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…
THE WINERY
Yeringberg and the de Pury family are original pioneers of wine making in the Yarra Valley of Victoria. The original vineyard was established in 1863, though many of the grapes were pulled out with vines replanted in the 1970s. In 1969 Guill and Katherine de Pury (already the 3rd…
Rob Hall has had considerable experience in making Yarra Valley chardonnay and pinot noir, he was head wine maker at Mount Mary for 10 vintages
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. …