2021 Cobaw Ridge Chardonnay

Region: Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia

Grape: Chardonnay

Culinary Suggestions: Lobster, Truffle Risotto, Roast Pork

Vineyard Practice: Organic, Biodynamic (Vegan)

About

Honest, authentic and passionate are words that we use to describe the wineries we work with and without a doubt, Cobaw Ridge fits this mould perfectly. The winery was established in 1985 by Alan and Nelly Cooper. Vines were planted on granitic, sandy soil in the cool climate Macedon Ranges, on the cusp of the Great Dividing Range at some 610m. Their positioning, in a natural amphitheatre, provides the perfect place to produce terroir-driven wines. 100% estate grown, they are now fully certified organic and biodynamic, something they are very proud of, and deservedly so. - Distributor Note

Tasting Notes

Well, here’s a live one. A flintier, perhaps more saline launching pad this year. Tighter and leaner. Fresh. It’s unreal. Unnerving consistency.

Lemon zest, grapefruit juice, flint and sea spray. Scents and flavours high-fiving. It’s just so darn good to drink! Frisky and cool, licked at with alpine herbs and that saline minerally twang, but concentrated too, long, luxuriously so and gently palate staining despite its racier frame. And in that, still stacks of proper chardonnay flavour – razor sliced, just ripe stone fruits, green apple and its tart crunch, faint cashew nut savouriness, a lick of parmesan rind and all that glorious coolness through its epic, mouth-watering, lingering delight. Sheesh. This is outstanding.

96+ points - Mike Bennie, The Wine Front October 2022

Drink: 2022 - 2030