From (cool-climate) Gippsland in Victoria, this chardonnay is generally released with several years' bottle age. Try Melbourne-based cloudwine.com.au for sourcing this wine.

2003

94/100 points from James Halliday in his Australian Wine Companion 2007

2002

95/100 points in the Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide 2007

Winemaker’s tasting notes: "Bright, pale lemon-straw colour; ripe citrus and green melon fruit aromas are supported by a range of complex characters, including vanilla French oak, creamy yeast lees and subtle dairy/buttery notes combining to provide subtle complexity; the wine is full in the mouth, typical of south Gippsland Chardonnay, yet fine and very long on the palate". 13.9% alc.