Alexander Vadas

9.3

Mistaken for n. Rhone — 6 years ago

with Mathew and Stephen

Bob McDonald

9.6

Mid Lemon. A nose of citrus but a palate of stone fruit. White peach and cream. Palate staining intensity with great length. Oak is totally integrated into the fruit at 9 years. Used to be regarded as Australia's premier Chardonnay and probably still is depending on your style preference. Other Margaret River icons plus Giaconda , Oakridge and Bindi amongst others in the East also vying for the mantle. World class. Halliday once compared the 1987 to a premier Cru Puligny. — 7 years ago

Fabio Pallottini

9.3

Limited Dan Murphy's release.
Nose opens up with poached strawberries, sour cherries, cranberries, graphite, flint, gun powder.
Cola, malt, dried rose and jasmine petals, freshly turned damp earth, autumn underbrush.
Palate is impressively vibrant, long and focused; popping red cherry candy like acidity.
Tannins shine at the mid-palate and carry a liquorice balsamic like long finish.
More old-world than I expected, more Barbaresco than Barolo.
Great stuff!

— 9 years ago

Euna West

9.5

Euna had this 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

Named best Chardonnay in the world outside of Burgundy by Decanter magazine UK which is a big call indeed. Subtle tropical fruit nuances. Carrying a little oak but not overly so. Very satisfying. Impressive to out point Aussie Legends Leeuwin Estate and Giaconda. Right up there IMO. 18. — 9 years ago

Penny Loving

9.3

2007 vintage, blend of Chardonnay (89%) and Roussanne (11%). — 9 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.2

There are expensive chardys coming from Beechworth, but not all of them
The quality of the fruit is superb, well over the average of the country
Stylistically they use oak, but thanks to the flesh of the wines it is less prominent than what the classic oaked chardys were
In this case we have a little extraction of colour from the skins.
I like it, it has got a wonderful feel in my mouth
Beechworth is not only Giaconda. That's a good news☺️☺️ — 7 years ago

Thomas Colman

9.4

In a world of its own. I'm impressed — 8 years ago

Alexander Vadas

9.4

First in the 93 Aussie lineup. Really lovely - plenty of life ahead — 8 years ago

with Mathew

Lloyd Heinrich

9.5

Well this was a rare old beauty! All leather, smoky tobacco, charcuterie, rosemary amid some sensationally developed fruit. Funky old stuff which was a bit polarising. — 9 years ago

Serge Mismetti

9.5

2006 at calella excellent! — 9 years ago

Darren Delmore

9.5

The new Giaconda. Fully throttled by this one. Thanks Marcus! — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.4

Definitely not a wine one has every day. A southern Rhone blend not dissimilar to the now defunct Giaconda Aeolia. Aromatic peachy notes with a full unctuous full bodied palate with some residual sweetness. A blend of Marsanne Rousanne and Viognier. Very much a head turner and a WOW wine for me but might be too much for some. 18. This is the 2013 vintage. — 9 years ago

Mark Smith

9.0

Sound wine... very sound... but not the life and excitement i was expecting. — 7 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.1

On the first whiff, I think of red fruits stewed in soya sauce if that even makes sense. Probably not going to get any better from here on. Fading fruit on the palate, although it did come on strong and sweet in the front. Oaky spice and dusty notes to finish.

A pleasure and privelege to drink. The age definitely shows, but I can't say I didn't crack a smile - I've had oldies far younger that didn't hold up this well. Good to note that it's also probably one of the first vintages of Giaconda's Pinot Noir. — 7 years ago

Sunil Gupta

9.0

Bell Hill vertical Pinots 2006-10
Aging gracefully, 2006 singing now
2008 Bell Hill Chardonnay outshone the Giaconda for me . — 9 years ago

Wan Roberson

9.8

Wan had this 9 years ago

Ferris Mular

9.1

2002 vintage. Excellent — 9 years ago

Lloyd Heinrich

9.4

Rick Kinzbrunner makes the rk series of wines (Shiraz and Chard) on contract for Vintage Cellars. He sources the fruit from local high quality sites that produce some knockout wines. This 2012 Shiraz is a really solid wine now but will improve significantly over time. A more savoury and deep style than some of Ricks other (estate) wines, the 2012 rk takes the famous Giaconda style and makes it accessible. — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

Notes of wood varnish. Medium to light weight palate. Not overly complex. Some sappiness. I think Beechworth is much better at Chardonnay than Pinot in my tasting experiences which include some old Giaconda Pinots as well. 16.5 — 9 years ago