have
seen
the
Pinot
Noir
and
the
Chardonnay
.
Speaker 1
2:25
I'm
taking
another
sip
.
I
kind
of
like
that
salty
thing
.
So
it's
a
cold
weather
one
and
the
alcohol
is
only
12.5
,
which
is
the
way
wine
used
to
be
back
when
the
world
was
less
temperate
or
wasn't
heating
up
.
In
California
,
13.5
,
14.5
all
the
time
,
12.5
is
what
it
was
,
maybe
the
80s
and
90s
.
So
this
doesn't
have
.
It
took
longer
to
get
ripe
.
It
didn't
get
as
much
sugar
,
and
sugar
is
the
alcohol
.
So
it's
got
that
little
bit
nice
.
It's
got
that
backed
off
alcohol
to
it
,
which
kind
of
lets
the
flavors
flow
a
little
bit
more
.
I've
gotten
used
to
higher
alcohols
in
wine
.
It
doesn't
bother
me
,
but
when
I
have
one
that
doesn't
,
it's
like
oh
,
so
that's
what
the
lower
alcohol
does
.
Speaker 1
3:25
Take
another
sip
.
This
is
my
third
sip
.
It
looks
like
I
like
this
one
.
Yeah
,
it's
got
that
salty
thing
going
.
It's
got
Final Thoughts and Recommendation
Speaker 1
3:40
melon
and
coconut
milk
and
pear
and
nectarine
and
a
little
bit
of
orange
zest
and
soft
spice
Apple
.
It's
got
full
of
flavor
.
Speaker 1
3:55
This
is
a
medium-bodied
wine
.
It's
not
a
large
wine
but
there's
flavor
to
this
thing
and
the
flavor's
kind
of
run
.
It's
got
some
decent
length
to
it
.
The
Brown
Brothers
are
the
winery
that
um
makes
the
devil's
corner
and
they
also
make
innocent
bystander
and
that's
a
really
good
uh
line
of
wines
.
You
ever
see
evidence
shop
and
see
,
uh
,
innocent
bystanders
in
the
australian
aisle
.
You
might
want
to
give
that
a
try
sometime
.
They
make
good
wines
.
Speaker 1
4:23
I'm
going
for
my
fourth
sip
.
I
like
this
one
.
It's
just
different
enough
from
the
usual
value-priced
beer
and
1617
isn't
too
value-priced
,
but
it's
just
different
enough
to
catch
your
attention
.
I
mean
it's
well-made
,
it's
got
good
length
,
good
acidity
,
balanced
and
some
really
interesting
nice
flavors
that
you
don't
get
in
the
ones
closer
to
$10
all
the
time
.
Yeah
,
this
is
a
Devil's
Corner
.
Speaker 1
5:05
Tasmania
Chardonnay
2023
.
It's
a
tasty
Chardonnay
.
A
little
bit
more
than
value
price
,
I
think
.
But
1670
isn't
crazy
,
especially
for
something
different
,
and
ones
,
like
I
said
once
the
last
time
you
had
a
Tasmanian
wine
there
.
There's
not
that
many
new
places
.
Oh
,
there
are
some
new
places
in
the
world
where
wine
comes
from
.
You
know
Romania
and
Hungary
and
all
those
places
are
out
there
which
I've
been
making
wine
for
a
long
time
.
But
here
we
go
Tasmanian
,
but
it's
part
of
Australia
.
Chardonnay
is
really
good
.
I
like
this
wine
.
I
didn't
know
what
to
expect
.
Sometimes
in
Australia
,
if
you
get
some
of
the
,
you
get
the
western
side
of
Australia
.
I'm
not
as
crazy
about
those
,
I
like
the
southeastern
,
but
this
wine
is
completely
different
and
completely
good
.
So
,
adios
,
that's
Domain
Dave
Cheapwinefindercom
.
Devil's
Corner
,
tasmanian
Chardonnay
2023
.
If
you
can
find
it
,
pick
one
up
.
It's
fun
to
drink
,
it
tastes
great
and
Tasmanian
Devil
,
thank
you
.
So
,
adios
,
keep
it
cheap
.
I'll
talk
to
everybody
in
a
couple
days
.
Bye-bye
.
