2012 LUCY MARGAUX 'BAIS EN BOIS' CHARDONNAY - LIVING IN THE MAINSTREAM

The wines of Anton von Klopper have featured prominently on these pages previously. A member of ‘Natural Selection Theory’, von Klopper produces highly regarded wines from various Adelaide Hills sites. Although associated with the natural wine movement, it is fair to say that von Klopper’s wines aren’t as extreme as some.

His 2012 ‘Bais en Bois’ Chardonnay is fermented with wild yeasts and bottled without fining and filtration. It is more complex than the recently reviewed Domaine Lucci Chardonnay 2012, with a distinctive nuttiness on both the nose and palate.

Like most Domaine Lucci and Lucy Margaux wines, the depth of flavour here is impressive. This is a full flavoured wine, one that speaks of place and the producer’s philosophy. There is plenty to enjoy here, the only problem is that the wine is so delicious that it doesn’t last in the glass for long.

2012 ‘BAIS EN BOIS’ CHARDONNAY
Producer: Lucy Margaux
Variety: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2012
Region: Adelaide Hills, South Australia
ABV: 12.9%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: $32.00
Date tasted: 13 April 2013
Tasting Note:
Lemon yellow with a coppery gold glint. Almond, melon, peach, lemon peel; quite a complex nose. The bouquet flows through the palate which is medium bodied, clean, fresh and sweet fruited, thr peachy fruit underscored by nutty (not oak derived but presumably from oxidative handling) complexity. An interesting wine, with a well defined line of acidity lending freshness and balance. More complex than the Domaine Lucci Chardonnay 2012 reviewed on these pages a week or so ago.
Score: 16+/20