Chardonnay

Mount Barker, Western Australia. A rich and flavoursome wine, yet shows wonderful restraint and elegance. There is a range of flavours all harmoniously integrated, including ripe nectarine fruit, mealy characters, cedary French oak, and grilled cashew nuts. Lively grapefruit acidity provides a...

Pemberton, Western Australia. Big berries, little berries - typical of the bunches out West. Oaked.

Margaret River, W.A. Medium bodied palate with white peach, nashi pear and zesty citrus flavours. Bright acidity and fresh fruit persist through to a crispy, lingering finish...

Mâcon, Burgundy, France. Seamless and energetic. There’s a combination for you. It’s frisky but svelte with lemongrass, citrus and white peach flavours gently melting into wet slate. There’s a hint of honeysuckle here, almost into lactose but not quite. Really, it’s just a joy to drink; it sits at the wonderful place where freshness shakes hands with charisma...

Viré-Clessé, Burgundy, France. Pale yellow-gold color. Very ripe aromas of peach, apricot and smoky minerality are a bit more dynamic than those of the Prêtres de Quintaine. Unctuous on entry, then tighter in the middle palate, with very ripe stone fruit flavors accented by spicy oak. This thick but energetic wine shows a distinctly creamy quality for the vintage. Finishes with slowly mounting length and considerable power...

Viré-Clessé, Burgundy, France. Bright yellow with a gold tinge. Sexy, expressive, very ripe scents of dried apricot, ripe peach, white pepper and hazelnut. Very rich, smooth, ripe and silky but youthfully unforthcoming in the middle palate. This plush wine finishes powerful and very long, with a touch of citrus peel firmness and a tannic quality I did not pick up in the other 2014s at this address...

Viré-Clessé, Burgundy, France. Bright, light yellow. Sexy aromas of yellow fruits, smoky minerality, marzipan and white truffle. Large-scaled and ripe but dry, filling the mouth without leaving any impression of weight. More large than long in the typical style of Quintaine, whose wines are known for their residual sugar. Finishes lively and gripping, with a light touch and lingering notes of fresh apricot and lemon. Needs time...

Bicheno, Tasmania. The nose has an elegance and complexity that speaks of well grown, low yielding, hand picked fruit with a subtle lick of French oak from the barrel fermentation.  The palate starts with the classic entry, texture, fruit...