2002 COLOMBARD/CHARDONNAY, McGregor, South Africa
Well balanced white showing a crisp palate of ripe tropical fruits offset by leaner, greener Colombard.
2002 CHARDONNAY, La Ronciere, Chile
Lively citrus and melon fruit complemented by crisp acidity and a soft, buttery finish.
2002 CHARDONNAY, “Winemaker’s Reserve”, McGregor, South Africa
Ripe, tropical fruit and citrus on the nose with faint hints of buttery toast from oak maturation. Well balanced with a full, creamy texture and a bright, long finish.
2001 CHARDONNAY, Hillsview Vineyard, Australia
A bold, ripe style of Chardonnay, simply bursting with sunny, ripe tropical fruits. Richly textured, creamy and long with subtle toasty notes.
2001 CHARDONNAY, Havana Hills, South Africa
A broad, rich Chardonnay with ample tropical and citrus fruit complemented by high quality French oak barrel ageing. On the palate it is well balanced with a gentle, slightly creamy texture and toasty nutty wood.
2002 MACON FUISSE, Domaine de Fussiacus, France
This small domaine make fine examples of the best that Southern Burgundy has to offer. A rich, generous wine with ripe citrus fruits and hints of the tropical. Crisp acidity balances and buttery, toasty oak completes the picture.
2002 CHABLIS, Jean Claude Martin, France
Crisp and dry with racy acidity and taught apple and citrus fruit flavours. Well balanced, showing some complexity and a clean refreshing finish.
2002 CHARDONNAY UNWOODED, Blackwood Ridge, Australia
Straw colour with aroma of peaches and a hint of violet. Dry, fresh acidity, fruity on the mid-palate, long finish.
2002 CHARDONNAY, Stella Bella, Australia
A spectacularly fine, tight knit Chardonnay showing great elegance and style. Crisp lemony character overlaid with nutty, well integrated oak flavours. More Burgundian than Australian but with underlying new world panache!
2001 CHABLIS 1er Cru MONTMAINS, Domaine Denis Race, France
A crisp, steely wine with medium weight citrus fruit and hints of mineral. Elegant yet well concentrated, this is a great wine with serious fish dishes and light white meats.
2001 ST AUBIN “La Pucelle”, Roux Pere et Fils, France
Fermentation in oak with 25% new followed by maturation on the lees for 10 months. Floral fragrance of Acacia, oaky and supple. Superb.
2000 CHARDONNAY, Sonoma County, Belvedere, California
A wonderful example, sourced from many of the best sites around the Sonoma County. A wonderful combination of pear and peach fruit with accents vanilla and citrus. French and American oak fermentation provides more complexity and a rich toasty finish.
2001 POUILLY FUISSE, Vieilles Vignes, Domaine de Fussiacus
A very rich, almost honeyed style of wine balanced by crisp acidity and a tight core of citrus and mineral flavours. Well balanced and ideal with richer fish dishes.
2001 CHABLIS GRAND CRU “BLANCHOTS”, Denis Race, France
A full bodied, crisp white beginning to show the ripe, appley, toasty complexity of great Chablis. Well balanced, intense and long.
1999 CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET 1er CRU, “Les Vergers”,
Domaine Fernand et Laurent Pillot, France
An elegant Chardonnay with crisp, lemony fruit over laid with subtle toasty oak flavours. Well balanced with great depth of flavour and complexity coupled with appealing fruit and good length.