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2011 McHenry Hohnen Rocky Road Chardonnay
This is the line and length model of the 2011 McHenry Hohnen Chardonnays although you won’t mistake it for anything coming out of the Yarra Valley. The Rocky Road vineyard is also situated in the south of the Margaret River region, … Continue reading
2011 McHenry Hohnen Calgardup Brook Chardonnay
The Calgardup Brook vineyard lies in the south of the Margaret River region. In 2011 it’s given us a Chardonnay of regional intensity and power within a framework of stony acidity and cinnamon spiced oak. The fullness of flavour apparent on entry is … Continue reading
2012 Willow Bridge Estate G1-10 Geographe Chardonnay
A Chardonnay that presents in terms of contradictions yet makes its most compelling argument when viewed as a (flawed) whole. Plenty of creamy cedar and spice oak coats the peachy fruit core with leesy almond croissant and oatmeal adding to … Continue reading
2012 Medhurst Yarra Valley Steel’s Hill Chardonnay
This is quite clearly the least accomplished of the current release Medhurst Chardonnays. It feels unevenly ripe although I do welcome the shelter from the overt flavours of the middle-tiered release. A little truncated and lacking in flow. On the … Continue reading
2012 Medhurst Yarra Valley Chardonnay
We’re in richer, sunshine territory with this 2012. It’s chock full of the season’s primary fruit. You’re after flavour? Look no further. A bit buttery, a bit nutty and maybe even a little syrupy. It has enough focus nonetheless. Melons … Continue reading
2011 Medhurst Reserve Yarra Valley Chardonnay
I’ve been in the Yarra Valley for a week while Medhurst winemaker Matt Steel steered his ship towards my hometown of Brisbane. How do you like them apples? I look forward to catching up with another time. I reckon we should meet in … Continue reading
2011 Bicknell FC Chardonnay
“Interrupting my train of thought Lines of longitude and latitude Define and refine my altitude” – Wire At a recent public tasting that included the 2011 Bicknell FC Pinot Noir one of the audience asked if the initials stood for … Continue reading
2012 Punt Road Chardonnay
Kate Goodman is doing some really smart things over at Punt Road in the Yarra Valley. The higher tiered ‘Chemin’ range can be superb but this effort, sourced from the Napoleone Vineyard in Coldstream is bang on as well. Don’t … Continue reading
2012 Meerea Park XYZ Chardonnay
Meerea Park Chardonnays are generally quite tropical but there is a botrytis-like syrupy sweetness that ups the ante here. 2012 won’t be remembered fondly by most in the Hunter Valley. Rain plagued the vintage. Glacé pineapple, ripe melon, apricot nectar … Continue reading
2012 Castelli Il Iris Chardonnay
Big, ballsy, cheesy, toasty, mealy, heavily worked Chardonnay from Denmark in the Great Southern. What will critics make of it? There is still plenty of demand for this expression of the variety. I honestly don’t know where the sweet spot … Continue reading