Region
Barossa Valley
Grape
Chardonnay
Tasting Notes
Light green-yellow; the bouquet is extremely fine and tight, with ever so subtle oak. The palate is exceptionally delicate yet intense, with nettle and citrus flavours running through to an extremely long finish. This wine will surely live for upwards of 20 years.
-94 pts by James Halliday
Seems a bit tired, lacking the fruit of the preceding vintages, but still spicy, complex and tight. Fruit from Fleurieu and Adelaide Hills.—Non-blind Yattarna vertical (November 2011). Drink now.
-90 pts by Wine Spectator
A substantial wine in all respects, with more richness and mouthfeel than many of the 1980s and ’90s; the array of black fruits with a twist of cassis is perfectly balanced, as is the oak and tannin support.
-94 pts by James Halliday