Campbell Mattinson 93+ Points!
Nick Stock 93 Points!
"True to form, 2009's McCutcheon Chardonnay is the powerhouse of the stable, providing an exciting contrast to the Wallis while not subverting the fundamentals of the house style. The nose is thick and heady with complex herbal notes, sage and fennel mostly, underpinned by subtle yellow peach and finished with a caramel twist. There's real depth to the aroma profile and it only becomes more complex the longer you give it in glass. Certainly a wine to linger over and watch through the evening. Although its flavours are relatively up front, this isn't an obvious wine at all. Rather, it's a wine that deceptively places its goods at your feet, which feels great until you realise you're not entirely equipped to understand what it's showing you. So you smell it again, and again... Eventually, though, you will taste it and discover a palate awash with prickly fruit flavour and that distinctively herbal savouriness seen on the nose. Fruit character here veers almost towards the pineapple, adding decadence to what is otherwise a very adult wine. In fact, this comes closest of any wine in the portfolio to a "naughty" style, flavours spreading across the tongue and relaxing in a slightly louche manner before being tightened up as the after palate kicks into gear. The finish turns firmly savoury and goes for some time, then just as you think you have the measure of it, the whole turns on a dime and finishes with a cheeky flash of sweet caramel. What a difference a site makes. Drink this and the Wallis together, see the differences, begin to understand the wonder of wine."
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Sustainably-made
Country:
Australia
Region:
VIC- Mornington Pen
Variety:
Wine White - Chardonnay
Size:
750mL
