The Australian Wine companion called this a wine whose "quality transcends fashion" - and its hard not to agree, especially with a cold glass in your hand. Citrus fruits dominate the bouquet, which opens up into flavours of white peach, nectarine, and melon. The palate is rounded out by the creamy nuttiness of oak with a long lingering finish. We cant think of a reason not to enjoy this, but then again why should we.
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion: 92 Glowing straw-yellow colour but lively on both the nose and in the mouth. Beautiful integration of oak and fruit. Cashew, lemon, melon and peach. Creamy texture. Its quality transcends fashion; it's neither modern nor old-fashioned, but it tastes delicious.
An assemblage of Chardonnay from the right side of Port Philip Bay. A backbone of fruit from the Scotchman's vineyards is supported by parcels grown to good vineyards around Bellarine and Geelong. A refreshing and flavoursome fruit driven, yet texturally rich Chardonnay of quality and consistency year to year, designed to be enjoyed in it's youth. Established 1982, Scotchmans Hill has become a producer of some of Victoria's most perennially loved, elegant and consistent wines. Swan Bay Chardonnay is an assemblage of cool climate wines from good vineyards around Geelong and the Strathbogie Ranges. Most of the juices, approximately two thirds, are treated to a lavish oak barrel vinification to enhance the finished wine with creamy characters and fine cashew complexity, the balance is sent to fermenters for the retention of zippy Bellarine acidity and vitally fresh fruit characters. The barrel ferment component is treated to six months maturation in a selection of fine French oak barriques.
