99 POINTS | Ray Jordan
98 POINTS | Erica Larkin
98 POINTS | Andrew Caillard
98 POINTS | Ken Gargett, WinePilot.com
97 POINTS | Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
97 POINTS | Gabrielle Poy
World class Margaret River Chardonnay from one of the region's founding wineries. Leeuwin Art Series always features in any conversation of Australia's finest white wines and the 2019 is another stunning release. A wine with a long life ahead, and a near perfect score from Ray Jordan is no mean feat.
Ray Jordan writes "In many ways the most Burgundian of any of the Leeuwin releases, this will rank up there with the best to date. There’s a waxy light mealy aroma which picks up nuances of limestone and spice with a trace of grapefruit. But it is the palate that really distinguishes it. There is an austerity with the minerally chalky feel that cuts through the fruit extending to a finish of extraordinary length. Precision and focus harness a wine of great power and poise before dry savoury edges lift the finish."
Andrew Caillard writes "Lovely grapefruit, lemon curd, tropical fruits, fine persistent chalky textures, attractive mid plate volume and fresh long indelible acidity. Finishes al dente, with savoury oak note. Still elemental but wonderfully balanced with the fruit density and torque to last the distance.”
Erica Larkin, Robert Parker Wine Advocate writes "The 2019 Art Series Chardonnay is rich and savory but pure and saline too. There is white peach, red apples, curry leaf and brine. The way the flavor moves across the palate is testament to the phenolics that course through the wine; it’s all at a perfect intersect of fruit power, tannin and perfectly judged acidity. The flavor stains the palate and lingers in an unravelling spool of thread in the mouth long after the wine has gone. A stupendously good wine.”
Stock Level: | Low |
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Vintage: | 2019 |
Volume: | 750ml |
Alcohol: | 13.5 |
Seal Type: | Screwcap |