Grape
100% Chardonnay
Ratings
James Halliday 88
Jeremy Oliver 95
Tasting Notes
COLOUR
Pale straw with brilliant green hues.
NOSE
A full rich Chardonnay with deep, complex aromas of golden apples, mango and paw paw and hints of grapefruit. The primary fruit flavours are enhanced by spicy/cinnamon/smoky oak characters together with the subtle butteriness of malolactic fermentation.
PALATE
Complex and tightly structured, with intense lime and grapefruit on the front palate, which slowly changes into a mixture of citrus and pear. Finely chiseled acidity, cedary oak and lees yeastiness give excellent depth and graciously offset the richly tex – by Offical Website
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When first tasted in June 2002, the wine was superb, wonderfully youthful and promising to live for many years. When tasted by seven judges in the March 2003 Divine State of Origin Challenge, the points ranged between 16.5 and 17.5 out of 20 – in other words, very consistently at high bronze to silver medal, looking full, peachy and slightly old-fashioned. Seven judges can’t be wrong; the only possible culprit is random oxidation. – by James Halliday
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Toasty, waxy, honeyed aromas of figs, cumquat and butterscotch, with underlying bright honeydew melon and citrus fruits and a hint of lime. High-toned acids and a long, chalky palate deliver a steely mouthfeel of lemon-lime fruit and spicy, toasty oak, finishing tight and savoury. Very controlled, and does build richness on the palate. – by Jeremy Oliver