Lot 97 Chardonnay Western Australia 2004

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Winery:

Cameron Hughes Wine

Varietal:

Chardonnay

Region:

Australia > Western Australia > South West Australia > Margaret River

Type:

White Wine

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User Tags:  fruits, fruit, oak - heavy, pome, smooth, herbaceous, dried, color descriptors, intense, structure 

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What to Expect

Chardonnay is America's most popular grape and with good reason. Made in styles that range from steely, mineral laced wines with crisp green apple fruit to wines that are buttery, rich, and laden with tropical fruits, there is a Chardonnay that will appeal to every palate. Chardonnay is most closely associated with France's Burgundy region and California's Northern valleys though it has proven successful around the globe.

Winemakers Notes

Notes: Gorgeously structured with perfectly integrated fruit and oak, utterly seamless. The nose soars out of the glass with elegantly rendered vanilla, almond and lemon verbena notes. On the palate the wine is full bodied but well supported showing spicy nutmeg, butterscotch and almond. What’s amazing about this wine is its structure, everything’s in perfect balance. Compare at $30-50. Cameron Confidential: Having fallen in love with Margaret River Chardonnay during our last trip to Australia, I started to poke around the region and see who might want to make some wine for us. One lead read more...in particular lead us to an American owned grower group that, while they hadn’t any grapes or wine to sell, they did have an ultra-premium concept project of $30 chardonnay that hadn’t gotten much retail support – it was bottled in shiners would we take it off their hands? We were a bit skeptical of 2004 chardonnays but what the heck, we’ll try anything. Glad we did – we were blown away at how these wines had held up, fresh and bright and drinking beautifully. If you have ever had Cullen Chardonnay then you will know what these wines aspire to: low yielding vines from the best blocks, carefully harvested and hand sorted before gentle crushing. Only free run juice went into the 50% new, 50% used top quality French oak for fermentation. The wines were aged 18 months in barrel and then only the best barrels chosen for the final blend. We have two wines, a small Lot of Margaret River Chardonnay represented here, and a larger production, Lot 97 Chardonnay Western Australia, a regional blend of sub-appellations Manjimup, Blackwood, and others. All of the wines were made in the EXACT same way (including use of new oak and ageing times) to preserve their typicity and make for the best blending components.    (hide)

Editorial Reviews

Gregory-
Dal Piaz

Hand of Snooth Voice of Snooth

7,142

Intensely smoky on the nose with layers of dried fruits, apple and pear with dried lime zest top notes. The spicy oak tones gain in the glass though the fruit is more than ample enough to stand up to it. Soft and juicy in the mouth with a silky, polished feel accentuated by the lowish acidity. Nice cooler climate notes of orchard fruits and citrus are gentle yet layered, if a touch short though the finish has a pleasant citrus twang to it. Solid Chardonnay 87pts

November 2008

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Dal Piaz

Hand of Snooth Voice of Snooth

7,142

Opening with an intensely smoky tone to the dried apple and pear fruit this gains a touch of zesty lime that helps to work as a counterpoint to the butterscotch and spice oak tones. Soft and juicy in the mouth with a lush feel to the sweet/tart orchard fruits this is silky and polished with a cool climate feel though subtle tropical tones creep in on the finish which ends on a zesty citrus tone. Nicely done Chardonnay. 87pts

November 2008

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