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Koonunga Hill South Australia Chardonnay
South Australia, Australia
Vanilla, lemon, flinty notes along with a minerally, chalky touch on the nose. It's not minerally like a Chablis but there is a thing there. The palate is mostly acid driven, in an almost unbalanced way, which is surprising for chardonnay. The finish is lemony and shows a touch of vanilla. It's good but not great. A good sipper which could benefit from a nice creamy meal to go along.
Vanilla, lemon, flinty notes along with a minerally, chalky touch on the nose. It's not minerally like a Chablis but there is a thing there. The palate is mostly acid driven, in an almost unbalanced way, which is surprising for chardonnay. The finish is lemony and shows a touch of vanilla. It's good but not great. A good sipper which could benefit from a nice creamy meal to go along.
Nov 17th, 2023
Quite amazing, good balance, great minerality. Awesome value.
Quite amazing, good balance, great minerality. Awesome value.
May 20th, 2022
Good inexpensive chard from down under! I like that it's very dry and showing a great acid backbone.
The nose is made of lemon, yellow fruits (peach or mango?) and a little bit of that distinctive varietal marker that I cannot describe better than gun powder. The palate is made of a massive acid backbone taking everything in its wake, some very nice lemony notes all along, a good width too, with a nice, vivid mouthfeel and a finish that lasts for a while with those lemony notes. It's not great but it's very good and well made. First Aussie chardo in a very long while and good value for the money, but I'm not surprised given the domain.
Good inexpensive chard from down under! I like that it's very dry and showing a great acid backbone.
The nose is made of lemon, yellow fruits (peach or mango?) and a little bit of that distinctive varietal marker that I cannot describe better than gun powder. The palate is made of a massive acid backbone taking everything in its wake, some very nice lemony notes all along, a good width too, with a nice, vivid mouthfeel and a finish that lasts for a while with those lemony notes. It's not great but it's very good and well made. First Aussie chardo in a very long while and good value for the money, but I'm not surprised given the domain.
Fresh and crisp lemon notes. Honeyed finish. Love it.
Fresh and crisp lemon notes. Honeyed finish. Love it.
Oct 25th, 2021