Tolpuddle Vineyard Chardonnay 2019

Tolpuddle Vineyard Chardonnay 2019Trophy for Best White Wine 2020 International Wine Challenge James Suckling Top 100 Wines of the World 2020James Suckling Top 100 Wines of Australia 2020 James Halliday Top 100 Wines of 2020 Martin Shaw and Michael Hill Smith MW (Shaw & Smith) purchased the vineyard in 2011 after a look and see jaunt to Tasmania when they became smitten by Tolpuddle's Coal Valley location and mature vines, planted only to pinot noir and chardonnay. They are fully

Three months later catastrophe struck when three storeys of Pol Roger’s cellars collapsed in on themselves burying 500 casks of wine and over one and a half million bottles of Champagne - the loss of the better part of three vintages

but it is a very good wine

Every aspect of the winemaking process played its part

Excellent vintage

With wines such as these it is little wonder that Australia boasts the finest expressions of chardonnay with Burgundy

yet will reward the patient

deep berry flavors and a vaguely licorice quality

cracked pepper and licorice all at maximum levels

the tannins expertly massaged and drawn under the fruit

cherry and dark plum

"Intensity and weight with elegance

The outstanding quality of the wine is a direct reflection of the vineyard and the minimalist winemaker intervention