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Jean-Marc Brocard Premier Cru Montée de Tonnerre
Surrounded by Chablis vineyards on all sides, the family estate was founded in 1973 by Jean-Marc Brocard, who has since been joined by his son Julien. The estate spans almost 200 hectares, 66 of which are certified organic. Precision, power and freshness are the signature characteristics behind every Brocard wine. The Premier Cru Montée de Tonnerre vineyards lie on the right-hand side of the valley. Definitely the most complete Premier Cru, it offers a concentration of minerality, floral notes and complexity and has wonderful cellaring potential. Pale yellow with green glints, with aromas of lemon, yellow fruit, orange peel and green peppercorn. Flavours of orange and lemon zest can be found on the palate, supported by a dense, structured mouthfeel with wonderful persistence.
Zuccardi Fosil Chardonnay
Fosil is a white mountain wine. It comes from our vineyard in Estancia San Pablo, at 1400m of elevation, and just 300M away from the beginning of the Andes Range. The immensity of the mountain range and its proximity make everything in this place extreme: its climate, its landscape, its identity. Fosil is a local wine. Born from unrepeatable combination of cold climate, calcareous soils, and Adean breezes from one of the highest areas of the Uco Valley.
Domaine Moreau-Naudet Montee de Tonnerre 1er Cru
DOMAINE MOREAU-NAUDET Montee de Tonnerre 1er Cru, Chablis
Sadie Family Palladius
The guru of all cult winemakers in South Africa, Eben Sadie, brings meticulous care to his wines with old vines, low yields, old barrels and concrete fermenters all allow the grapes to speak of their terroir. Palladius is a blend of up to nine varieties, with Chenin Blanc dominating and adding freshness, from a multitude of old parcels and soil types.
Giaconda Estate Vineyard Chardonnay
Golden hue with a bright green rim. A complex signature of reductive characters; meal, the 'good dirt' and matchstick complimenting hazelnut and peach notes infused with lemon zest and ginger. The palate is taut and compact with a strong mineral edge drawing out white peach fruit. A powerful and assertive example of Chardonnay that combines multifaceted flavours with latent power. The finish is compelling: minerality and acidity combine to a rapier-sharp finish.
DuMOL Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay
By Farr GC Cote Vineyard Chardonnay
The wine has an amazing smoothness and calmness that stretches the length of the palate, surrounded with textured fruit and mineral elements. We have been playing with the fruit from these vineyards for more than 8 years, fine tuning the style of wine that these vineyards are producing. What a result once it all came together. The fruit is hand-picked then whole-bunch pressed in the winery. All the solids are collected and chilled before being put to barrel (35% new French oak). A natural fermentation will occur at cool temperatures over the next one to two months, and then a small amount of stirring helps start malolactic fermentation. The wine is then racked, fined and lightly filtered before bottling 11 months after picking. A wine with great fruit presence and varietal character at the front of the palate, the power of this site then takes over and it finishes with a very assertive line of acidity. We love everything about this 2018 Chardonnay. It is a vintage of great balance and completeness. As our greatest expression of Chardonnay, this wine has very quickly commanded a strong following around the world. Nick Farr The Farr estate is located in the Moorabool Valley between Geelong and Ballarat, 100km southwest of Melbourne. Grape growing in this region dates back more than 200 years, with Swiss settlers planting Victorias first vineyards here in the early 1800s. The rich volcanic soil and continental climate at our estate produces premium fruit with a flavour, bouquet and colour that is unique to our surrounding area. Gary and Robyn Farr purchased the original property in 1994 and the second section in 1998this latter had been untouched for almost 40 years and consisted of dense boxthorn and noxious weeds. The final piece of the puzzle, which links the two blocks of land, was purchased by Nick and Cassie Farr in 2011, making a total of 130 acresof which 36 acres are under vine and the remainder is maintained as grazing and cropping for cattle and horses. With a mixture of different clones and rootstocks, the grape varieties grown here are viognier, chardonnay, pinot noir, gamay and shiraz.
Domaine Roulot
Domaine Moreau-Naudet Pargues Vieille Vignes
DOMAINE MOREAU-NAUDET Pargues Vieille Vignes, Chablis