There are aromas of green apple, peach, struck match and white flowers. The palate is full and broad, but a strong line of acid runs through the middle, keeping it lively enough. There are flavours of fresh cream, lees, and some zesty citrus. It's bright and fully flavoured. The fruit for this wine comes from the Strathmore Vineyard in Sutherlands Creek, which is part of the Moorabool Valley sub-region. The soil is a mix of grey and brown loam, clay loam and fragmented granite, which adds to the complexity of this wine. 25% of the fruit went into new French oak, that portion went through full Malo, and the rest went into old oak.
97 points! Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion
From a 10,000-vines-per-ha close-planted vineyard in the Moorabool Valley. Matured in 30% new French and Austrian puncheons. 20% mlf. A complex amalgam of white nectarine, crushed rocks, gentle vanillin and pressed flowers. Textured, saline and beautifully balanced. Now firmly one of the region's very best chardonnays and a wine that will provide lots of pleasure now and over the next five to seven years.
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