Picardy Chardonnay 2005 Saturday, Nov 25 2006
Tasting Notes and Australia and Variety and White and chardonnay and Pemberton
I have many chardonnays to taste over the coming weeks and it is always good to start things off with a bang. Bang!
Aromas of melon, white peach, citrus, nuts, spicy oak, a little buttered popcorn and quite a few struck matches. Rather wild and most attractive. On the palate excellent intensity with nutty savoury oatmeal flavours and bright white peach, melon and grapefruit. It is lightly buttery but backed with a very firm spine of acidity. Powerful and seamless. Dry distinctly savoury finish that goes on and on. I am very enthusiastic about this wine. It’s an absolute beauty!
Rated : 95 Points
Tasted : Nov06
Alcohol : 14%
Price : $30
Closure : Cork
Drink : 2006 - 2010
Source : Winery Sample
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25 Responses to “Picardy Chardonnay 2005”
November 25th, 2006 at 6:09 pm
Love it. They have done very well to price this at $30.
JP
November 25th, 2006 at 8:20 pm
I swear that you rated this at 96 points an hour or so ago.
What happened?
Executive over-ride?
November 26th, 2006 at 10:07 pm
Sounds excellent.
November 27th, 2006 at 11:46 am
Nearly 96…
Knock out value for this sort of quality. Shame about the cork - although it was high quality.
GW
November 27th, 2006 at 1:09 pm
You’ve described it well. I’m a big fan of that oatmeal/melon/grapefruit flavour profile, with plenty of firm acidity running right down the middle of course.
November 27th, 2006 at 1:15 pm
You had one?
GW
November 27th, 2006 at 1:17 pm
No, but from your note I almost have. I may get some if I can get any service from the distributor. I know that in the past they have favoured Coles outlets.
November 27th, 2006 at 1:28 pm
I have a spare bottle in the office. I’ll drop it in later in the week if you like.
GW
November 27th, 2006 at 1:29 pm
Excellent.
November 27th, 2006 at 1:34 pm
One of the few benefits of cork closures..
GW
November 28th, 2006 at 11:30 am
This wine is sexier than Borat. Once again this proves even heathens can get it right.
November 28th, 2006 at 12:22 pm
Don’t call Dan Pannell a heathen you rude man!
GW
November 28th, 2006 at 2:20 pm
I was referring to your pallets not Dan’s winemaking prowess.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:23 pm
sorry palates.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:29 pm
although your penchant for cheap wood and a 4 by 2 structure might make the usage appropriate.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:45 pm
Pfff. Two words.
Zonte’s Footstep
GW
November 28th, 2006 at 8:32 pm
Hmmm, seems that you are increasingly becoming the voice in the wilderness.
Click for Peter’s sweet wine specials..
Fortunately I am available as a locally based mentor (at a very reasonable cost)
November 28th, 2006 at 8:37 pm
14% ? !!
November 28th, 2006 at 8:37 pm
Hang on! They are all with me apart from Phil Reedman. Horrid sweet metallic stuff. I can see I have much work ahead grasshopper!
GW
November 28th, 2006 at 8:38 pm
but in fairness the wine is fruit sweet - though so are many some cult Barossa wines at $100+. Not my cup of tea but heh some people love it! But then some people like Allen Jones - go figure.
November 28th, 2006 at 8:42 pm
14% is not too bad for a chard Dan…LEAS is regularily 14 to 14.5%…Grand Cru burg is 13.5+…
GW
November 29th, 2006 at 8:53 pm
You are a very bad man. Like your sense of humour though.
October 4th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
Went along to the Picardy new release tasting tonight in Perth and the ‘06 chardonnay was head and shoulders above the rest of the wines in a very impressive line up. It was an automatic 6 pack buy for the bunker. A brilliant chardonnay for $35.00/bott.
GW, you would have enjoyed the Merlot/Cabernet vertical with the latter vintages showing evolution and improvement, although the 1997 was also looking good.
chris
October 5th, 2007 at 7:36 am
I’ll bet. I was invited to a vertical tasting of every wine Picardy have made in Sydney in a month but can’t make it.
GW
October 30th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
Had a little crack at this last night. Very nice. Finer and lighter than the 2005 with greener fruit flavours. Flinty and more Chablis like. I’ll write it up later.
GW