Wine Tasting Review
The Chardonnay Tasting The National Liquor News tasting panel sipped and swirled their way through over 100 Chardonnays this month. Here are their highest scoring wines across three price brackets.
Panels Picks
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G eoff Bollom, Retailer, Fennell Bay Cellars M ichael Mcintosh, Fine Wine Brand Ambassador, Accolade Wines E mma Fogarty, Senior Brand Manager, SouthTrade International S alvatore Margiotta, State Sales Manager NSW & ACT, Delegat Limited E d Peake, Key Account Manager, Treasury Wine Estates S haryn Foulis, Wine Consultant M ark Bradstreet, Key Account Manager, Joval Wine Group N igel Burton, CEO, Burton Premium Wines
The System 95-100 Classic: an exceptional wine 90-94 Outstanding: a wine of remarkable character 85-89 Very good: a wine with impressive qualities
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Bay of Fires
Clairault Margaret
Tyrrell’s Hunter
Chardonnay
River Chardonnay
Valley Chardonnay
Region: Tasmania
Region: Margaret River
Region: Hunter Valley
VIN: 2019 LUC: $35.00
VIN: 2019 LUC: $17.74
VIN: 2019 LUC: $13.98
Distributed by: Accolade
Distributed by: The Wine
Distributed by: Tyrrell’s
Wines
Gang (WA), Clairault Streicker direct (other states)
“Grapefruit, tropical fruits, pear. Balanced, complex, tight, soft and youthful. Well done.” – Geoff Bollom
“The nose is beautiful and cakey. The palate is bright with fruit and spice – white pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg - all while delivering a well rounded balanced wine.” – Emma Fogarty
“Typical stonefruit characters speaking or a warmer site. Good oak but a little short on finish.” – Michael Mcintosh