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2012 McHenry Hohnen Burnside Vineyard Chardonnay
The only single vineyard McHenry Hohnen Chardonnay that comes from a site that doesn’t lie in the southern parts of the Margaret River. It comes as no surprise that it is more brash and fuller than the other two wines. … Continue reading
2012 McHenry Hohnen Calgardup Brook Vineyard Chardonnay
This is the second year I’ve been gifted the opportunity to taste the McHenry Hohnen single vineyard Chardonnays together. I’m not as familiar with these sites and names as I am with say, the Giant Steps models in the Yarra … Continue reading
2013 Wickhams Road Gippsland Chardonnay
Another Wickhams Road bargain. Clarity. Purity. I’d be drinking this sooner rather than later. As a young wine you can fool yourself into thinking it’s a health drink. Almost mandarin-like acidity underpins white nectarines. So refreshing, juice should be dribbling … Continue reading
2012 McWilliam’s Hanwood Estate Chardonnay
The website mentions the Riverina but the bottle makes no reference to a GI. The value is undeniably high. There’s not a great deal of personality but it drinks well. Ripe but fresh lemon and nectarine with peaks of mango … Continue reading
2012 Seville Estate Reserve Chardonnay
It’s not inexpensive but it is extremely good. Precession, detail, persistence. Struck match sulphides, white flowers, stonefruit and honeydew melon moving into lemon and almonds on the back-palate. Lovely flavours and aromas certainly but what sets this apart is the pebbly … Continue reading
2013 Seville Estate Chardonnay
Once again, no shortage of flavour in the standard Estate model but it is neither flabby nor overwhelming. The oak (30% new) is more noticeable but in balance. Seville Estate’s founder, Dr Peter McMahon, passed on in 2013 and the wines … Continue reading
2013 Seville Estate The Barber Chardonnay
Sourced from vineyards in the Upper Yarra Valley. The warmer vintage produces a wine of concentration, richness and a degree of breadth. Rockmelon, white peach, grapefruit and pithy lemon. A tad syrupy but never amorphous. Some vanilla and a mere hint of smoked … Continue reading
2012 Battle of Bosworth Chardonnay
The third release of Battle of Bosworth’s Chardonnay. I rather liked the couple of glasses I had of the 2011. This doesn’t rate as highly. Yellow peach, figs and melon with suggestions of butterscotch and woodspice. Savoury, nutty oak tempers … Continue reading
2013 Out of Step Syme on Yarra Chardonnay
From what is now, among wine enthusiasts, a rather famous vineyard in the Upper Yarra. Wild yeast fermented, matured in one new and five old French barriques with partial malo allowed and some stirring. The Out of Step Wine Company’s … Continue reading
2012 Hoddles Creek Yarra Valley 1er Chardonnay
I finally made the pilgrimage to Hoddles Creek in August last year. Franco D’Anna drove me around the vineyards and I got a feel for the block sitting at the top of the hill which produces the fruit for the … Continue reading