Chardonnay

Margaret River, W.A. Roast almond, struck match, bacon fat, layered and evolving…a wine to serve well chilled and savour as it warms in the glass. Textural and rich but with great acid balance, a seamless wine with the incredible length only great vineyards deliver...

Western Australia. Margaret River WA. Hand picked and whole bunch pressed; full solids and wild ferments; 64% tank fermented, 36% barrel ferment in new (10%) and used (26%) barrels; aged on lees for 12 months in tank and barrel...

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. Immediately generous nose with aromas of honeysuckle, marzipan and lemon tart. A citrus core and more tension on the palate than the nose suggests with further richness expected to develop with age...

McLaren Vale, South Australia. This wine shows so much flavour and character for a wine that is completely unoaked. ‘Four o’clock’ is pretty versatile, too; great as an aperitif (don’t serve too chilled) and wonderful with a range of foods: roast chicken and mushroom risotto is my standard food matching suggestion...

Freycinet Coast, Tasmania.The 2019 ripening conditions allowed all three of the Chardonnay blocks to hit the standard required to contribute to a complex and supple Reserve Chardonnay. It has fresh aromas of white peach and butterscotch with a bouquet of vanillin and subtle honey. The palate is silky and voluptuous with layers of stone fruit, vanillin oak...

Freycinet Coast, Tasmania.  Intense peach and banana aromas. A smooth-textured palate with soft acid and a persistent, subtle finish. Outstanding value...

WINERY RATING
James Halliday,	Australian Wine Companion 2011

Granton, Tasmania. These cooler conditions generally produce wines with greater elegance and tighter structure....