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Hoddles Creek Estate Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2022
Chardonnay | Yarra Valley, Australia
Perfect intro to Hoddle's Creek Chardonnay! Cool Upper Yarra Valley Fruit = Wine of Poise & Great Intensity! Cool(ish) year, small yields. This is the best HCE Chardonnay I can recall tasting.
White peach, green pear, a little citrus, fine spicy oak, almond, discreet struck match. It’s tight, but has flavour, plenty of flinty and chalky texture, ripe lemon and lemon peel, almond biscotti and green olive, firm crunch of pure acidity, and a long and racy finish that so mouth-watering and zest
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Fanco's done it again!
Hoddles Creek Estate Pinot Noir 2022
Pinot Noir | Yarra Valley, Australia
You'd be hard pressed to fined a better value Pinot than this! Cherry, plum, baking spice, a little more earthy – more bass than treble here – some vanilla, thyme and mint in the mix too. It’s full of juicy red and black fruited flavour, a slight orange peel amaro twist through it, a pleasing amount of grainy/silty tannin, kind of autumnal too, a little rhubarb and spice, with a juicy and sappy finish of excellent length. Lots of flavour and a good amount of chewy texture. It’s balance o
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DML VIN Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir 2019
Pinot Noir | Victoria, Australia
D'Anna + Middleton + Lewis = DML VIN Pinot! Red cherry, plum, spice, a little samphire and thyme, a slight smokiness too, and dried roses. It’s fine, but offers more grunt and substance than the more delicate Yarra Valley offering, more grain and grip through the tannin, poached strawberry and ripe pomegranate with a bit of crunch on a long finish. It’s lively and regional, and so nicely turned out. Gary Walsh
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DML VIN Upper Yarra Pinot Noir 2019
Pinot Noir | Yarra Valley, Australia
D'Anna + Middleton + Lewis = DML VIN Pinot! It’s very pretty and refined. All fresh raspberry and red cherry, floral perfume and a dusting of spice, kind of juicy, but nicely composed, expanding and filling the mouth with flavour and gentle emery tannin, fresh and long through the finish. Wholesome feeling, classic styling, and just lovely to drink Gary Walsh
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Alkina ‘Old Quarter’ Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2019
Rhône Blend | Barossa, Australia
The step up in sophistication from the Field blend is clear. There’s more composure. The line and length are on show. Harmony and shape to the palate. The finish here sees excellent persistence. This could easily give a quality CndP a run for it’s money. You can feel the energy. A very complete wine with a lot going on. The acid is finer, the palate together. The whole bunch tannins more elegant. This is a triumph.
Coming back to this bottle after it had been open under Coravin for a coup
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Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard 1.5m Chardonnay 2022
Chardonnay | Picadilly Valley, Australia
The build in intensity of this very complete wine is clear. Yes the acid is there, it has the depth and length to hold it. The mid-palate weight is exceptional and oak use (⅓ new) refined, layered and harmonious.
Perfumed with white flowers, a little baking spice crème pat. Super citrus, white grapefruit and stunning intense lime.
Tasting the 3 side by side as a great way to explore depth, length and shape of fruit.
The separator from so many Chardonnays on the market is the texture,
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Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2022
Chardonnay | Picadilly Valley, Australia
The evenness of the weight through the palate is exceptional. The textural finesse and length outstanding. Layered beautiful wine. Stunning build of flavour and intensity with chalky fine acid. Incredibly complete and harmonious. Restraint with power. Now there's a trick!
The 2022 Tapanappa Chardonnays are superb wines that will age beautifully. Looking forward to see what they look like in 5-10-20 years. This is an exceptional wines that will challenge many a village wine from Puligny &
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Domaine Ponsot Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Clos des Monts Luisant Blanc 2020
Aligoté | Morey-Saint-Denis, Burgundy
A special & incredibly rare white from the Côtes du Nuits! Personlity+++ The nuances of Burgundy's appellation system once again come into play when Ponsot secured a ruling allowing them to produce a 1er Cru white from the 1er Cru Monts Luisants vineyard from what was lambasted as a secondary grape variety by the AOC. This is unlike any other Aligoté I've tried.
Where Aligoté is typical the favoured mixer with cassis to make the traditional Kir apperitif, Ponsot's ageworthy version demands
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A.Rodda ‘Willow Lake’ Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2022
Chardonnay | Yarra Valley, Australia
The Willow Lake has excellent depth and length, with the acid to match the fruit intensity. It needs the most time to resolve of Adrian's 3 Chardonnays. When it does it is going to be freaky good. Australian Chardonnay just keeps getting better and better. Last year I was tasting a line of OK white Burgundy then moved onto A.Rodda's Chardonnays & BOOM! They're superb wines.
The Willow Lake has excellent depth and length, with the acid to match the fruit intensity. It needs the most time t
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A.Rodda ‘Baxendale’ Whitlands Chardonnay 2022
Chardonnay | Victoria, Australia
The latest addition to Adrian's Chardonnay range. The Baxendale is supple plush, clean & long. For mine the most immediately approachable Australian Chardonnay just keeps getting better and better. Last year I was tasting a line of OK white Burgundy then moved onto A.Rodda's Chardonnays & BOOM! They're superb wines.
The Baxendale is supple plush, clean & long. For mine the most immediately approachable. The acid a bit more resolved. Oak nicely balanced, edge of pithy stuff. Florals, c
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A.Rodda ‘Smiths’ Beechworth Chardonnay 2022
Chardonnay | Victoria, Australia
When I first came across Adrian's wines, tasting a line of OK white Burgundy they highlighted just how far Australian Chardonnay has come in the last 30 years. They're superb wines.
The Smith's has a lovely generous core of fruit. Balanced by a juicy line of acid. Fine texture, so pure, long and delicious. Still very youthful. A year or two in bottle will do wonders. A nice little bit of funk layers in, feels a little like a pillow for your tongue! The flavours build after you've swallowed it
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Domaine Racine Santa Rita Hills ‘Wenzlau’ Chardonnay 2019
Chardonnay | Santa Rita Hills, America
The 2019 Chardonnay Wenzlau Family Vineyard is a compelling wine from this site. The pedigree is evident from the first taste. Orchard fruit, mint, white pepper and beams of salinity play off a distinctly phenolic feel. The Wenzlau is a rare Chardonnay of substance and power that very much captures the essence of site.
Antonio Galloni, Vinous 94 Points
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Domaine Racine Santa Rita Hills ‘Sanford & Benedict’ Chardonnay 2019
Chardonnay | Santa Rita Hills, America
A rich, effusive wine, the 2019 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict offers a stunning expression of this site. All the classic S&B signatures come through, kicked up with an extra touch of textural richness. Creamy and silky in the glass, the 2019 is outrageously beautiful. Lemon confit, marzipan, white flowers and tangerine oil are some of the many notes that build in a soft, silky Chardonnay that dazzles from start to finish. Impressive.
Antonio Galloni, Vinous 96 Points
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A.Rodda ‘Smiths Vineyard – Triangle Block’ Beechworth Chardonnay 2021
Chardonnay | Victoria, Australia
"The Triangle block, on the Smith's vineyard, consists of just 183 vines. Whole-bunch pressed, fermented in one new puncheon and one seasoned hogshead, 12 months oak maturation on lees. Consistently a stand-out wine from vintage to vintage, and one revealing deep concentration and precision. A study in cool-climate beauty, of spring blossoms, citrus and white peach, lightly spiced and dressed in a nutty, leesy complexity. Runs deep and long, and oh-so beautifully in balance. A delight on
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Domaine Vincent Dureuil-Janthial Rully Rouge 2020
Pinot Noir | Rully, Burgundy
“The 2020 Rully delivers notions of cherries, smoky berries, exotic spices, loamy soil and raw cocoa. Medium to full-bodied, lively and vibrant, with tangy acids, ripe tannins and a long, saline finish, it's impressively dynamic in this warm vintage. Forget it for at least five years and watch it blossom.”
William Kelley, The Wine Advocate 90+ Points
The full potential of Mercurey and Rully reds is yet to be seen. Like all of Burgundy these two villages are evolving. We're seeing
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Domaine Racine Santa Rita Hills ‘Bentrock’ Chardonnay 2019
Chardonnay | Santa Rita Hills, America
A gorgeous wine, the 2019 Chardonnay Bentrock Vineyard dazzles with its purity and translucence. Crushed rocks, lemon confit, white flowers and mint give the 2019 its brilliant, sculpted personality. Soaring aromatics and bright saline accents build into the regal finish.
Antonio Galloni, Vinous 96 Points
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Bindi Kostas Rind Chardonnay 2021
Chardonnay | Macedon, Australia
The 2021 has classic Kostas lemon, lime and grapefruit aromas mixed with spice, cream, chalk and blossom. It is fresh, racy, mouth filling, textured and very long. It will take 6+ years to mature.
Michael D
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Domaine Guy Amiot et Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Les Vergers’ 2017
Chardonnay | France, Burgundy
Lovers of flavourful Chardonnay will be happy here! Amiot 'Les Vergers' sits toward the more generous end of the spectrum. Tasting this reminded me of a chat I had with Franco d'Anna about the pendulum from riper to lean styles at a time when many were pushing the boundaries of the lean side to an extreme. 'Chardonnay should have flavour' he proclaimed.
Lovers of flavourful Chardonnay will be happy here. Vergers should have a solid line of acid and this does. Full of riper stone fruit, melon,
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Domaine Bernard Moreau Bourgogne Chardonnay 2020
Chardonnay | France, Burgundy
This is a delicious drink straight off the bat! 100% Chassagne fruit. This is a delicious drink straight off the bat. Approachable young and good to go over the next few years. A level of generosity and immediate appeal while showing the freshness and hinting at the complexity and precision that comes as you move through Alex's range.
The 2019 Bourgogne Chardonnay bursts with aromas of citrus oil, peaches and white flowers. Medium-bodied, perfumed and charming, it derives from parcels in the
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Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Chardonnay 2020
Chardonnay | South Island, New Zealand
Pure with tension, balanced & rich with a refreshing textural acid. Mid-palate weight is excellent with layers of textural lees and funk ~ excellent! Chardonnay with flavour. As it warms in the glass the expression continues. Long, fine, even & flowing with a saline twist this is very good drinking at the price point. It has all the high notes giving energy to the wine.
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Domaine Guy Amiot et Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Les Chaumées’ Clos Saint-Abdon 2017
Chardonnay | France, Burgundy
Lovers of flavourful Chardonnay will be happy here! Amiot is turning out a compelling set of 1er Cru's. Their monopole Clos Saint-Abdon like the other two 1er Cru's I've tasted has a divine mouthfeel. It's the finish so pure and long. As the Amiot's open they step up several rungs of the ladder. They build and harmonise beautifully in the glass. Flavourful like the other 1er's there's a little more citrus here. The weight, line and length is thirst-quenching with excellent energy. Meadow's discr
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Domaine Joannes Violot-Guillemard Pommard 1er ‘Les Épenots’ 2019
Pinot Noir | Pommard, Burgundy
Revisited in bottle, the 2019 Pommard 1er Cru Les Epenots is already very expressive, bursting with aromas of plums and raspberries mingled with peonies, rose petals, sweet spices and orange rind. Medium to full-bodied, melting and sensual, it's charming and enveloping, with an ample core of fruit and a long, saline finish. It's so giving out of the gates that it wouldn't be a crime to open a bottle now. Drink 2021-2039
William Kelley, 94 Points
Anne Parent describes 'Les Épenots' as
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Domaine Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Frionnes 2020
Chardonnay | Saint-Aubin, Burgundy
Lamy has 2.4-hectares in the 1er Cru Les Frionnes, with vines planted in 1935, 1960 and 1985. It’s a southeast-facing site with old, decomposed limestone/clay soils and a plethora of small rocks in the topsoil. The vines are adjacent to the Derrière chez Edouard, but this is a slightly warmer site and is therefore picked earlier. Frionnes gives both pulpy fruit and vibrant, saline freshness along with a compact, rocky close.
“The 2020 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Frionnes is one of the mo
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Domaine Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Frionnes 2021
Chardonnay | Saint-Aubin, Burgundy
Lamy has 2.4-hectares in the 1er Cru Les Frionnes, with vines planted in 1935, 1960 and 1985. It’s a southeast-facing site with old, decomposed limestone/clay soils and a plethora of small rocks in the topsoil. The vines are adjacent to the Derrière chez Edouard, but this is a slightly warmer site and is therefore picked earlier. Frionnes gives both pulpy fruit and vibrant, saline freshness along with a compact, rocky close.
“Habitually one of the domaine's more mineral wines, the
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Domaine Bernard Moreau Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Morgeot’ 2018
Chardonnay | Côte du Beaune, Burgundy
On the spectrum from elegant to bold 'Morgeot' is always on the richer side of Alex's wines. The 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeots 1er Cru has a tight, backward, stony bouquet; Alex Moreau mentioned that he strove to pick at the right time to keep a sense of strictness. The palate is taut and fresh on the entry, with a fine bead of acidity. Elegant and refined, without the weight of the Champs Gain or La Maltroye on the midpalate, but conveying a sense of athleticism and poise on the saline fin
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Domaine Bernard Moreau Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘La Maltroie’ 2018
Chardonnay | Côte du Beaune, Burgundy
The more elegant fo the 2 M's Maltroie vs Morgeot The 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet La Maltroye 1er Cru has a slightly reserved bouquet that is less expressive than its sibling Chassagnes at the moment; fleeting touches of citrus lemon and smoke emerge with aeration. The palate is well balanced with a very saline opening that counters the richness on the midpalate. There is weight and power to this Maltroye, yet the acidity offsets that and leaves it feeling perfectly balanced, with a very long, spi
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Domaine Bernard Moreau Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Vergers’ 2018
Chardonnay | Côte du Beaune, Burgundy
Running along the top 'row' of 1er Cru's that tend to have higher acidity & precision With a finished pH of 3.19, the 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Vergers is one of the raciest wines in the cellar. Exhibiting scents of almond paste, citrus oil and crisp green orchard fruit, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and chiseled, with a textural attack and lovely mid-palate volume, concluding with a long and precise finish.
William Kelley
Picking time to ensure freshness and precision is cr
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Domaine Bernard Moreau Volnay 1er Cru ‘Les Santenots’ 2019
Pinot Noir | France, Burgundy
Aromas of orange rind, plums, peonies and sweet spices preface the 2019 Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots, a medium to full-bodied, velvety and sumptuous wine that's deep and sapid, underpinned by lively acids and powdery tannins.
William Kelley
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Domaine Bernard Moreau Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Vergers’ 2020
Chardonnay | Côte du Beaune, Burgundy
Running along the top 'row' of 1er Cru's that tend to have higher acidity & precision
With an eye-popping pH of 3.11 (it's always the lowest in the cellar), Moreau's 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Vergers unwinds in the glass with aromas of citrus zest, pear and freshly baked bread framed by a discreet touch of reduction. Medium to full-bodied, taut and incisive, it's concentrated and tightly wound, with fine depth at the core and a long, mouthwatering finish.
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Domaine Bernard Moreau Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘La Maltroie’ 2020
Chardonnay | France, Burgundy
The more elegant fo the 2 M's Maltroie vs Morgeot Firm reduction dominates the nose at present. Otherwise there is fine verve and freshness to the dense, powerful and sappy medium-bodied flavors that also possess a lovely texture before terminating in a rich yet reasonably precise finale that is sufficiently structured to reward 6 to 10 years of keeping.
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