Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Light very pale white/ gold. New world aromas. Smells like a Kistler? Tropical, fully body, chiseled butter. Oak. Then lessens and smooths and gets longer. Impressive fruit and long finish albeit with a bit of cartoonish heat.
Golden. Nice terrior. Long, very smooth. Mineral. Lean. Very interesting. Many prefered the Art Series, but this was more refreshing to me, and about the same overall quality
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Inky all thru. Bacon fat, full, sweet, incredibly compelling aromas and a sweet core of a palate. High alcohol in the long finish (we don't believe the 14.5% on the label) but it works well.
Gorgeous inky. Aromas of menthol plus blue and black fruits. Baker's chocolate, coffee, toffee, black pepper. So smooth and harmonious. Would not guess shiraz blind. More like northern Rhone. Sappy, pasty clay on its very long finish. This is a beauty. The group WOTN.
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Inky and not showing much age. Showing some nutty aromas (macadamia). Sleek, smooth, plums, black fruit, and an incredibly long, 1 min + finish. Very concentrated. A few noted something green/ stemmy, but all liked it. Our #2 overall.
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Teeth staining dark. Not too giving on the palate at first. Rich, plush fruit cake and huge alcohol. Not much complexity. Oaky, sweet and quite long. The group's #3
2007 Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay Art Series 91 Points
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Light very pale white/ gold. New world aromas. Smells like a Kistler? Tropical, fully body, chiseled butter. Oak. Then lessens and smooths and gets longer. Impressive fruit and long finish albeit with a bit of cartoonish heat.
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2010 Kumeu River Chardonnay Maté's Vineyard 91 Points
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland, Kumeu
Golden. Nice terrior. Long, very smooth. Mineral. Lean. Very interesting. Many prefered the Art Series, but this was more refreshing to me, and about the same overall quality
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