Farr Rising Chardonnay 2009

Zesty stone fruit, citrus grapefruit, river rocks, minerals…Very fine with great length balanced by beautiful acidity. Whole-bunch pressed, wild fermentation, malolactic fermentation, 11 months on lees in 20% new French oak.

95 points in James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion 2012 … “….an intense, vibrant and in-your-face style; grapefruit, white peach and melon are all fused together, oak a silken web around the fruit. This is the young bull. “

93 points Campbell Mattinson The Wine Front...“ Delicious. Sophisticated. Has an underlying spiciness and classic chardonnay flavours of fig, honeycomb, melon and grapefruit. Maybe a touch too much acidity but terrific length. Will get better over the next year or three two. Lively but complex”.

Price: $35.99