Bindi
Kostas Rind Chardonnay
Victoria, Australia
I picked this from the menu at a 1 hat restaurant on the Tweed River. Not much choice to be honest. This is way too early to be drinking this and should be left for another 5 years before approaching. This was quite lean with grapefruit and citrus notes The wine spent 10 months on yeast lees in French barrels, of which 25% were new. Cellar it.
I picked this from the menu at a 1 hat restaurant on the Tweed River. Not much choice to be honest. This is way too early to be drinking this and should be left for another 5 years before approaching. This was quite lean with grapefruit and citrus notes The wine spent 10 months on yeast lees in French barrels, of which 25% were new. Cellar it.
Nov 29th, 2023
Creamy and rich, intense acidity, notes of white flowers, lemon, a hint of grapefruit with a bit of chalky minerality
Creamy and rich, intense acidity, notes of white flowers, lemon, a hint of grapefruit with a bit of chalky minerality
Jul 16th, 2018
Nice tight acid line. Gentle balanced oak. This'll look pretty damn good for the next few years...
Nice tight acid line. Gentle balanced oak. This'll look pretty damn good for the next few years...
Jan 6th, 2015
Balanced oak and soft creamy, with a fruit vanilla finish. Great Chardonnay.
Balanced oak and soft creamy, with a fruit vanilla finish. Great Chardonnay.
Jun 10th, 2018
Some tasting notes in the 16' entry. Bindi's Chardy truly has a unique place in Australian wine (and in a way, even more so than the Pinots).
Some tasting notes in the 16' entry. Bindi's Chardy truly has a unique place in Australian wine (and in a way, even more so than the Pinots).
May 28th, 2017Tasted alongside Michael at the 16' vintage reveal earlier this week. I think a warmer vintage can do wonders for marginal climates, such as the Macedon. Of course, with the right viticulture and picking decisions. 16' has produced a remarkable rendition of the Kostas. Layered, rich, seamless. Bright citrus fruit, lots of grapefruit in fact, floral, mineral, leesy, restraint oak.
Note: Tasted alongside the 09', which was another warm year. A nice insight to how the 16' might develop - the 09' has an almost pervasive lanolin character, fruit's giving way to some mealy and bitter almond notes, very mineral, and perhaps a little more weight and richness. My notes had the word purity attached to both wines
Tasted alongside Michael at the 16' vintage reveal earlier this week. I think a warmer vintage can do wonders for marginal climates, such as the Macedon. Of course, with the right viticulture and picking decisions. 16' has produced a remarkable rendition of the Kostas. Layered, rich, seamless. Bright citrus fruit, lots of grapefruit in fact, floral, mineral, leesy, restraint oak.
Note: Tasted alongside the 09', which was another warm year. A nice insight to how the 16' might develop - the 09' has an almost pervasive lanolin character, fruit's giving way to some mealy and bitter almond notes, very mineral, and perhaps a little more weight and richness. My notes had the word purity attached to both wines
Beautifully grown and crafted wine.
Beautifully grown and crafted wine.
Nov 6th, 2016
Loads of stone fruit and floral notes on the nose. A bit simple, nothing special in terms of flavour profile but quite long
Loads of stone fruit and floral notes on the nose. A bit simple, nothing special in terms of flavour profile but quite long
Jun 16th, 2016