From vines planted in 1978, fermented and matured for 18 months in new and used French oak, partial mlf. The power, intensity and depth of the wine comes from the low yield of these venerable vines. Ripe white nectarine/peach is offset by grapefruit pith and flinty acidity.

Vineyard planted in 1978, which makes it as old as the Sydney Mardi Gras. Mark Walpole quips that he thinks this wine ‘always looks best when we’ve run out’, and suggests looking at it over a couple of days. Well, it took me about two minutes to come to a decision on it. That’s me though, always hasty. This enters the pantheon of high scoring Beechworth Chardonnay on TWF as per the list (see The WineFront website).

This is a powerful wine, though what I like most about it, is that it does not come at the expense of charm and drinking appeal. White peach, almond meal, pink grapefruit, biscuit spices, a little struck match adds complexity, and there’s fennel and floral perfume too. It offers fine chalky grip, a burst of grapefruit acidity through white stone fruits, and the finish is all ripe lime juice, spicy, perfumed and offers superb length. A complete wine. Beautiful - 97 points."
- by Gary Walsh, for The WineFront.

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