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2005 Lanes End Chardonnay

Macedon Ranges, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen
Cellar: 3 - 4 Years (2010-2011)
ABV: 13.7%
Closure: Screw Cap

Brilliant pale straw colour with water like hue. Aroma of yeast lees, light biscuit and tropical fruit. Creamy palate texture, with excellent weight and depth. Flavours of spice, melon and fig, followed by biscuit and hazelnut, showing distinct lees character. Excellent balance. Long aftertaste of yeast lees, hazelnut, cashew and fig, with spiciness persisting.
Cellar 3-4 years (2009-2010)
Alc/Vol: 13.7%

Other Reviews;
'An elegant, light- to medium-bodied wine; has good balance of fruit, barrel ferment and mlf (malolactic) influences to the gentle nectarine fruit, giving background creamy/nutty notes; an exercise in retraint. Gold medal Cool Climate Show '06. Screwcap. 13.7% alc. Rating 93 To 2012'
James Halliday Wine Companion 2008