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Fighting Gully RoadSmiths Chardonnay 2017
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Mark Walpole and partner Carolyn De Poi found their elevated north-facing site south of Beechworth in 1995. They commenced planting the Aquila Audax Vineyard in ’97 with cabernet sauvignon and pinot noir, subsequently expanding with significant areas of sangiovese, tempranillo, shiraz, petit manseng and chardonnay. In 2009 they were fortunate to lease the oldest vineyard in the region, planted by the Smith family in 1978 to chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon.
Mark Walpole and partner Carolyn De Poi found their elevated north-facing site south of Beechworth in 1995. They commenced planting the Aquila Audax Vineyard in ’97 with cabernet sauvignon and pinot noir, subsequently expanding with significant areas of sangiovese, tempranillo, shiraz, petit manseng and chardonnay. In 2009 they were fortunate to lease the oldest vineyard in the region, planted by the Smith family in 1978 to chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon.
Dry wines have no trace of sweetness at all.
- TypeChardonnay
- Size750ML
- RegionBeechworth
- Current Vintage2017
- Standard Drinks7.7
- Alcohol Volume13%
- CountryAustralia
- StateVictoria
- Brand NameFighting Gully Road
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- More about Campbell Mattinson
Campbell Mattinson
Award winning Australian wine reviewer for Wine Companion and winefront.com.au
Vintage 2017
95 points Halliday Wine Companion
Vines planted '78. 1300 bottles made. Nutty oak feels too assertive at first but with air comes a powerful push of scorched peach flavour, picked out by grapefruit, struck match, white flowers and almond meal. This chardonnay is in no hurry; it's a wine of power and presence, and will be quite seriously good given an extra few years in bottle.
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