De Bortoli Yarra Valley Reserve Chardonnay 2006 Sunday, Apr 27 2008
Tasting Notes and Australia and Yarra Valley and Variety and White and chardonnay
I wish I had a lot more time to write about wine and stuff but sadly I don’t. I also wish that this wine came in a magnum because the bugger was gone before I knew it. Oh well parting is such sweet sorrow. Anyway, you might think that these De Bortoli Reserve wines are higher production than they are, so just to put the record straight this is a make of about 250 dozen.
Sophisticated yet slightly wild with a mix of white peach, nougat, citrus and sulphide. On the palate tight and refined with flavours of citrus, nectarine and almond. It’s glossy and lightly creamy yet deliciously dry and flinty all at once - a wine that wins you over with a gentle stroke of the cheek rather than a showy flash of the parts. Finishes crisp, dry and expansive. Fine wine in every sense.
Other vintages : 2005, 2004, 2003
Rated : 95 Points
Tasted : Apr08
Alcohol : 13%
Price : $48
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2008 - 2012
Source : Winery Sample
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