Forester EstateMargaret River Yelverton Reserve Chardonnay
Dry, Full Bodied style of Chardonnay
Margaret River, Australia
About this product
Dry, Full Bodied style of ChardonnayMargaret River, Australia
- TypeChardonnay
- Size750ML
- RegionMargaret River
- Current Vintage2024
- Standard Drinks7.7
- Alcohol Volume13%
- CountryAustralia
- StateWestern Australia
- Brand NameForester Estate
- Wine MakerKevin McKay and Todd Payne
- Food MatchSemi Soft Cheese
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
Gold - Royal Queensland Wine Show 2023 (Vintage 2022, 95 points), Gold - Showcase Magazine 2023 (96 points), Gold - Sydney Royal Wine Awards 2024 (95 points), Gold - The Real Review (95 points)
Vintage 2024
96 points
The intensity, power, and obvious complexity become evident immediately on the nose. This is a wine that's had a degree of winemaking influence, but not that it compromises what is essentially excellent fruit. It was whole-bunch pressed, and then the ferment started naturally with about a quarter going through malolactic fermentation. So, the acid becomes a little softer and more approachable, but it still plays a part. A small amount of lees stirring over 10 months has further enhanced the palate, but it retains a nice sea spray minerality that gives it such poise and completeness. That lovely lick of gun flint on the finish with a little limestone acidity completes an excellent wine. 96 points. Cellar: 10 years.
Vintage 2024
96 points The Real Review
Bright, light yellow in the glass with an intense grapefruit and flinty reductive aromas, backed by nutty, spicy oak and artifact characters, very mouth-watering acidity, intense and driving, and a long, long carry. Refinement, precision and searing fruit intensity. An impressive and showy regional chardonnay. (Old-vine Gingin clone, hand-picked, whole-bunch pressed & wild fermented). 22 Sep 2025. Cellar 2025-2036. Huon Hooke.
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