Chardonnay

Hunter Valley, New South Wales.  Gold green in colour and exhibits a complex bouquet of grapefruit and melon with hints of well-integrated subtle nutty oak aromas.  The palate is textured and offers an attractive mouth feel with great structure, richness and balance. It is beautifully balanced with a long, lingering finish. Enjoy as a young wine and over the next 3 -5 years with careful cellaring....

Yarra Valley Victoria. Martingale Estate is located in the heart of the Yarra Valley in the sub region of Gruyere, focusing predominantly on Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah from their 40 acre property of which 20 acres is under vine. While still supplying some of the Yarra’s finest labels with high quality fruit they have now decided to make a small amount of wine under their own label...

Alexander Valley, California, USA. For the past four decades, Matanzas Creek Winery has focused on creating site-expressive wines. Throughout the years our methodology has remained the same: utilize a range of vineyard clones and fermentation vessels, and explore new farming and winemaking techniques, to produce thoughtfully crafted, expressive, and balanced wines...

Margaret River. W.A. Lifted aromas of sweetly spiced poached pear and white peach meld with lemon meringue pie with underlying wild ferment characters of brioche dough and grilled cashews. White peaches dominate on entry whilst flavours of preserved lemon, nectarine and crème brulee mesh together on a textured palate. The maritime influence of the site is evident via hints of ocean spray and citrus infused acidity, providing a finish that is long, balanced and focused...

Margaret River, WA.  "Light yellow hue, fresh and clean; the bouquet is cashew-nutty, creamy and lightly smoky, with some 'chicken coop' notes, becoming cleaner and more spicy with air. It's very fresh and vibrant with intense lemon juice flavour, yet invested with delicious complexing notes that make it much more than a simple fruit wine. Lovely..."

Margaret River, WA. "Fluid, steely, spicy and textural at once. When I say textural I don’t mean creamy, but it has a velvety aspect to the mouthfeel. It’s bright, varietal, not overdone, not underdone. White peach, chalk, meal and cedar spice characters are all here but it moves moves through the mouth at a good clip, both impressing and pleasing as it goes..."

Margaret River, WA. "Fluid, steely, spicy and textural at once. When I say textural I don’t mean creamy, but it has a velvety aspect to the mouthfeel. It’s bright, varietal, not overdone, not underdone. White peach, chalk, meal and cedar spice characters are all here but it moves moves through the mouth at a good clip, both impressing and pleasing as it goes..."

Margaret River, W.A. A lifted bouquet of ripe white peach, roasted cashew nougat with underlying notes of soft sweet dough leap from the glass. The fresh palate opens with intense peach and nectarine fruits with hints of ruby grapefruit, subtle texture from lees stirring in barrel adds complexity...

Yarra Valley, Victoria. This wine is complex, well structured and elegant. It has a full palate, creamy butterscotch nose, excellent oak balance with good persistence and length...