Chardonnay

Pemberton, Western Australia. Big berries, little berries - typical of the bunches out West. Oaked.

Frankland River, Western Australia. Honeydew melon and white peach flavours with hints of cinnamon on the palate with a creamy textural mouthfeel and a soft minerally acid backbone. Whilst ready to drink now, the fine balance between fruit, acid and oak will build in complexity with cellaring and patience...

Margaret River, W.A. Medium bodied palate with white peach, nashi pear and zesty citrus flavours. Bright acidity and fresh fruit persist through to a crispy, lingering finish...

Viré-Clessé, Burgundy, France. Bright yellow with a gold tinge. Sexy, expressive, very ripe scents of dried apricot, ripe peach, white pepper and hazelnut. Very rich, smooth, ripe and silky but youthfully unforthcoming in the middle palate. This plush wine finishes powerful and very long, with a touch of citrus peel firmness and a tannic quality I did not pick up in the other 2014s at this address...

Viré-Clessé, Burgundy, France. Pale yellow-gold color. Very ripe aromas of peach, apricot and smoky minerality are a bit more dynamic than those of the Prêtres de Quintaine. Unctuous on entry, then tighter in the middle palate, with very ripe stone fruit flavors accented by spicy oak. This thick but energetic wine shows a distinctly creamy quality for the vintage. Finishes with slowly mounting length and considerable power...

Viré-Clessé, Burgundy, France. Bright, light yellow. Sexy aromas of yellow fruits, smoky minerality, marzipan and white truffle. Large-scaled and ripe but dry, filling the mouth without leaving any impression of weight. More large than long in the typical style of Quintaine, whose wines are known for their residual sugar. Finishes lively and gripping, with a light touch and lingering notes of fresh apricot and lemon. Needs time...

Burgundy, France.  This Bourgogne white is subject to a special selection of 100% Chardonnay grapes that come essentially from the Côte d’Or. A veritable initiation in the great white grape variety of Burgundy, it envelops its fruit with much elegance. A wine for pleasure to be savoured amongst friends from the aperitif onward...

Marlborough, New Zealand. Sweetly perfumed aromas - nutty, mealy with lemon blossom and a nice cedar edge. The palate is rich and complex with a zesty citrus burst on entry and nectarine and peach on the mid palate. Savoury elements are also apparent. Nice weight and volume and just a hint of caramel on the long finish...