So, we didn’t wait much longer! We decided to drink this at out NYE dinner, which for anyone mad enough to follow my reviews will know is our biggest wine night of the year. The wine was accompanied by Carabineros a la plancha, which was perhaps not the perfect mix. This bottle was a bit less of everything brilliant in the previous bottle, but still worth the score. A lovely start to our Australian wine night with Spanish food.
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Folk who follow my reviews, if such people exist, may have noted that over the festive period we have been opening some of our more mature stock. Hence several reviews have started with the phrase, “nervous anticipation”. Well here was another with no reviews for over six years on CT, but again, thankfully, the wine has produced. Yes this wine tasted mature somehow but with none of the issues that ageing can bring. There was a lovely balance; oak was present, I think the wine was barrel fermented, but not overly so and there was a beguiling mix of ripe fruit (pear) and oaty toast. I see no reason to wait any longer.
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From memory from opening(a touch too cold) on a wet & wintry July night somewhere amongst the hills of the Otways.
As we sat in front of the open fire, the wine shows great intensity as it comes up to temperature. Lean and elegant to begin, it really starts to show its richness as she warms. Plenty of length and complexity. The wine seems to have increased in weight, becoming almost full body. So much going on my perception keeps on changing as I drink.
Good heady stuff. Look forward to the next bottle as I still have a few unanswered questions...
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Sweet tropical fruit on the nose (mango?), ripe stone fruit, slightly nutty. Very fresh and mineral on the palate, citrus fruit, very round and very well balanced, elegant and fine. Long finish, excellent. 92-93
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This is a cool-climate Yarra Chardonnay with 12.8% abv. Deep lemon coloured with green almonds and tropical fruit on the nose. Focused. Creamy on palate with vivid acidity great persistence and elegant body. Finishes very long to a style close to Grand Cru Chablis perhaps.
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A light yellow in colour, the nose has pronounced honeysuckle and peach characters, the palate consists of taut fig and peach fruit that runs parallel to grippy citrus acidity. The length on the finish is considerable and driven by citrus.
The 09 Chardonnay is very tightly bound and needs considerable time to reveal the full elegance and complexity that Mount Mary Chardonnay is known for. Review Link - www.winereviewer.com.au (drink from 2015-2020)
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7/3/2022 - rapcor Does not like this wine: 80 Points
Flat. Uninteresting. It’s well past its prime
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6/6/2022 - rapcor wrote: 88 Points
Lost its spark.
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1/3/2021 - belfast taxman wrote: 91 Points
So, we didn’t wait much longer! We decided to drink this at out NYE dinner, which for anyone mad enough to follow my reviews will know is our biggest wine night of the year. The wine was accompanied by Carabineros a la plancha, which was perhaps not the perfect mix. This bottle was a bit less of everything brilliant in the previous bottle, but still worth the score. A lovely start to our Australian wine night with Spanish food.
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12/29/2020 - belfast taxman wrote: 93 Points
Folk who follow my reviews, if such people exist, may have noted that over the festive period we have been opening some of our more mature stock. Hence several reviews have started with the phrase, “nervous anticipation”. Well here was another with no reviews for over six years on CT, but again, thankfully, the wine has produced. Yes this wine tasted mature somehow but with none of the issues that ageing can bring. There was a lovely balance; oak was present, I think the wine was barrel fermented, but not overly so and there was a beguiling mix of ripe fruit (pear) and oaty toast. I see no reason to wait any longer.
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8/2/2014 - monkeyboy666 Likes this wine:
From memory from opening(a touch too cold) on a wet & wintry July night somewhere amongst the hills of the Otways.
As we sat in front of the open fire, the wine shows great intensity as it comes up to temperature. Lean and elegant to begin, it really starts to show its richness as she warms. Plenty of length and complexity. The wine seems to have increased in weight, becoming almost full body. So much going on my perception keeps on changing as I drink.
Good heady stuff. Look forward to the next bottle as I still have a few unanswered questions...
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12/8/2013 - rossi.wine wrote: 92 Points
Sweet tropical fruit on the nose (mango?), ripe stone fruit, slightly nutty. Very fresh and mineral on the palate, citrus fruit, very round and very well balanced, elegant and fine. Long finish, excellent. 92-93
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12/8/2012 - Dokken wrote: 93 Points
This is a cool-climate Yarra Chardonnay with 12.8% abv. Deep lemon coloured with green almonds and tropical fruit on the nose. Focused. Creamy on palate with vivid acidity great persistence and elegant body. Finishes very long to a style close to Grand Cru Chablis perhaps.
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8/2/2011 - Patrick - winereviewer.com.au wrote: 91 Points
A light yellow in colour, the nose has pronounced honeysuckle and peach characters, the palate consists of taut fig and peach fruit that runs parallel to grippy citrus acidity. The length on the finish is considerable and driven by citrus.
The 09 Chardonnay is very tightly bound and needs considerable time to reveal the full elegance and complexity that Mount Mary Chardonnay is known for.
Review Link - www.winereviewer.com.au (drink from 2015-2020)
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