Unscrewed and poured; no formal notes. These friggen Chardonnays from Margaret River. I’ve been blinded on them too many times to count and I never call it right. Instead, I always seem to call a high acid grape like Riesling of Sauvignon Blanc. The fruit is sometimes tropical, always with citrus and sometimes is shows green apple and always with awesome minerals. Acid is squarely in the high category. They are lovely wines that just seem to throw me for a loop. If Chablis, the Mosel and Sancerre had a love child. Drink now and through 2036 easy. A fabulous pairing with lamb massaman, larb and papaya salad. How can they hide the 100% new French oak so well?!
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Complex. Citrus, saline and floral-at first. Stone fruit and even a touch of toffee as it warms. Got better with time in glass and as it approached room temperature. First bottle of the 2016 that we have opened. No rush on the rest.
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Everyone was working late so we decided to go out for sushi. Opened and poured - white flowers, pear and hints of orchard fruit on the nose. The palate was pear, cactus, hints of citrus and a touch of ginger which came out in the finish. A really nice wine.
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Walks an engaging line between elegant evolved sophistication and fresh bright acidity. Gentle white/yellow fruits and flowers with just a hint of lemony acidity. Beautifully balanced.
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Opened and poured - white flowers, pear and hints of orchard fruit on the nose. The palate was pear, cactus, hints of citrus and a touch of ginger which came out in the finish. A really nice wine. Served with a platter of oysters, clams and shrimp.
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Still rather pale, high strung and uptight. Like my neighbor, needs to do some serious relaxing and show it’s true self! I sense that the screw cap seal will assure a LONG, glacial evolution. I need to leave the other two alone for a good five years.
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Extraordinary wine that’s still tightly wound up and took an hour to open up in the glass. The nose was initially quite closed but opened up to show a range of flavours that included grapefruit, lemon and Tahitian Lime, Nashi pear, wet stone flintiness and an underlying delicate oak background. Once it had opened up it was lively and energetic and enticing. The palate showed a dense range of flavours that ranged from white nectarine, pomelo, lemon and pear with a nougat backbone of oakiness all underpinned with a pure mineral slate acidity that was cleansing and had a very Burgundian feel to it. It still has a very long life ahead with the stelvin seal. We loved it with some salt and pepper squid and Rankin Cod pan fried.
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Too much lemon for me to love it. A good, but not great, wine for my tastes. Better with some warmth. Some rave as if this is Montrachet quality for a fraction of the price, but I don't perceive that. Plenty of other Chardonnays that I prefer for the money.
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an extraordinary layer and complex unoaked chardonnay - montrachet like - unique and very special - drinking beautifully - opens after about 30 minutes, best served not too cold. See Vinous reviews
A bit moted on the nose, very mineral, almost saline. Notes of yellow fruit. On the palate energetic and intense, lemony, intense, mineral again. Very long. 92-94
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Gorgeous bottle, though the cellar is quite cold at the moment. Lots of honeyed fruits, like a mix of orchard and tropical fruit. Great balance and mouth feel.
Robert's Get-Together at Margaux's Table: PnP - This wine was drinking quite young. The nose was surprisingly a little better than the '14 that was also at the tasting. Nose showed similar tropical notes, but also showed a sweetness or honeyed nose that was not present on the '14. However, the palate was much more tight and restrained than the '14. I think this has the potential to be better than the '14, but it will need a few years in the cellar. Still no slouch and it is drinking well, just a little tight and I know it with some time it will improve. If opening now, I would recommend at least an hour decant, otherwise wait 2 -3 years for it to really shine. 92 today, but plenty of potential to score higher.
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Mixed Wines at Margaux's Table (Margaux's Table, White Bear Lake, MN): Light gold color. Drank a glass over an hour next to the '14. Last had this a couple months ago. Pretty similar to then. This is more coiled and taut in comparison to the '14, yet still it shows the same general character with more acidity, a bit more oak showing and more vigor to the citrus, lemon and sour fruits, and it has good salinity. Good now, but I think this will benefit from a couple years, and it will be even better. 92(+)pts.
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67pm sample. Big N. Excellent but expensive (and thus I won’t be buying any). Nice balance - plenty of body but light nonetheless. Sweet and slight citrus turns into butterscotch finish.
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Green tinged citrus fruits. Lovely acidity and a nice finish but is missing some body and complexity. If you’re a Leeuwin Art Series fan like me, this particular showing seems to suggest a dumb phase or (hopefully not), a lesser vintage. Not scored.
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Pale straw color; briney and piercing nose loaded with lemon drop and crushed stone; very clean and youthful. Tasting partners assumed it was Chablis (“no”) then went to classed white burgundy. After letting them bang that around a little I informed them it was not French. After a few more guesses we got to Australia. Then led to discussion on what’s “expensive”, QPR, value,.. This was every bit as good as a ‘12 Fevre Les Clos tasted alongside. But yes, a $65 Australian wine can sit on the shelf forever because most people look for cheaper wines from there. Tough to find GC Chablis for that anymore though!!! 93+
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Summer Patio Dining over the 4th (Shari's, Mpls, MN): Light gold color. PNP, drank a glass over an hour. Lemon with a dollop of tropical fruits, spiced oak and vanillin. The palate is medium bodied, good minerality, a little briny, pulpy lemon fruit with a little pineapple, oak and vanillin. This will benefit from a little bit more time to integrate a bit more. 92(+)pts.
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Immediately expressive, with notes of white peach, fig and cashew. It is rich and powerful but light on its feet. There’s terrific volume and a finish cut by a little grapefruit acidity.
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Pale straw yellow in the glass. Lime and packham pear on the nose. Grapefruit, fleshy peach and white flowers on the palate underscored by zesty acidity. Full-bodied. Some minerality, textured, long chalky finish. Young with lots of potential but approachable at present. Very consistent showing over 2.5hrs at Jiang-Nan Chun.
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Tasted blind. This started out a bit muted at first, but really blossomed with some air in the glass. Deep nose with notes of stone fruit, citrus, and a hint of herbs. Nice acidity with grapefruit, minerals, and citrus flavors on the palate. Lingering finish. Awesome New World Chardonnay and a pleasant surprise. 94+
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16 art Needs air. Lime, lemon and yellow peach. Full bodied, clean. Ginger, biscuit. Spreads wide. Lime curd tart. Creamy. Power. Nettles and green flowers. Granny Smith skin. Full bodied and textural. Spread of flavour is most impressive. Drink now to 5. 95
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Aperitif before the day of. Pretty scents of pears, yellow apples, light vanilla and a mix between a sunflower head and white chocolate bar. Tasting reveals really clean notes of green apple, more pears, a smidge of tropical fruits in between a mango and a pineapple with *enough* acid to balance the notes of oak and butter. I wouldn’t pin this as a California Chardonnay, as it tends to remind me of a really ripe, but lean-ish Meursault. Pairing it with garlic buttered scallops really brought out more of that tingly acid. Fine Australian Chardonnay but I might admit that the 2016 Heytesbury from Vasse Felix is currently tasting (subjectively of course) better in my opinion.
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Cardamom, lemon curd, vanillin: med + acid, phenolics on the finish. a little oxidation or warm bottle of the closet aging could actually round this one out.
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Splendid gentle lemon in colour. On the nose - nectarine, corella pear, gentle citrus. This is followed by a moreish combination of lotus biscuit, cardamon, almond cream and toast. Acid is exceptionally well balanced and long finish will have you coming back for another glass and another, and another...
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The fruit, oak, and minerality are elegantly integrated. It delivered a few glasses of pure pleasure although given its structure, I think it should have more to give for years to come. Long finish.
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crisp clean and delicious soft tropical fruit and some earthy backbone along with Australian minerality more integrated on the 3rd day so this is a drink or hold
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100% new oak no MLF Colour med straw bright and clear 15/15 Nose med intensity , white flower blossom, circuits aromas of lemon and lime , trop fruits , peach apricot pineapple minerality 28/30 Palate full bodied , intense fruit flavours , perfect balance layered long finish 42/44 Overall great potential here, shame to drink it so young 9/11
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T....a lot of oak! Out of balance in that sense. Intense fruit flavours of lemons, apples, some tropicals; warm alc, a Foodie style suited to fish, classy but not outstanding, expected more for Rec RP £78.00...I wouldn't be happy paying that.
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Tasted at the Wine & Spirits Top 100 Symposium in NYC. 100% new French oak aged with no malolactic fermentation. Bright yet broad on the palate with anise/fennel seed, citrus, green apple in successive layers. Lots of texture and length on the finish. Delicious, controlled, elegant and slightly oily (like lemon oil). Excellent!
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流沙包: "It's like the promise of a Belgian waffle fulfilled" (Chicago, IL): In terms of the slight reduction here, there's something that reminds me of Roulot in this wine. It's a little tropical and shows a nice array of sweeter tropical fruits, but at the same time, there is the requisite acidity to correctly frame this wine. Every time I taste a Leeuwin chardonnay, I have to ask myself why I don't buy them. I really should be...
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Over two days. Most appealing after 14 hours open.
Light oak notes evident on opening, dissipated over the day. Lemon and touches or peach. Nice structure, acidity so integral as to be barely noticeable
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There's a touch of smoky mineral and a wonderful, crystalline fruit quality to this wine. It has some sappy, white peach, green melon, fig and intense citrus. It is rich and powerful, yet so precise and clear. Length is superb. this is Australia's answer to Batard.
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Leeuwin art series chardonnay 2016. Really quite nice with fantastic balance and appealing citrus fruit. A lighter, linear style that had finesse. [Obtained as a web special, wouldn't pay standard retail asking price though US$70-80 is simply too expensive].
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Nose of apples, peaches, lemon curd, citrus. Tasted green apples, green apple skin, lime, minerals. Fresh. Some structure coming through, which should improve with time. Nice
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A bit disappointed, don't listen to the hype �� Of course it is delicious, but definitely not the best white wine ever made in Australia, like a certain wine critic said.
5/4/2024 - Isaac D wrote:
Lemon, Lime. Wonderful Length!!! God this is good! Drink now or over next 15 years. 96
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4/22/2024 - thesternowl wrote: 95 Points
Unscrewed and poured; no formal notes. These friggen Chardonnays from Margaret River. I’ve been blinded on them too many times to count and I never call it right. Instead, I always seem to call a high acid grape like Riesling of Sauvignon Blanc. The fruit is sometimes tropical, always with citrus and sometimes is shows green apple and always with awesome minerals. Acid is squarely in the high category. They are lovely wines that just seem to throw me for a loop. If Chablis, the Mosel and Sancerre had a love child. Drink now and through 2036 easy. A fabulous pairing with lamb massaman, larb and papaya salad. How can they hide the 100% new French oak so well?!
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3/26/2024 - tantotinto wrote: 94 Points
Complex. Citrus, saline and floral-at first. Stone fruit and even a touch of toffee as it warms. Got better with time in glass and as it approached room temperature. First bottle of the 2016 that we have opened. No rush on the rest.
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2/29/2024 - markcic Likes this wine: 93 Points
Everyone was working late so we decided to go out for sushi. Opened and poured - white flowers, pear and hints of orchard fruit on the nose. The palate was pear, cactus, hints of citrus and a touch of ginger which came out in the finish. A really nice wine.
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12/10/2023 - nwebstar Likes this wine: 95 Points
Walks an engaging line between elegant evolved sophistication and fresh bright acidity. Gentle white/yellow fruits and flowers with just a hint of lemony acidity. Beautifully balanced.
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8/27/2023 - markcic Likes this wine: 93 Points
Opened and poured - white flowers, pear and hints of orchard fruit on the nose. The palate was pear, cactus, hints of citrus and a touch of ginger which came out in the finish. A really nice wine. Served with a platter of oysters, clams and shrimp.
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8/18/2023 - jmoore431 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Still rather pale, high strung and uptight. Like my neighbor, needs to do some serious relaxing and show it’s true self! I sense that the screw cap seal will assure a LONG, glacial evolution. I need to leave the other two alone for a good five years.
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7/7/2023 - AndyDobson93 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Drunk at room temp, electric acid line and tension with full, ripe mouthfeel - terrific wine drinking just fine but no rush to get into it right now.
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5/7/2023 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
One of the lean years of Art Series at 13.5 alcohol. So crisp and tight right now, needs some time to fully blossom.
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4/7/2023 - Johno's Cellar Likes this wine: 95 Points
Extraordinary wine that’s still tightly wound up and took an hour to open up in the glass. The nose was initially quite closed but opened up to show a range of flavours that included grapefruit, lemon and Tahitian Lime, Nashi pear, wet stone flintiness and an underlying delicate oak background. Once it had opened up it was lively and energetic and enticing. The palate showed a dense range of flavours that ranged from white nectarine, pomelo, lemon and pear with a nougat backbone of oakiness all underpinned with a pure mineral slate acidity that was cleansing and had a very Burgundian feel to it. It still has a very long life ahead with the stelvin seal. We loved it with some salt and pepper squid and Rankin Cod pan fried.
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1/16/2023 - fizz wrote:
Seamless integration of stone fruits, apple and a stony character. A touch lean and restrained, but good intensity. No rush on this.
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1/3/2023 - peter.mancell@mfg.com.au Likes this wine: 97 Points
Simply sublime!
Last bottle we had, enjoyed with friends, so wish we had more.
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10/20/2022 - Montesquieu wrote: 92 Points
Too much lemon for me to love it. A good, but not great, wine for my tastes. Better with some warmth. Some rave as if this is Montrachet quality for a fraction of the price, but I don't perceive that. Plenty of other Chardonnays that I prefer for the money.
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4/24/2022 - smenzies wrote: 97 Points
Served slightly chilled. Had with abalone risotto..a perfect match. A world class Chardonnay of the Burgundian style, and IMO in the zone now.
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4/6/2022 - fizz wrote:
Peach, lemon, stone fruits. Palate has a spiced honey lift, with clove, and mineral. Good drive and finish.
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2/26/2022 - pmk wrote: 95 Points
an extraordinary layer and complex unoaked chardonnay - montrachet like - unique and very special - drinking beautifully - opens after about 30 minutes, best served not too cold. See Vinous reviews
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2/18/2022 - pmk wrote: 95 Points
consistent with earlier notes: montrachet like; my next to last bottle
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1/20/2022 - rossi.wine wrote: 93 Points
A bit moted on the nose, very mineral, almost saline. Notes of yellow fruit. On the palate energetic and intense, lemony, intense, mineral again. Very long. 92-94
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12/29/2021 - skifree wrote: 93 Points
Gorgeous bottle, though the cellar is quite cold at the moment. Lots of honeyed fruits, like a mix of orchard and tropical fruit. Great balance and mouth feel.
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12/27/2021 - pmk wrote: 93 Points
consistent with other tastings
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10/30/2021 - cubswinws Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still bright acidity and tropical fruit notes.
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10/2/2021 - galewskj wrote: 90 Points
While enjoyable and full of lime, this wine was incredibly acidic. Almost painfully so. I'll wait at least 2 years before I open a bottle.
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10/2/2021 - I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Robert's Get-Together at Margaux's Table: PnP - This wine was drinking quite young. The nose was surprisingly a little better than the '14 that was also at the tasting. Nose showed similar tropical notes, but also showed a sweetness or honeyed nose that was not present on the '14. However, the palate was much more tight and restrained than the '14. I think this has the potential to be better than the '14, but it will need a few years in the cellar. Still no slouch and it is drinking well, just a little tight and I know it with some time it will improve. If opening now, I would recommend at least an hour decant, otherwise wait 2 -3 years for it to really shine. 92 today, but plenty of potential to score higher.
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10/2/2021 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Mixed Wines at Margaux's Table (Margaux's Table, White Bear Lake, MN): Light gold color. Drank a glass over an hour next to the '14. Last had this a couple months ago. Pretty similar to then. This is more coiled and taut in comparison to the '14, yet still it shows the same general character with more acidity, a bit more oak showing and more vigor to the citrus, lemon and sour fruits, and it has good salinity. Good now, but I think this will benefit from a couple years, and it will be even better. 92(+)pts.
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9/26/2021 - denniswdern@gmail.com Likes this wine: 96 Points
One of my favorite Chards. Very light in color. Strong lemon, pineapple on the nose. Good length. Delicious!
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7/29/2021 - Macdog Likes this wine:
67pm sample. Big N. Excellent but expensive (and thus I won’t be buying any). Nice balance - plenty of body but light nonetheless. Sweet and slight citrus turns into butterscotch finish.
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7/18/2021 - gmbdds wrote:
Green tinged citrus fruits. Lovely acidity and a nice finish but is missing some body and complexity. If you’re a Leeuwin Art Series fan like me, this particular showing seems to suggest a dumb phase or (hopefully not), a lesser vintage. Not scored.
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7/6/2021 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
A cool vintage bottle and while tasty wasn't truly showing much to me this time. But that could have been me.
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7/4/2021 - jmoore431 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Pale straw color; briney and piercing nose loaded with lemon drop and crushed stone; very clean and youthful. Tasting partners assumed it was Chablis (“no”) then went to classed white burgundy. After letting them bang that around a little I informed them it was not French. After a few more guesses we got to Australia. Then led to discussion on what’s “expensive”, QPR, value,.. This was every bit as good as a ‘12 Fevre Les Clos tasted alongside. But yes, a $65 Australian wine can sit on the shelf forever because most people look for cheaper wines from there. Tough to find GC Chablis for that anymore though!!! 93+
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7/3/2021 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Summer Patio Dining over the 4th (Shari's, Mpls, MN): Light gold color. PNP, drank a glass over an hour. Lemon with a dollop of tropical fruits, spiced oak and vanillin. The palate is medium bodied, good minerality, a little briny, pulpy lemon fruit with a little pineapple, oak and vanillin. This will benefit from a little bit more time to integrate a bit more. 92(+)pts.
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6/10/2021 - bubbachumps wrote: 92 Points
Bright nose with notes of popcorn and vanilla. Has a very healthy does of acidity on the palate, finishes clean and crisp.
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5/15/2021 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Immediately expressive, with notes of white peach, fig and cashew. It is rich and powerful but light on its feet. There’s terrific volume and a finish cut by a little grapefruit acidity.
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5/2/2021 - fizz wrote:
Restrained and elegant expression. Good fruit structure and weight. Youthful appearance, but the pedigree shines through.
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4/2/2021 - Isaac L Likes this wine: 93 Points
Pale straw yellow in the glass. Lime and packham pear on the nose. Grapefruit, fleshy peach and white flowers on the palate underscored by zesty acidity. Full-bodied. Some minerality, textured, long chalky finish. Young with lots of potential but approachable at present. Very consistent showing over 2.5hrs at Jiang-Nan Chun.
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2/1/2021 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 94 Points
Tasted blind. This started out a bit muted at first, but really blossomed with some air in the glass. Deep nose with notes of stone fruit, citrus, and a hint of herbs. Nice acidity with grapefruit, minerals, and citrus flavors on the palate. Lingering finish. Awesome New World Chardonnay and a pleasant surprise. 94+
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1/15/2021 - Screwcaps Likes this wine: 95 Points
16 art
Needs air. Lime, lemon and yellow peach. Full bodied, clean. Ginger, biscuit. Spreads wide. Lime curd tart. Creamy. Power. Nettles and green flowers. Granny Smith skin. Full bodied and textural. Spread of flavour is most impressive. Drink now to 5. 95
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11/25/2020 - Order66 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Aperitif before the day of. Pretty scents of pears, yellow apples, light vanilla and a mix between a sunflower head and white chocolate bar. Tasting reveals really clean notes of green apple, more pears, a smidge of tropical fruits in between a mango and a pineapple with *enough* acid to balance the notes of oak and butter. I wouldn’t pin this as a California Chardonnay, as it tends to remind me of a really ripe, but lean-ish Meursault. Pairing it with garlic buttered scallops really brought out more of that tingly acid. Fine Australian Chardonnay but I might admit that the 2016 Heytesbury from Vasse Felix is currently tasting (subjectively of course) better in my opinion.
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11/2/2020 - fizz wrote:
Floral, peach, melon and pear. Feels rich, with a touch of butterscotch but its also light, controlled and balanced.
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9/20/2020 - WineTimeFineTime Likes this wine: 94 Points
Outstanding, lightly oaked chardonnay. Really well structured, lingering body, bright acidity and refined twist. Delicious.
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9/13/2020 - WineDoctors wrote: 91 Points
Cardamom, lemon curd, vanillin: med + acid, phenolics on the finish. a little oxidation or warm bottle of the closet aging could actually round this one out.
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9/5/2020 - nchexal wrote: 92 Points
Needs time in the cellar. The potential is there but way too young and out of balance right now. Lots of chalk and flour de sel.fruit is secondary.
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8/29/2020 - PPalerme Likes this wine: 96 Points
Amazing Chardonnay.
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8/3/2020 - jmcn Likes this wine: 94 Points
Splendid gentle lemon in colour. On the nose - nectarine, corella pear, gentle citrus. This is followed by a moreish combination of lotus biscuit, cardamon, almond cream and toast. Acid is exceptionally well balanced and long finish will have you coming back for another glass and another, and another...
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8/2/2020 - lewisrise wrote: 94 Points
Nose of lime with a hint of lemon. Lime and lemon with a caramel and oak finish
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7/24/2020 - s4123990 Likes this wine: 93 Points
The fruit, oak, and minerality are elegantly integrated. It delivered a few glasses of pure pleasure although given its structure, I think it should have more to give for years to come. Long finish.
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7/6/2020 - bugdoced Likes this wine: 92 Points
crisp clean and delicious
soft tropical fruit and some earthy backbone along with Australian minerality
more integrated on the 3rd day so this is a drink or hold
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5/22/2020 - dnnk88 wrote: 91 Points
CB Wine Night #10 - CT 91 up again!: This has promise but is still way too young today. Give it more time to develop.
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5/21/2020 - Frijole wrote:
light goldish green, lots of clarity, silvery hue
Nose: pear, vanilla, minerals, clove, honey, butterscotch, oak
Pal: pear, green apple, vanilla, minerals, clove, butterscotch, oak
Feel: medium, savory, acidic
Finish: medium, long
T8
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5/16/2020 - LindsayM Likes this wine: 94 Points
100% new oak no MLF
Colour med straw bright and clear 15/15
Nose med intensity , white flower blossom, circuits aromas of lemon and lime , trop fruits , peach apricot pineapple minerality 28/30
Palate full bodied , intense fruit flavours , perfect balance layered long finish 42/44
Overall great potential here, shame to drink it so young 9/11
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2/25/2020 - Phil981 wrote:
Recommended by John Humphrey
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2/4/2020 - Callum's Corkers Likes this wine: 91 Points
brief notes, tiny pour
N....usual suspects but no intensity
T....a lot of oak! Out of balance in that sense. Intense fruit flavours of lemons, apples, some tropicals; warm alc, a Foodie style suited to fish, classy but not outstanding, expected more for Rec RP £78.00...I wouldn't be happy paying that.
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1/14/2020 - oldwines Likes this wine: 93 Points
Tasted at the Wine & Spirits Top 100 Symposium in NYC. 100% new French oak aged with no malolactic fermentation. Bright yet broad on the palate with anise/fennel seed, citrus, green apple in successive layers. Lots of texture and length on the finish. Delicious, controlled, elegant and slightly oily (like lemon oil). Excellent!
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1/12/2020 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
流沙包: "It's like the promise of a Belgian waffle fulfilled" (Chicago, IL): In terms of the slight reduction here, there's something that reminds me of Roulot in this wine. It's a little tropical and shows a nice array of sweeter tropical fruits, but at the same time, there is the requisite acidity to correctly frame this wine. Every time I taste a Leeuwin chardonnay, I have to ask myself why I don't buy them. I really should be...
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12/27/2019 - jmcmchi Likes this wine: 91 Points
Over two days. Most appealing after 14 hours open.
Light oak notes evident on opening, dissipated over the day. Lemon and touches or peach. Nice structure, acidity so integral as to be barely noticeable
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11/30/2019 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
There's a touch of smoky mineral and a wonderful, crystalline fruit quality to this wine. It has some sappy, white peach, green melon, fig and intense citrus. It is rich and powerful, yet so precise and clear. Length is superb. this is Australia's answer to Batard.
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11/29/2019 - MikeC0022 wrote: 92 Points
Leeuwin art series chardonnay 2016. Really quite nice with fantastic balance and appealing citrus fruit. A lighter, linear style that had finesse. [Obtained as a web special, wouldn't pay standard retail asking price though US$70-80 is simply too expensive].
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11/17/2019 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Didn't quite make it to day two. Still delicious that is but had faded. Next time I'll catch the whole bottle.
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11/16/2019 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
A very pure Art Series this time around. Crystal acid structure, lower fruit than in some years. And at lower alcohol. A baby, must try again shortly.
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10/3/2019 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 90 Points
Australian Wine Far from Ordinary Trade Tasting, San Francisco, lovely Chardonnay, rich fruit, well made, tasty.
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9/13/2019 - dnnk88 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nose of apples, peaches, lemon curd, citrus. Tasted green apples, green apple skin, lime, minerals. Fresh. Some structure coming through, which should improve with time. Nice
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7/6/2019 - BBPP Likes this wine:
Great wine for watching a documentary. Definitely a left brain function type of wine.
Every element is crafted to such a high standard. You really have to try it to understand how close this comes to perfection.
Which in a sense is its only fault - it is almost too good. But that’s being pedantic, very special Chardonnay .
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4/26/2019 - BlackMamba Likes this wine: 92 Points
A bit disappointed, don't listen to the hype �� Of course it is delicious, but definitely not the best white wine ever made in Australia, like a certain wine critic said.
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