We fell in love with this wine the first time we tasted it in 2013, it is a classic Margaret River – elegant, precise but with underlying power and intensity that draws you in for the next sip. Lovely flavours of white peach, grapefruit and hints of brioche all enhanced by the nutty/creamy notes from the barrel fermentation. Just delicious. Only 1800 bottles made and we have 4 of them left!
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2009 Piccadilly Chardonnay, Grosset
£5500Add to BasketSince the first release of Grosset Piccadilly in 1993, these wines have made a powerful statement about the potential of the Piccadilly Valley in the Adelaide Hills, a sub-region so cool that it is often considered marginal for table wine. ‘It’s a sub-region that takes time to understand’, says Grosset, ‘and the wines can be exquisite’.
Followers of the Grosset Chardonnay will notice a consistency of style especially between the most recent three vintages of the wine. Jeff sees these as a return to the clearly defined style that he made in the 1990s: finer, lean, tighter and slightly lower in alcohol. Often shy and restrained on release and needing patience and time to reveal themselves, the Piccadilly Chardonnays come into their own by being more age-worthy than most of their peers.
The 2009 Grosset Chardonnay is exuberant with tangy white peach and nectarine flavours, vibrant, juicy fleshy texture and zingy acidity that cleanses. There’s impressive integration of oak and fruit at a young age, the richness and concentration you’d expect, plenty of weight and a lively raciness that binds it all together.
The Grosset Piccadilly Chardonnay is handpicked, barrel fermented in French barriques and then left to mature in those barrels for nearly twelve months, followed by a further twelve months in bottle before release. After 11 years in bottle this wine is singing from the rooftops and just shows the magnificence of the Piccadilly Valley in the Adelaide Hills.
Only 590 cases produced.
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White Wine
2009 Estate Chardonnay, Paringa Estate
£5500Add to BasketAn exceptional Paringa Estate Chardonnay that has benefited from being aged in our cellars. Aromas of butterscotch and fig and layered with ripe and rich citrus. The palate is textured with the perfect line of acidity, stone fruit and citrus are intermingled with savoury nutty barrel-ferment flavours.
The Paringa Estate vineyard is an exceptional site. North facing, the 10 acres of un-irrigated rich, red, volcanic soil curl around the slope like an amphitheatre, sheltered from the harsh South and South Westerly winds. Whilst Pinot Noir has always been Paringa’s most awarded variety, the unique microclimate also produces exceptional Shiraz and Chardonnay.
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2009 The Paringa Chardonnay, Paringa Estate
£8500Add to BasketThe Paringa Chardonnay is the estates top chardonnay wine and a single vineyard wine.
The nose is highly perfumed with a complex array of white peach, pear combining with vanilla, nougat and almonds. The palate is classic cool climate with white fleshy stone fruits, citrus notes and a savoury nutty oak flavour that is so seductive. The rich and textured mouthfeel gives way to a lingering balanced finish.
The name ‘The Paringa’ denotes the single-vineyard origin of this wine. Lindsay McCall planted the first vines on the Paringa Estate vineyard in 1985, with ten acres being under vine by 1990. From this site fruit of distinction is born from a combination of red volcanic (Ferrasol) soil, a north-facing aspect and altitude of 146m on Paringa Road, Red Hill South. In creating this wine viticulture and winemaking practices are approached with the intent of preserving a pure expression of the site from the soil through to bottle.