Stockman’s Ridge Storm Sparkling 2011
Irony that the last time I reviewed a wine from Stockman’s Ridge (2016), I wrote this introduction: “It’s funny, Pinot Noir should probably be Orange’s flagship red grape….but there’s few […]
Tag Archives: Chardonnay
Singlefile Family Reserve Chardonnay 2017
A big step up the Chardonnay ladder here from Singlefile. Sourced from the Singlefile estate vineyard planted in 1989, the wine whole bunch pressed then fermented in 40% new and 60% […]
Singlefile Chardonnay 2017
2 harvest days, almost 2 weeks apart: 22nd March and then April 4th in 2017. The wine sees 33% new and 67% one year old French oak maturation for 8 months Singlefile Wines, Chardonnay, Great Southern, 2017 […]
Run Free by Singlefile Chardonnay 2017
Pressed into French Oak barriques, partial wild fermentation. Lees stirred weekly, but no malolactic fermentation to preserve primary fruit flavours. Run Free by Singlefile, Chardonnay, Western Australia, 2017 Good […]
A Tale of Tolpuddle
The Tolpduddle Vineyard located in the Coal River Valley, approx 25 kms from Hobart in southern Tasmania. Named after the Tolpuddle Martyrs who were sent to Van Diemen’s Land (the […]
TarraWarra Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2016
Clare Halloran, chief winemaker for TarraWarra makes no attempt to hide the fact that 2016 was warm in the Yarra, with earlier ripening fruit. No malolactic fermentation. Fermented and matured […]
Margan White Label Chardonnay 2017
2017 was a return to form for the Hunter Valley. The White Label range hit the upper echelons of the Margan range. Fermented in 500 litre French puncheons with natural […]
Singlefile The Vivienne Chardonnay 2015
Flagship Chardonnay that has very limited availability (only 87 cases made). Fruit picked over three runs from the Singlefile estate vineyard, somewhat earlier than the 2014: 2nd February, 5th March and […]
Polperro Talland Hill Chardonnay 2016
From the single vineyard collection by Polperro. The Talland Hill vineyard is set 170 metres above sea level and planted in 1992. Same winemaking as the Mill Hill Chardonnay with […]
Polperro Mill Hill Chardonnay 2016
From the single vineyard collection by Polperro. The Mill Hill block is 270 metres above sea level, planted in 1994. The fruit gently pressed into barrel with full solids at […]
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