Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

The nose reveals; lemon, lime, green apple, overripe pineapple, some some fruit, silvered almonds, honeysuckle notes, beeswax, wet river-stones, chamomile, orange peel, slight waft if dark caramel, soft vanillin, sea spray, light saline, warm toast, wet, soft chalkiness, touch of candied ginger, perfumed, spring flowers and fragrant yellow lilies.

The body is; thick, round, slightly waxy & voluptuous. 2010 is an excellent vintage and time in bottle has served it well. Striving to its peak, there is nice integration with honey qualities. Excellent texture/mouthfeel. Lemon, lime, green & golden apple, overripe pineapple, some some fruit, silvered almonds, honeysuckle notes, beeswax, wet river-stones, chamomile, butterscotch, orange peel, slight waft of dark caramel, soft vanillin, sea spray, light saline, warm toast, wet, soft chalkiness, limestone minerals, gritty, pungent, grey volcanics touch of candied ginger, touch of white spice, perfumed, spring flowers and fragrant yellow lilies. The acidity is round & phat. Like Goldilocks & her last porridge, it’s just right. The long; beautiful, voluptuous, sexy & well balanced finish is delicious and lingers on the palate minutes.

Playing very well into our Jasper Hill Farms Willoughby soft white cheese with champagne washed rind.

Photos of; our cold, morning April walk in their Puligny-Montrachet Vineyard, our tour through their cellars with Olivier Leflaive and our multi-course lunch paired with six of their wines...finishing with their Bastard. — 6 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

Pale Lemon in colour. Funky notes with under ripe white peach - obvious French oak at this young age. On the palate vanillan oak, mealy leesy flavours - more savoury than fruit driven. The Great Southland of West Australia, where we have been for the last 8 days, has always been strong for Riesling and Shiraz (Pinot Noir ok) but, not so much Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, where the jury was still out for me, but this Chardonnay and a few others I’ve had were quite good. — 6 years ago

Aaron Tan

8.9

A little rosé study with clients before I left. All fruit from Shelmerdine's Heathcote site. 15' made by de Bort. Barrel fermented goodness here. A more savoury rosé.

Note: Pretty sure this was full malo. KW aiming for this style with the 17' fruit. — 9 years ago

Jeremy Pollard

8.9

(Delectable, this is the best match but the database entry is still wrong. It’s just WIlloughby Park IronRock Riesling 2016.) Slight oily aroma upon entry followed by wet stones and citrus with a hint of powdery florals. Palate follows in consistent style with good acid and balance. Good drinking now and likely to open up more with time. — 7 years ago

with Sam

Craig Chapman

9.5

Fantastic medium bodied Shiraz from WA. Absolute bargain from Vinomofo at $11 per bottle. $32rrp. — 11 years ago

Ben de Vin

8.9

Excellent — 12 years ago