Leeuwin EstateArt Series Chardonnay 2009
About this product
The unirrigated Block 20 Vineyard is planted with the Gin Gin clone and is Margaret River chardonnay’s mother vineyard. Now more than 40 years old, many cuttings from th
The unirrigated Block 20 Vineyard is planted with the Gin Gin clone and is Margaret River chardonnay’s mother vineyard. Now more than 40 years old, many cuttings from th
- TypeChardonnay
- Size750ML
- RegionMargaret River
- Current Vintage2009
- Standard Drinks8.6
- Alcohol Volume14.5%
- Langtons ClassifiedExceptional
- CountryAustralia
- StateWestern Australia
- Brand NameLeeuwin Estate
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage 2009
97 points Halliday Wine Companion
Craftmanship of the highest order in the vineyard and winery have combined to create a perfect example with this wine. The intensity and power unwind effortlessly, but with multiple aroma and flavour messages from the barrel fermentation and subsequent maturation of the fully ripe, pink grapefruit and peach at its core.
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Huon Hooke
Prolific Australian wine reviewer for Fairfax Media and The Real Review
Vintage 2009
97 points The Real Review
Medium to light yellow colour, backward for its age. Slightly biscuity, almost musty oak aromas. Took time to open up. The palate is lean and taut, unevolved and crisply acid. Seems to be still very much in its shell. Later: it began to blossom in the glass: powerful, penetrating, long and lingering. Some tropical fruit aromas as well as floral and grapefruit hints. Delicious flavours, a magnificent wine with a big future. This continues Leeuwin's change in style to a less oaky and much more restrained style than the blockbusters of yesteryear.