Here in Melbourne, it is a well-trodden road from sommelier to winemaker. With an intimate understanding of what works on the dinner table and a network of colleagues to sell their wines to, sommelier cum winemaker would seem to be a business model that can’t fail.
Athlete’s of Wine is the brainchild of two local sommeliers turned vignerons. Stylishly packaged, Athlete’s of Wine Vinero Romsey Chardonnay is good quality modern Australian Chardonnay.
The Macedon Ranges are the source of some of Australia’s best Chardonnays, Bindi and Curly Flat being the region’s two superstars. With access to good raw materials, the chaps at Athelete’s of Wine have produced a classy Chardonnay that delivers depth of flavour, freshness and oak-driven complexity in one.
Indeed, there is sufficient fruit intensity and structure by way of acidity to suggest that it might benefit with a year or two in bottle to come together.
2015 ATHLETE’S OF WINE VINERO ROMSEY CHARDONNAY
Variety: Chardonnay
Region: Macedon Ranges, Victoria
ABV: 12.7%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $45.00
Date tasted: 27 January 2018
Tasting Note:
Bright lemon yellow. Textbook nose of honeydew melon, white nectarine, grapefruit pith and subtle spicy oak. Dry, medium bodied, nice interplay of melon and grapefruit citrus cossetted in high quality, deftly handled oak. Crisp acidity carries the finish.
Score: 16.5/20
Athlete’s of Wine is the brainchild of two local sommeliers turned vignerons. Stylishly packaged, Athlete’s of Wine Vinero Romsey Chardonnay is good quality modern Australian Chardonnay.
The Macedon Ranges are the source of some of Australia’s best Chardonnays, Bindi and Curly Flat being the region’s two superstars. With access to good raw materials, the chaps at Athelete’s of Wine have produced a classy Chardonnay that delivers depth of flavour, freshness and oak-driven complexity in one.
Indeed, there is sufficient fruit intensity and structure by way of acidity to suggest that it might benefit with a year or two in bottle to come together.
2015 ATHLETE’S OF WINE VINERO ROMSEY CHARDONNAYVariety: Chardonnay
Region: Macedon Ranges, Victoria
ABV: 12.7%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $45.00
Date tasted: 27 January 2018
Tasting Note:
Bright lemon yellow. Textbook nose of honeydew melon, white nectarine, grapefruit pith and subtle spicy oak. Dry, medium bodied, nice interplay of melon and grapefruit citrus cossetted in high quality, deftly handled oak. Crisp acidity carries the finish.
Score: 16.5/20
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