Category Archives: Tumbarumba

More Tumbarumba magic from Eden Road winemaker Nick Spencer. Lower altitude vineyard. Nougat oak immediately noticeable after the Courabyra Chardonnay but it’s not overplayed. More expansively fruited. Intense white peach, green pear and melon with blanched almonds and basil. Rounder … Continue reading →

Tumbarumba Chardonnay in its birthday suit. Purity and vibrancy. Compelling definition. Linear flavour and extension. Nectarines, mandarin, wheat germ, puff pastry and citrus. No discernible oak but there is a little fine, chalky grip. Far from neutral. Chardonnay with a … Continue reading →

Probably the highest quality Chardonnay under the fifteen dollar mark these days and very consistent. Wheaty lees work is spot on this year. The flavours are pretty much the same, if perhaps slightly fuller. More grapefruit to go along with … Continue reading →

Surprised that I couldn’t find a decent bottle image for this. Having said that, it is only the second release of a Ravensworth Tumbarumba Chardonnay. I’ll leave the explanation of the wine to vigneron Bryan Martin. He really has written … Continue reading →

When too much Tumbarumba Chardonnay just isn’t enough. Even though they’re not the dominant flavour, green apple skins mark the wine. They’re joined by ripe melon, figs, white peach and scotch fingers. Plenty of flavour and persistent woodspice. Some pillowy … Continue reading →

Chardonnay from Tumbarumba. So hot right now. Especially if gun winemaker Adrian Sparks has a hand in it. The lees presence seems less dominant than in the last release. That intense white stonefruit and citrus is present in high-definition clarity. … Continue reading →

Linear stylings from winemaker Nick Spencer. It’s a different interpretation of Tumbarumba Chardonnay and one that I personally have a lot of time for. Tight and flinty yet it includes a textural mise-en-scène of sensitive cedary oak, lees and some malolactic fermentation which fleshes out the mid-palate. … Continue reading →

Quality Chardonnay for twenty bucks or less. It has personality, attractive cool climate Tumbarumba fruit and plenty of creamy texture to counteract a spine of citrus tinged acidity. It takes a little air for the fog of lees to lift but … Continue reading →