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WINE > Giant Steps, Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay 2022 (95/100 points)

Giant Steps make some sensational wines, predominately Pinot Noir and Chardonnay (though there are also some excellent other varietals). The Sexton Vineyard vines were planted in 1997 based on clones from the iconic Leeuwin Estate in Margaret River by founder Phil Sexton. Over the last twenty seven years the wines just continue to…

ByEd ItorJune 21, 20240Comments

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DRINK > Bread & Butter Chardonnay 2021

Our last evening staying at the incredible ANA InterContinental Appi Kogen Resort we were offered drinks at the generous 'aperitivo hour' a time for snacks and drinks while enjoying the music from resident piano man 'Salvatore' (who comes from Calabria). Feeling like we had already consumed a little too much of the house…

ByEd ItorJanuary 19, 20240Comments

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WINE > Ruinart Blanc de Blanc Champagne NV

My favourite bubbles by a very long way are Ruinart. I like some of the others but there is something quite especially delicious about the Ruinart Blanc de Blanc, so I thought perfect opportunity to learn a little more about the wine.

ByEd ItorDecember 18, 20230Comments

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WINE > A. Rodda Willow Lake Chardonnay 2021 (92/100)

The Willow Lake Vineyard Chardonnay from A.Rodda is consistently amongst the top chardonnay's in the country and the 2021 release is another excellent release. Some people maybe asking why are you reviewing the 2021 not the 2022 release, well that is because that is the one I am drinking right now. 2021 was an important…

ByCrispinDecember 11, 20230Comments

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WINE > Domaine Naturaliste ‘Artus’ Chardonnay 2021 (95/100 points)

Bruce Dukes has been making wine in Margaret River, WA for over 30 years and he knows a thing or two about quality chardonnay. Duke’s career started with a degree in Agronomy (the science of soil management and crop production) from the University of Western Australia and then a masters degree in Viticulture and…

ByCrispinSeptember 20, 20230Comments

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WINE > Yeringberg Chardonnay 2020 – (95/100 points)

At lunch at Melitos in the Yarra Valley over the weekend I had the pleasure of ordering the Yeringberg Chardonnay, a wine that I had tried before but not had the opportunity to enjoy over food. Yeringberg a winery with incredible pedigree (one of the first in the Yarra Valley) makes excellent wines and…

ByEd ItorJune 6, 20230Comments

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WINE > OSSA Chardonnay 2021

THE WINERY Ossa began in 2017 when Rod and Cecile Roberts purchased their 600-hectare farm on the East Coast of Tasmania. The winery is named after Mount Ossa which is in central highlands of Tasmania and is quite a dramatic landmark of dolerite, granite and ice. Parcels of land in this now revered wine growing…

ByEd ItorApril 25, 20230Comments

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WINE > William Fevre Chablis 2020

THE WINERY William Fevre founded the winery in 1957 and the territory includes 12 hectares of premier cru and 16 hectares of grand cru vines. This is not a small Burgundy vineyard with 78 hectares across 90 seperate parcels but there is significant care to the cultivation and harvesting for all of the levels…

ByEd ItorApril 21, 20230Comments

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WINE > M&J Becker Chardonnay 2022

M&J Becker Chardonnay M&J Becker wines are located in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales a little over 2 hours drive from Sydney, they are a family run vineyard making bold local wines that express region, vineyard and varietal with little intervention and very little preservative. The 2022 Chardonnay is very pleasant with bright juicy…

ByEd ItorApril 11, 20230Comments

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WINE > Pimpernel Chardonnay 2020

The Chardonnay from Pimpernel is perfectly on point again with the 2020 release a fine blend of white peach, slightly acidic hints of lemon with a long drawn out and lingering palate. The fruit was gently basket pressed, then fermented in new and seasoned French oak barrels and maturation in the barrel on lees. …

ByEd ItorMarch 25, 20230Comments