2008 Thelema Chardonnay

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  11/7/2011 - graemeg wrote:

  NobleRottersSydney - South Africa (Alio's, Surry Hills): [screwcap, 13%, A$30] {Greg} Developing nose in a fully worked style; oak, butter, cashews, nuts. It’s all pretty high quality stuff, but it’s very much at one end of the chardonnay spectrum. The palate hangs together quite well; there’s some melon-like fruit amongst the nuts, lees and vanilla, while discreet acid supports the palate, and finely judged alcohol avoids heat or staleness. Plenty ripe, but not too much. It’s medium-bodied, with a medium-length finish and quite a rich mid-palate. If this style of chardonnay is your thing, then it’s fine; I would have preferred just a little less oak flavour. It’s not sweet, thankfully, but I think it’s best within 5 years lest the oak flavours dominate totally. Fermented and aged in french barriques, according to the back label, so that explains a great deal.

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