10x Tractor Chardonnay 2020 Victoria Mornington Peninsula
10x Tractor Chardonnay 2020 Victoria Mornington Peninsula10x Tractor Chardonnay 2020 displays peach, honeydew and citrus characters pair perfectly with the crunchy phenolics, depth of fruit and elegant edge of this inviting and irresistible Chardonnay
10x Tractor Pinot Gris 2020 Victoria Mornington Peninsula
10x Tractor Pinot Gris 2020 Victoria Mornington Peninsula10X Tractor Pinot Gris 2020 – A textural wine balancing musk, honeysuckle and kaffir lime characters with a subtle wet stone minerality and crunchy acidity.
The cool climate Mornington Peninsula is now internationally recognised for producing much of Australia’s finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The Australian Geographical Indication “Mornington Peninsula” was entered in the Register of Protected Names on 18 March 1997.
John Gladstones, in his definitive book ‘Viticulture and Environment’ says the region…
“…has arguably the best ripening climate in Victoria for light to medium bodied table wines…this would appear to be one of the few regions of Australia where the precise characteristics of the great Burgundy wines (both red and white) might reasonably be aspired to.”
Almost half the vines planted on the Mornington Peninsula are Pinot Noir, followed closely by Chardonnay. A smaller amount of Shiraz and other cool climate varieties are planted, but it is the more recently introduced Pinot Gris which is fast creating an exciting reputation for fine quality and regional distinctiveness.
There are now more than 200 vineyards, 60 wineries and at least 50 cellar doors on the Mornington Peninsula. Most are concentrated around Red Hill, Red Hill South and Main Ridge, with clusters at Moorooduc and Tuerong in the north, and Balnarring and Merricks towards Western Port Bay.
The very early signs that the Mornington Peninsula held distinct promise as a winemaking region came in 1886, when the first commercial winery established in Dromana won an honourable mention in the Intercontinental Exhibition in 1886.
Vines had been planted on the Mornington Peninsula since the 1850s, when the Balcombe family produced wine from their small vineyard at The Briars in Mount Martha (one of the original vines still exists on the estate, which is managed by the National Trust and Mornington Peninsula Shire and is open to the public).
However, while patriarch William Balcombe had gained fame both for hosting Napoleon Bonaparte at his family home on the island of St Helena and later as the Treasurer of the colony of NSW, his achievements did not extend to wine, which was dubbed ‘Briars Vinegar’ by the locals.
In the 1870s and 80s, Simon ‘the Frenchman’, who lived in the hollow of a tree on Arthur’s Seat and was the first European to settle for any length of time on the Mornington Peninsula’s
A Rodda Yarra Chardonnay 2018 Victoria Yarra Valley
A Rodda Yarra Chardonnay 2018 Victoria Yarra ValleyA Rodda Chardonnay 2018 is Intense , highly lifted aromas of grapefruit and white flowers combine with white stone fruit and gun smoke. The palate has a creamy flow supported by a saline, chalky texture encapsulated by mouth-watering natural acidity
Collector Tiger Tiger Chardonnay 2018 Tumbarumba NSW
Collector Tiger Tiger Chardonnay 2018 Tumbarumba NSWCollector Tiger Tiger Chardonnay 2018
Taste
The wine is fresh on the nose with aromas of white flowers, grapefruit and flint. A changing and complex wine of depth and concentration that with time in the glass reveals lemon curd, brioche and spent matchsticks. The palate is focussed, mouth-filling and long. The wine will metamorphose and take on complexity with age.
Viticulture
The vineyard sits in a saddle at 850m above sea level, at the foothills of the Snowy Mountains. The site drains to valleys either side and offers exceptional conditions for growing Chardonnay at the cool margin. The soil is deep, well-drained, weathered granite.
Winemaking
The grapes were harvested at just over 12 Baumé, with 11+ g/L acid. The fruit was whole bunch pressed and run to a mix of new and seasoned Allier and Tronçais oak for fermentation. Each parcel underwent a full malolactic fermentation and was aged on lees before blending and bottling in February 2018.
Coppabella Chardonnay 2019 Tumbarumba NSW
Coppabella Chardonnay 2019 Tumbarumba NSWCoppabella Chardonnay 2019
Lifted grapefruit, honeydew melon and lemon zest aromas appear on the nose. The wine is bright with flavours of green apple, lime and creamy cashew notes on the middle palate. The finish is long and refined with a lovely driving line of acidity.
There are few places in Australia cool enough to craft world class wines from early ripening varieties such as Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. That this can be achieved in Southern NSW is among the most exciting stories in Australian wine making today.
Delamere Estate Chardonnay 2019 Tasmania
Delamere Estate Chardonnay 2019 TasmaniaDelamere Estate Chardonnay 2019 Opens with pristine citrus, floral and stone fruit notes, this wine evolves with delicate shades of vanilla, almond and crème brûlée. The key to this wine is its ability to balance its taut acidity and judicious use of oak and the savoury lees influence to create a complex and interesting wine that will age gracefully over the next 8-10 years.
Domaine Naturaliste Floris Chardonnay 2020 Western Australia Margaret River
Domaine Naturaliste Floris Chardonnay 2020 Western Australia Margaret RiverDomaine Naturaliste Floris Chardonnay 2020 is a modern and engaging expression of our local clone into wine. This style is a co-evolution of Modern Australian food and wine culture, which has great emphasis on balance, freshness and hedonistic pleasure. The sustainably farmed vineyard is in the cool southern end of Margaret River. Floris exhibits delicate textures and floral notes reminiscent of white jasmine flowers.
All about complexity and texture, the richer fruit from the Wallcliffe district absorbing 10 months in French barriques (30% new, but low-medium toast). Fresh grapefruit also takes care of the oak of a carefully built wine.
Domenica Chardonnay 2019 Victoria Beechworth
Domenica Chardonnay 2019 Victoria BeechworthDomenica Chardonnay 2019
Ex-Giaconda winemaker, Peter Graham’s Beechworth-based Domenica Wines is one of the region’s new stars and his Chardonnay, in particular, is a much sought after wine for those searching for a classic, purely fruited, complex and pristine example of the variety. Gorgeous apple, nectarine and white peach characters with soft spice, almond paste, a touch of struck match and beautiful oak.
Grown on a south facing slope, the fruit is hand picked lightly crushed, and basket pressed. The heaviest solids are briefly settled out by gravity, then the juice transferred to barriques awaiting the start of fermentation.
Domenica sits 460m above sea level atop the granite ridge sweeping away to the south west of Beechworth. The wines are vividly reflective of their origin, a gripping mineral texture encasing the mature vine vitality of the varietals chosen to express it.
Winemaking is traditional. Taste is more important than numbers. The yeasts comes from the site, not a packet. Pressings, solids and lees all play their part completing the picture. The wines are carefully maintained in oak bariques before being bottled unfiltered.
Domenica Shiraz 2017 Victoria Beechworth
Domenica Shiraz 2017 Victoria BeechworthDomenica Shiraz 2017
Domenica sits 460m above sea level atop the granite ridge sweeping away to the south west of Beechworth. The wines are vividly reflective of their origin, a gripping mineral texture encasing the mature vine vitality of the varietals chosen to express it.
Winemaking is traditional. Taste is more important than numbers. The yeasts comes from the site, not a packet. Pressings, solids and lees all play their part completing the picture. The wines are carefully maintained in oak bariques before being bottled unfiltered.
Heavily Rhone influenced Shiraz. Drink one now and put a few in the cellar and you will be rewarded.
