Bindi Quartz Chardonnay 2021
- 95
- $115
- Drink by: 2023-2033
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From the half hectare portion of the vineyard with the most intense incidence of quartz, this wine sees a little more time in barrel and a higher percentage of new oak, usually around 35%. No question that in time, this should prove to be the pick of the two top Chardies but, at the moment, things are still coming together and I’d drink the Kostas tonight. In a few years, though, this will reign supreme; it is a beautiful Chardonnay. A gleaming lime/gold hue, the aromatics are intense with the wine simply quivering with energy. Notes of cashews, limes, nectarines and minerals. There is a fine balance which has been achieved between the oak and the fruit with a slightly chalky backing and a firm finish. The wine has great length and impressive intensity throughout with hints of ginger and lemongrass. This wine will improve and does need time at the moment, but will then offer joy for at least a decade.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
