Double Oaks Macedon Ranges Chardonnay 2020

If you are a fan of big, powerful Chardonnays then the Double Oaks is probably not for you. But if delicacy and finesse is your style of choice then walk this way with a wine that shows more than a touch of French flair and a strong resemblance to the wines from Macon at the southern end of Burgundy. Bright mid straw, it is a pure and elegant wine with a combination of pretty, ripe fruit with melon and citrus plus savoury barrel ferment and subtle spicy oak, with a cashew-like nutty sweetness in the background. Dry and tangy, there is good focus and concentration with a silky texture before delivering a long and fine finish. Good signs here from a relatively new player in the Macedon ranges.

Angus Hughson

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Angus is an award-winning wine writer and the Founder and Publisher of Winepilot, the Australian Editor for leading international publication VINOUS with Antonio Galloni based in New York City and the Co-Publisher of The Australian Ark with over 15 years of publishing, writing and judging experience.

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