Margaret River

This is a different chardonnay from their famous "Artist's Series" but is quite good.  About half of the batches are treated with sulfur but the others are not before combining them.  The Leeuwin people this leaves a fresher but still protected white wine.  Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is intense with lemons, slight vanilla, slight spice and some crushed shells/salinity.  Full bodied texture.  Good acidity.  Very light tannins.  On the palate, lemons, slight lemon cream, grapefruit along with just a touch of minerality.  Long finish.  This is very nice on its own but b

It has been a long  time since I tried a bottle of this.  Back in the day, this wine was the poster child, good or bad, for the high alcohol, full throttle Australian Shiraz.  Lots of people said they would not age, but the fact is, if you liked that style then and still like it, it has aged fine.  This was the last vintage of this that I bought.  At age 11 years from vintage it tastes how I remembered.  Purple in color, opaque and bright.  The nose is big with some alcohol but also black raspberries, cassis, roasted meats and herbs and slight prune.  Full bodied.  The first sip packs a wal

Well, the label says they apply sustainable and holistic Grape growing and winemaking techniques to craft perfumed wines with sympathetic textures.  So, there's that.  In spite of that gibberish, I tried the wine and it's a good wine and a nice enough price point under $20.  Light golden in color.  The nose shows some sawdust and butter but also some nice grapefruit fruit.  Even a bit of a floral note.  On the palate, the oak is not so pronounced.  The grapefruit comes thru with a decent acidity.  Nice finish.  This will work nicely on its own or with some lighter foods.  Probably needs to