In 2007 Paringa Estate was named best Australian winery of the year by wine writer James Halliday,and it's not hard to see why that title still deservedly applies. They are the quiet achievers responsible for turning out elegant and superbly regional wines from the Mornington Peninsula.
Chardonnay loves the cool, so it’s no wonder it’s embraced this region with vigour and is expressed so well in this wine. There’s the usual suspect aromas of peach and citrus as well as some nutty characters that all add flavour and texture to the palate, which is long and generous with a clean acid finish.
Past Awards and Accolades
2014 Vintage: TROPHY - White Wine of Provenance - 2015 Mornington Peninsula Wine Show
2013 Vintage: GOLD - 2014 Victorian Wine Show
95 Points - James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion "Hand-picked, whole bunch-pressed straight to barrel, wild-fermented in new and used French barriques, stirred, 11 months, no mlf. A beautifully structured and layered chardonnay, varietal fruit expression its raison d'etre, white peach, apricot and fig the centre of activity; the other adjuncts are there, doing their part as asked."
2012 Vintage: GOLD - 2012 Rutherglen Wine Show GOLD - 2014 Royal Adelaide Wine Show GOLD - 2014 Victorian Wine Show
From the Winery
The fruit was handpicked, whole bunch pressed and the unclarified juice was fermented in new, one and two year old French Oak Barriques. The wine was then stirred monthly during its eleven months maturation to build weight and complexity, and to retain fruit freshness.
Paringa Estates first vintage was in 1988 with a mere 3 tonnes of fruit. By vintage 2000 production had grown to 78 tonnes of fruit, and by 2008 production had grown to 220 tonnes (16,000 cases). Paringa Estate has a strong presence in the Australian market and exports to the UK, Denmark, Poland, Ukraine, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, China and Taiwan.
The incredible list of awards that Paringa Estate has collected with their wines particularly over the past 10 years are testament to the quality of the wines and the passion of the people who have made them.
