Cape Mentelle Chardonnay 2020
- 92
- $60
- Drink by: 2023-2030
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A complex and convincing Margaret River Chardonnay. Trades on the plush fruit and power of the region’s Chardonnay and, in particular, the Gingin clone, delivering quite a forward wine. Sunny, tropical fruit aromas of peach, nectarine, melon, citrus and that steady background sea spray, ironstone mineral attraction that Margs does so well. Palate texture is a feature, layered and smooth, weighty and yet elegant, fitting in beautifully with the lush array of stone fruits, vanillin oak, almond biscotti and gentle cashew nuttiness. Acidity is folded between the layers showing balance with just an enticing touch of zesty lemon sorbet punch to energise the finish.
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
