THE TWO
ALEX BECKETT
Winemaker / Co-Founder
Alex is a highly awarded winemaker, with extensive experience gained from working in various viticultural regions across Australia and Internationally. He is deeply passionate about the industry, finding inspiration in wines that not only reflect their origin but also embody the future of sustainable farming.
JAN TABORSKY
Winemaker / Co-Founder
Jan is relatively speaking a newcomer to the wine industry, starting with a background in Journalism and media in the Czech Republic. Since moving to Australia to pursue his dream of wine he has championed a straightforward philosophy of respect to terroir. His work with unique grape varieties from high altitude cool climate Australian viticultural sites has lead to critical acclaim from both domestic and international wine media.
WINES IN BOTTLE
2024 ORIGINES MURRUMBATEMAN CHARDONNAY
The 2024 growing season in New South Wales was marked by warmth and early momentum. A dry, El Niño-influenced Spring lowered disease pressure while sparking early bud movement and setting canopies up cleanly; flowering and set were generally sound, and summer brought consistently warm conditions that hastened flavour development and ripening.
In Murrumbateman (Canberra District), the season began notably hot and dry before severe October frosts cut crops in many vineyards, demanding careful block-by-block decision-making to protect quality.
The conditions of 2024 ultimately supported excellent fruit definition; with meticulous vineyard management, the wines show texture, generosity, power married with balancing mineral composition and refreshing acidities.
THE WINE
Sourced from an old vine selection of P58 clonal Chardonnay of pedigree, the 2024 Chardonnay is a wine of immaculate stony, and flinty texture enhanced by white peach, lime zest and fan of phenolic interest across the palate. Unsurprisingly, given this is the lowest altitude site we work with, the 2024 Murrumbateman release is a wine of not only generosity of flavour, but creamy silky textures which provide a lot of joy in early drinking, though worth noting the crisp talc of acidity is still prescient and combined with its textural intensity will reward careful cellaring.
13.0% ABV / 3.37 pH / 5.9 TA
$55 (RRP) / $46.75 (members price)
2024 ORIGINES ORANGE CHARDONNAY
The 2024 growing season in New South Wales was marked by warmth and early momentum. A dry, El Niño-influenced Spring lowered disease pressure while sparking early bud movement and setting canopies up cleanly; flowering and set were generally sound, and summer brought consistently warm conditions that hastened flavour development and ripening.
In the Orange Wine Region, a quintessential cool-climate pattern played out at elevation: spring ran drier than average although a wetter November reset soil moisture, summer was warm rather than punishing, multiple >30 °C days arrived in January and February, disease pressure stayed low, acidity held impressively, and harvest commenced three weeks earlier than the long term average.
The conditions of 2024 ultimately supported excellent fruit definition; with meticulous vineyard management, the wines show texture, generosity, power married with balancing mineral composition and refreshing acidities.
THE WINE
Expressive Meyer lemon and white peach fruits are elevated by a floral blossom lift and complexed by nutty savoury mineral complexity. The palate is rich and expansive, showing the volume of flavour that high altitude Chardonnay can achieve, whilst also being chalky and refreshing in acidity. We continue to work with a site of extreme altitude at nearly 900m elevation, contributing to the precise structure of this wine.
13.5% ABV / 3.4 pH / 5.7 TA
$55 (RRP) / $46.75 (members price)
WINES IN BARRELS
NEW ENGLAND CHARDONNAY 2025
ORANGE CHARDONNAY 2025
NEW ENGLAND CHARDONNAY 2025
TUMBARUMBA CHARDONNAY 2025
ORANGE CHARDONNAY 2025
NEW ENGLAND CHARDONNAY 2025
ORANGE CHARDONNAY 2025
ORANGE CHARDONNAY 2025
ORANGE CHARDONNAY 2025
ORIGINES WINE CLUB
START WITH US FROM THE BEGINNING
With Origines we believe we are at the beginning of something special. We are exploring the unique flavours of cool climate New South Wales wine regions through the lens of Chardonnay.
Making all our Chardonnays in the same fashion we strive to unfold the authentic stories of these special places. We hope to soon expand beyond New South Wales territory and to start exploring other Australian Chardonnay regions and perhaps even work with Chardonnay from special sites in other countries.
We are still at the beginning now, having a long, adventurous and exciting journey in front of us. And we would like to invite you to take the journey with us from the beginning.
Founders Club
If you decide to take the journey with us from the very beginning, we would like to offer you:
- 6 bottle pack of our Murrumbateman Chardonnay 2024 & Orange Chardonnay 2024 for $46.75 each (non-member price $55). Dozen orders come with free shipment.
- Allocation of up to 6 bottles of each New England Chardonnay 2025, Orange Chardonnay 2025 & Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2025 at release in Spring of 2026.
- A guaranteed allocation from all upcoming vintages.
- A 15% discount on all wine orders made and free shipping on all orders over a dozen.
- Exclusive invitations to annual events with winemakers & owners of Origines Wines, Alex Beckett & Jan Taborsky where we will explore the unique character of Origines wines in benchmark tastings with top flight Chardonnay's from around the globe.
If you would like to join us or know more details, please send us email to wine@origines.com.au
