Yoghurt, brambles, hot tiles, lavender, balsamic sweet and sour, youthful, seems to be searching for some balance. — 9 months ago
Not bad for “2 buck Chuck”! — 2 years ago
Juicy dark fruit, complimented by black pepper, rich. — a month ago
Proving yet again that the Adelaide Hills makes excellent Chardonnay. Has been “worked “ somewhat. The winemaking team has a formidable brains trust with Adam Wadewitz as the Chief Winemaker with input from two MWs in Michael Hill-Smith and David leMire. An excellent modern take on Australian Chardonnay. Stone fruit, minerality, struck match - a nice citric acid cut to finish off. — 3 months ago
Medium ruby-purple color.
Aromas of barnyard, dark fruit, spice.
Dry. Flavors of black cherry, earthy, clove, leather, peppercorn. Rich, chewy tannins.
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — a year ago
I have several previous Delectable notes on this brilliant wine. As fellow Delectable taster Scott Rowe said of this wine “Epic”. Sadly my last of the 2015 vintage Tolpuddle Pinot Noir. There were too many things going for it not to be a success. :-
Coal River Tasmania; Shaw and Smith Winemaking team; 2015 vintage. There were spicy red cherries on the nose. A stalky whole bunch note. (50% whole bunch fermentation). See previous notes. Every year since has been a similar success. — 2 months ago
First rate Chardonnay from the Finger Lakes. — 7 months ago
This shit took the enamel off my teeth. Once you get past the gum bloodying acidity, there is some cool salty citrus rind stuff happening. Decently textured, very refreshing. — a year ago
Chip Habegger
Starts great from the first pour. Nose sings of petrol and the palate answers with acidified caramelized pineapple. Pear, flowers, honey and more dance across the tounge. — 15 days ago