2018 Willow Creek Chardonnay

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 88.7 points

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  4/19/2024 - Neddy9 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I couldn't have written a better, more apt note than Kayaking below and 3 more years along the path, this wine is just singing a happy tune. Hard to imagine how it could get much better, but there's no doubt it will live for many more years (screw cap) for those who like to experiment with long bottle age (me). Sadly this was my last bottle, but as at the date of writing, winemaker Geraldine McFaul told me there is some WC vintage release 2019 available at the winery. The Willow Creek brand has since been abandoned in favour of the Rare Hare naming at Jackalope. As Geraldine is still in charge, one can imagine that this wine style carries on under their Single Vineyard series. 13% alc/vol, all French oak, 20% new.

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  10/4/2021 - Kayaking Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Slight golden color. A more elegant chardonnay with a long finish. Everything well balanced between oak & fruit. Medium use of oak, with it still being crisp and fresh. Brioche, apples with a touch if almond. Drinking well now, however should travel well over the next four years depending if you like aged chardonnay.

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  1/14/2021 - marcellonegro wrote: 85 Points

  Lemon and curd, some green apple
  Bit of malo and some oak
  Classic easy drinking Mornington Peninsula chardonnay

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