Posted: December 2, 2021
Another leaner style with hints of cut grass, glacé-like fruit elements, nice nutty notes and a good acid backbone.
Comments Off on Silkwood Estate The Bowman Single Vineyard Pemberton Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An interesting nose with smoky nutty oak fragrances and hints of nectarine-like fruit. The delicious palate is poised and long with subtle oak and bright acidity.
Comments Off on Singlefile Family Reserve Great Southern Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Flinty citrus fragrances with loads of toasty oak. Very herbal-like on the creamy palate with roasted cashew oak elements and mouth coating flavours.
Comments Off on Singlefile Limited Release The Vivienne Denmark Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Floral citrusy nose with nutty nuances and a lean, tight palate with a savoury edge.
Comments Off on RIKARD Black Label Orange Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Earthy mushroom-like characters on the nose with a brioche element. “A super flinty show style palate,” thought one judge. Very cool climate. Excellent length.
Comments Off on Peccavi Margaret River Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Fresh lifted fruit aromas with nutty/biscuity complexity. Beautiful fine palate with nicely focussed, and subtle flavours, lovely oak and leesy creaminess with lemony acidity.
Comments Off on Plantagenet Wyjup Collection Mount Barker WA Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Intense stonefruit bouquet with pretty floral notes and toasty oak in support. Very tight, beautifully focussed, palate with great length and searing acidity.
Comments Off on Flametree Wines SRS Margaret River Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A noticeably different, lean, tight, acid driven chardonnay. Pungent complexity to the nose with very good length of lemon/citrus varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Forester Estate Yelverton Reserve Margaret River Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An herbaceous pot-pourri of aromas and some “wild” flavours on the lean tight palate.
Comments Off on Flowstone Queen Of The Earth Margaret River Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Subtle peach-like fruit characters nicely integrated with some very attractive toasty oak and a good line of acid.
Comments Off on Domaine Rewa Single Vineyard Organic Central Otago Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Very ripe and pungent citrus aromas with almost botrytis-like elements and a rich, oily, peppery palate.
Comments Off on Cape Mentelle Margaret River Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Attractive ‘edgy’ fragrances with oyster shell-like flintiness. Very good peach/oak flavour complexity.
Comments Off on Cape Mentelle Margaret River Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Citrus and nectarine fruit lifts off the nose with floral touches. A tight high acid palate, that offers great ageing potential, with long complex flinty fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Castelli Il Liris Denmark Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An oak driven style but is in balance with the peach-like varietal fruit. Has a firm acid backbone.
Comments Off on Clyde Park Vineyard Single Block B3 Geelong Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Silky textured chardonnay with strong buttery oak influence throughout. Very good aromatic intensity and a tight palate.
Comments Off on Clyde Park Vineyard Single Block C Geelong Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
The nose is an aromatic combination of toasty oak and peaches with a big, delicious, lemon butter of a palate with loads of oak but without being heavy.
Comments Off on Bird In Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lean, linear and beautifully poised wine with a background of oak, great texture, good fruit weight and some savouriness.
Comments Off on Domaine William Fèvre Vaillons Premier Cru France Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lifted fruit aromas with hints of botrytis-like notes and lovely flavours of citrus, apricots kernels and oak.
Comments Off on Château De Fuissé Pouilly Fuisse ‘Tête De Cru’ France Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Lean and floral nose. Great palate texture, some residual sweetness and plenty of balancing acid.
Comments Off on Domaine Faiveley Mercurey Clos Rochette Blanc France Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Already very approachable, this seductive red was grown at three sites in Bannockburn, matured in French oak barriques (22% new), and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Bright ruby, with a very fragrant, savoury bouquet, it is mouthfilling and supple, with impressive…
Comments Off on Wild Earth Earth and Sky Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Aromas of spicy plum and cigar box oak with plenty of red currant/oak flavours.
Comments Off on Château Tanunda Terroirs of the Barossa Eden Valley Barossa Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Estery mocha nose and very oaky palate with some dark cherry fruit and a high level of acid.
Comments Off on Château Tanunda Terroirs of the Barossa Ebenezer District Barossa Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Dark varietal fruit with a hint of mint, roasted oak notes and hints of earthy complexity.
Comments Off on Highland Heritage Patrono Orange Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Deep purple wine smelling of black cherries and black olives with a leathery element. Very oaky palate but has the fruit to carry it.
Comments Off on Zonte’s Footstep Age Of Enlightenment McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Well integrated and flavoursome wine with minty red fruit, cedary oak and peppery notes.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Richardson Pyrenees Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Some very good varietal fruit, plenty of mocha oak and mouth-coating, silky smooth, tannins.
Comments Off on French Island Vineyards ile de Francais Gippsland Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Described by one judge as being, “a stylish, finer and harmonious style”. Lovely seamless integration between the fruit, floral elements, spicy oak and the acid.
Comments Off on Clyde Park Block F Single Block Geelong Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A big dark brooding wine, almost raisined and quite tannic with lovely layers of fruit, spices and oak.
Comments Off on Clyde Park Block D Single Block Geelong Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A riper, fatter, softer style of pinot; great colour, a lifted spicy perfumed red fruit nose and pretty floral characters running through the spicy savoury fruit palate.
Comments Off on Clyde Park Block B2 Single Block Geelong Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Honeyed melon aromas and a pleasant straightforward buttery fruit/oak palate.
Comments Off on Singlefile Family Reserve Great Southern Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
An attractive cherry fruit bouquet and a complex and flavoursome amalgam of red plum fruit, dark floral characters, and smart oak with firm velvety tannins.
Comments Off on Tamar Ridge Reserve Tasmania Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A fresh juicy wine with a pristine varietal fruit bouquet and a tightly wound, finely balanced, palate with a powerful hit of fruit flavours and a gentle hint of oak.
Comments Off on Foxey’s Hangout Kentucky Road 777 Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Great pinot nose with fragrances of strawberries and rose petals. Soft and warm in the mouth with flavours of sweet cherries supported by classy oak and supple tannins.
Comments Off on Plantagenet Wyjup Collection Mount Barker Pinot Noir 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Earthy aromas with sweet tar-like notes and a savoury and tannic palate.
Comments Off on Lupé-Cholet Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Picotins Burgundy, France Pinot Noir 2014 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
A very generous and very varietal style with pleasant crunchy sour cherry-like fruit, nice oak in a supporting role, fine tannins and savoury complexity.
Comments Off on The Elder Pinot Martinborough Pinot Noir 2018 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Very floral nose – almost viognier-like. Creamy in the mouth with rich ripe flavours in the tropical spectrum.
Comments Off on Weingut Bründlmayer Ried Zoebinger Heiligenstein 1ÖTW Lyra Kamptal Riesling 2019 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Very buttery and very toasty but still shows youthful tropical fruit characters with a tight acid line.
Comments Off on Weingut Bründlmayer Ried Zoebinger Heiligenstein 1ÖTW Lyra Reserve Kamptal Riesling 2017 / 0 View / December 2, 2021
Posted: December 2, 2021
Funky lemon nose with some toastiness and loads of citrus flavours on a tight palate.
Comments Off on Weingut Bründlmayer Ried Zoebinger Heiligenstein 1ÖTW Lyra Reserve Kamptal Riesling 2016 / 0 View / December 2, 2021