Clonakilla, Chardonnay, Tumbarumba
Clonakilla · New South Wales › Tumbarumba › Australia
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
91
/100
Reviews
4
professional
Vintages
No vintages
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Community Reviews
55
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91.3
Avg Score
92
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Taster #8267
· Oct 26, 2018
90/100
Mid to deep yellow. Nose announces fig and grapefruit with lemon. Tasting more mature now, with fruit intensity dipping a bit and grapefruit the predominant character on the palate. Really is a food wine, just too unforgiving by itself as it is in chablis style of cool climate Chardy. Shortish finish. Drink up. My last bottle. Prefer full octane to this reserved style.
2014 vintage
Taster #8267
· Jan 27, 2018
92/100
Light to Medium yellow. Screwcap. Fig and grapefruit is an apt description. With some char oak on the nose still. Smooth, good core of acid with lemon spine then that fig and grapefruit duo tag team again. good textural weight, very clean finish with zippy acidity to close. Very modern cool climate expression of chardonnay but not without fruit presence which is the key. Drinkable.
2014 vintage
Taster #2582
· Dec 31, 2016
92/100
First sip announces its class. All-round fineness: flavour, acid, fruit.
2014 vintage
Taster #5845
· Oct 3, 2015
Canberra - Clonakilla & Lerida; 10/3/2015-10/5/2015 (Canberra) : {screwcap, $36} lovely fig and grapefruit aromas, cool in character. Beautifully fine-grained sandalwood/cedar oak (11 months in barrel) supported by zippy acid. Even, long and finely balanced with a lovely chalky textural quality to it; classy Chardonnay fruit in a medium-bodied guise with a medium finish. Lovely in the short term.
2014 vintage
Taster #9057
· May 21, 2015
91/100
Crisp, lemony cool climate chardonnay, with freshness. Just needs a little time to settle down.
2014 vintage