Impressive. Delivers all you want from new world Chardonnay. It’s restrained, sharp, appley, peachy, raisiny, open but balanced and restrained and on the finish delivers nutty complexity with a bit of bonfire. Really good stuff.
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Really enjoying. Is oaked and you do get subtle vanilla, but not creaminess or caramel. Instead this is very fresh and bright. Classic stone fruit of peach and apricot, maybe some citrus too. Comparison with a Premier or Grand Cru Chablis is good
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A paucity of notes for recent vintages. I can confirm that in this truly outstanding vintage the wine is ready to drink (as the wine maker suggests by mid 22) but clearly will take on more rounded and fuller flavour. Right now, there are citrus and stone fruit aromas and it has a fresh and mouth watering acidity that is very enjoyable, more like a fine Chablis. I really liked this wine and would happily drink again now or hold. You won’t be doing yourself a disservice by trying one now, perhaps with Asian salads/Thai food, fish or chicken.
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Grand Cru Chardonnay (The four seasons hotel, the rocks, sydney): Aromas of stone fruit, citrus, struck match, cheesy, polished oak; sweet spice. With time an almost candy floss. Fresh acidity, the oak is a little dominant at the moment, time required to let the fruit show (peaches especially) but this is, for me, pretty unapproachable and disjointed at the moment.
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1/27/2024 - gtilley wrote:
Impressive. Delivers all you want from new world Chardonnay. It’s restrained, sharp, appley, peachy, raisiny, open but balanced and restrained and on the finish delivers nutty complexity with a bit of bonfire. Really good stuff.
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11/21/2023 - DonDon Likes this wine: 92 Points
Really enjoying. Is oaked and you do get subtle vanilla, but not creaminess or caramel. Instead this is very fresh and bright. Classic stone fruit of peach and apricot, maybe some citrus too. Comparison with a Premier or Grand Cru Chablis is good
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12/23/2022 - rexy wrote:
A paucity of notes for recent vintages. I can confirm that in this truly outstanding vintage the wine is ready to drink (as the wine maker suggests by mid 22) but clearly will take on more rounded and fuller flavour. Right now, there are citrus and stone fruit aromas and it has a fresh and mouth watering acidity that is very enjoyable, more like a fine Chablis. I really liked this wine and would happily drink again now or hold. You won’t be doing yourself a disservice by trying one now, perhaps with Asian salads/Thai food, fish or chicken.
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11/25/2021 - chatters wrote:
Grand Cru Chardonnay (The four seasons hotel, the rocks, sydney): Aromas of stone fruit, citrus, struck match, cheesy, polished oak; sweet spice. With time an almost candy floss. Fresh acidity, the oak is a little dominant at the moment, time required to let the fruit show (peaches especially) but this is, for me, pretty unapproachable and disjointed at the moment.
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