Region: Geelong
Variety: Chardonnay
What's in the glass: My vocabulary defaults to words like fragile and brittle, but it’s not right. Neither sinew, nor high pitched do this wine justice. It’s like porcelain; translucent, strong, beautiful and pure. Don’tmake the same mistake I did and drink this straight from the fridge, it’s too cold. This wine is reluctant when it’s 4 degrees, a reluctance that becomes confidence as it warms slightly. The colour of the wine has the slightest green hint, otherwise bright and clean. The nose smells ofchalky soil struck pebbles and a saline citrussy note too. As it warms in the glass it seems to stand 2 inches taller, it shows ginger, apple, cinnamon and vanilla. The fruit is sleek and persistent. It’s neither jammy nor too restrained. It tastes like a cool glass of Chardonnay in the white stoned town square in Meursault, but of course, it is more unique than that. Whilst Burgundy has hundreds of wineries, the little hamlet of Bannockburn, in the outskirts of Geelong might count as many as 5. BEN KNIGHT, CRITIC.
Farming: Sustainable
Vegan Friendly: Yes
