Le Sommelier Inc.

Varietal: 100% Chardonnay (Locust lane and Rosomel Vineyards)

Alcohol: 13.9%

Tasting note:  Bright and golden pale straw colour. Very elegant nose of lemons, yellow grapefruit and a wet stone, chalky minerality. A rich and powerful palate shows beautiful purity of fruit with well-integrated oak and smokiness. The 2007 Tête de Cuvée Chardonnay has great length and excellent aging potential.

Review: Made from the 10 best barrels, this is a marvellous chardonnay with a plush texture, nuanced fruit and great depth. It has length that runs on forever. It’s a little taut right now, so you could decant it or give it a year or two to soften. Rod Phillips

Review: This unfined, unfiltered beauty, from the near-perfect ‘07 vintage,  blossoms with tropical fruit, slate/mineral notes and toasty char aromas—aged 15 months in French oak. Only ten meticulously selected barrels—240 cases—were produced. It’s hugely textured, complex and well structured with time needed to knit together. Palate-coating flavours of green,  crisp apple, racy citrus and honeyed white peach abound. It finishes incredibly lengthy, delectable and full of promise.  Vic Harradine

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