[SOLD-OUT] Ten Minutes By Tractor Wallis Chardonnay 2015

Wine Front 92+ points!

“Chardonnay is – on average – ready to pick about 5 days earlier on the Wallis vineyard than it is on the McCutcheon, and 11 days earlier than Judd. It’s a north-east facing slope, angled but not terribly steep, planted in 1992. Clone P58. 297 dozen produced this vintage. Only partial M LF (39%). It will require patience or a preference for high acid-style chardonnay, or both. Which is to to in any way dismiss it; you’d reckon it has a good future ahead. Lactose, lemon curd, meal and tart grapefruit/fennel characters. Excellent length. Mouthfeel is just starting to form, but has a fair way to go.”

Campbell Mattinson, Wine Front, April 2017

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Of all the estate wines, the Chardonnay from Wallis seems to walk the tightrope between weight and delicacy the best. It’s the Goldilocks Chardonnay, sitting in between the never ending power of McCutcheon or the sunny warmth of Judd. A particular feature of this wine is how the extra acidity gives it an almost understated power – a slow build of mealy weight, counterpointed by acidity heading more towards grapefruit than pure citrus. A wine of latent power, and with a shape that suggests it will be long lived. Best drinking 2017-2027


Andrew Graham, February 2017

  Sustainably-made  

Country:

Australia

Region:

VIC- Mornington Pen

Variety:

Wine White - Chardonnay

Size:

750mL