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.

Frankland River, Western Australia. Honeydew melon and white peach flavours with hints of cinnamon on the palate with a creamy textural mouthfeel and a soft minerally acid backbone. Whilst ready to drink now, the fine balance between fruit, acid and oak will build in complexity with cellaring and patience...

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...

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. Wet-stone minerality with hints of peach and orange zest on the nose. Penetrating, linear wine with flavors of orange and crushed stone complemented by a discreet touch of oak and sexy hints of botanical herbs. Finishes youthfully austere and persistent, with noteworthy lift to its firm lemon, orange and wild mint flavors, plus a suggestion of smoke that will doubtless become more pronounced as the wine ages...

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...