Wine Advocate, 92 Points: The 2012 Chardonnay Art Series shows evolving toast and marzipan notes over a core of ripe apricots, candied ginger and butterscotch. Medium to full-bodied in the mouth with a satiny texture, the palate possesses a wonderful concentration of stone fruit and spice flavors with plenty of racy freshness and a good long finish.
Conrad Green
Vivid and punchy with driving bright lemon fruit. A sweetness. A sheer steeliness and good body. A big and dramatic wine. My guess is Leeuwin Art series.
Vivid and punchy with driving bright lemon fruit. A sweetness. A sheer steeliness and good body. A big and dramatic wine. My guess is Leeuwin Art series.
9.1Greg Koslosky
Got better with area better than the Monty poured next to him .
Got better with area better than the Monty poured next to him .
9.4Charlie Beatty
Buyer wineworksonline.com
Wow never thought a Chard from Australia could be this good! Tropical fruit with great balance and layers and layers of creamy ness on finish.. Great with Dover Sole CB 97!
Wow never thought a Chard from Australia could be this good! Tropical fruit with great balance and layers and layers of creamy ness on finish.. Great with Dover Sole CB 97!
9.7Gregory Fulchiero
Not my style, but a big chard with likely single Malo, kept on less for some time as a strong yogurt flavor competes with the new oak. Overpriced imo
Not my style, but a big chard with likely single Malo, kept on less for some time as a strong yogurt flavor competes with the new oak. Overpriced imo
9.1Abbe Davidson
Pretty fucking great, all that needs to be said.
Pretty fucking great, all that needs to be said.
9.4Tom Kobylarz
Toasty, with a good streak of acidity buried in the rich flesh of this one...plenty of fruit, elegant for its concentration, I'd give it a whirl in 3-5 to let it settle in some.
Toasty, with a good streak of acidity buried in the rich flesh of this one...plenty of fruit, elegant for its concentration, I'd give it a whirl in 3-5 to let it settle in some.
8.9Stuart Robinson
Powerful wine.
Powerful wine.
9.4Matt Sterr
Vibrant with a very polished mouthfeel and fresh cream. We'll put together.
Vibrant with a very polished mouthfeel and fresh cream. We'll put together.
9.2Stephen Howell
Manager Vintage Cellars Applecross, Perth, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW)
Oak has integrated heaps since I last tried it. Soft and round, heaps of flavour.
Oak has integrated heaps since I last tried it. Soft and round, heaps of flavour.
9.5Andrew Whittle
Co-Owner/Director Summit Estate Wines
2012 vintage - current release of an Aussie icon - lean in style - a lovely drink at this age, with better things still to come?
2012 vintage - current release of an Aussie icon - lean in style - a lovely drink at this age, with better things still to come?
9.2Location
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