Robert Parker 92 Points!
"Precise single vineyard work is exciting. Over time, the drinker is rewarded with the sort of deep insight into site that one normally associates with Burgundy. The Wallis vineyard typically yields the most restrained Chardonnay in the portfolio, and so it is again for 2009. The nose is high toned, positively etched with complexity, a blinding white light of an aroma profile that might be difficult to decipher for those accustomed to more accessible styles. But persevere and you will be rewarded with a delicate platter of white peach, minerals, thyme, and the sort of underlying caramel notes that seem to come so easily to this portfolio of Chardonnays. What's really impressive here is how the aromas occupy every inch of one's senses, from base notes through to the highest of top notes and everything in between. No matter where you look, there's a detail, more complexity, something you hadn't noticed before. The palate is equally compelling, and one of its most interesting dimensions is how the mouthfeel modulates in a way that seems to echo the push-pull of the flavour profile. Just as the flavours move between almost-luscious stonefruit and caramel to edgy minerals and general savouriness, so too does the texture go from silky to tingly, mouthfilling to lithe. It's quite a performance, and one that transports this from being merely great Chardonnay to something very special and exciting. In its own quiet way, this is an absolute statement wine, one that shouts about subtlety and strongly proves bombast doesn't equal quality."
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Sustainably-made
Country:
Australia
Region:
VIC- Mornington Pen
Variety:
Wine White - Chardonnay
Size:
750mL
