The Mornington Peninsula is a relatively young region, even by Australian terms. Established in the 1970’s, Main Ridge Estate was the region’s first commercial winery. It has established a reputation for producing some of Australia’s best Pinot Noir.
The estate’s Chardonnay has resisted the drive toward steelier, leaner expressions of the variety and is unashamedly a fully worked wine that undergoes 100% malolcatic fermentation. The 2010 vintage release of Main Ridge Estate Chardonnay illustrates, in no uncertain terms, that there is room for richer styles of Chardonnay.
Thanks to the estate’s high elevation and resulting natural acidity, the Chardonnay carries its ‘fully worked’ badge with ease. This is not a clumsy, overworked, in your face Chardonnay, but a stylishly assembled, full bodied, superbly balanced wine.
2010 MAIN RIDGE ESTATE CHARDONNAY
Producer: Main Ridge Estate
Variety: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2010
Region: Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Alcohol: 13.5%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $60.00
Date tasted: 11 March 2015
Tasting Note:
Bright greenish yellow with golden glints. Alluring nose of nectarine, white peach, roasted hazelnuts, melon and oak spice. Full bodied, dry and round. Plenty of ‘old school’ fully worked richness, held in check by a fine line of balancing acidity. Bold Chardonnay, that works a treat!
Score: 18/20
The estate’s Chardonnay has resisted the drive toward steelier, leaner expressions of the variety and is unashamedly a fully worked wine that undergoes 100% malolcatic fermentation. The 2010 vintage release of Main Ridge Estate Chardonnay illustrates, in no uncertain terms, that there is room for richer styles of Chardonnay.
Thanks to the estate’s high elevation and resulting natural acidity, the Chardonnay carries its ‘fully worked’ badge with ease. This is not a clumsy, overworked, in your face Chardonnay, but a stylishly assembled, full bodied, superbly balanced wine.
2010 MAIN RIDGE ESTATE CHARDONNAYProducer: Main Ridge Estate
Variety: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2010
Region: Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Alcohol: 13.5%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $60.00
Date tasted: 11 March 2015
Tasting Note:
Bright greenish yellow with golden glints. Alluring nose of nectarine, white peach, roasted hazelnuts, melon and oak spice. Full bodied, dry and round. Plenty of ‘old school’ fully worked richness, held in check by a fine line of balancing acidity. Bold Chardonnay, that works a treat!
Score: 18/20
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