Chardonnay

Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Whole bunches were chilled overnight, then pressed, before fermentation in new and used French oak puncheons...

Adelaide Hills, South Australia. M3 is at the forefront of the on-going refinement and evolution of Australian Chardonnay. We aim for elegance, restraint and the capacity to age in bottle. 2008 M3 Chardonnay is distinctly savoury, slightly austere, with restrained fruit and great palate length.Grown, vinified and bottled at Shaw + Smith...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2016

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2016

Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Light straw in colour this wine displays hints of bosh pear, ripe peach and honey-dew melon on the nose. Following through onto the palate the flavours are enhanced with subtle hints of honey and nutmeg from the influence of 6 months maturation in French Oak Barrels...

Margaret River, W.A. Roast almond, struck match, bacon fat, layered and evolving…a wine to serve well chilled and savour as it warms in the glass. Textural and rich but with great acid balance, a seamless wine with the incredible length only great vineyards deliver...

McLaren Vale, South Australia. This wine shows so much flavour and character for a wine that is completely unoaked. ‘Four o’clock’ is pretty versatile, too; great as an aperitif (don’t serve too chilled) and wonderful with a range of foods: roast chicken and mushroom risotto is my standard food matching suggestion...

Freycinet Coast, Tasmania.The 2019 ripening conditions allowed all three of the Chardonnay blocks to hit the standard required to contribute to a complex and supple Reserve Chardonnay. It has fresh aromas of white peach and butterscotch with a bouquet of vanillin and subtle honey. The palate is silky and voluptuous with layers of stone fruit, vanillin oak...

Granton, Tasmania. These cooler conditions generally produce wines with greater elegance and tighter structure....