Dream Bird Margaret River Rocket Science Chardonnay 2023
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- $34
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Margaret River Chardonnay. What else needs to be said? I will say a lot about this wine anyway as it was a delight to drink. The aromas are intense, filling the room and inhabiting your nostrils even when the glass is held at arm’s length. The nose is a captivating mixture of lifted lemon, sweet peach and ripe nectarine, with savoury roundness coming from dried grass and a flinty, minerally edge. There’s a touch of oak but it never dominates. The palate is mellifluous, rich and toasty, still showing its youth and letting the fruit sing. I enjoyed it with some cheese and then a curry and it heightened the whole experience. With a bit more bottle age, I firmly believe this Chardonnay will get even better.
Brendan is a Melbourne-based writer, filmmaker, playwright and composer. Since 2013, he has been published in national and regional Australian titles such as Halliday Magazine, Gourmet Traveller Wine, Grapegrower and Winemaker, Gippslandia, Gippsland Lifestyle, Yarra Valley and Ranges and Gippsland Country Life magazines. Brendan was a finalist for 2024 Wine Communicator Awards in the 'Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column' category. He has completed the WSET Level 3 course (gaining a Distinction) and has a passion for small producers of wine, beer and spirits. He is also the co-editor of 'I'm Not a Film Star: David Bowie as Actor' for Bloomsbury Academic.
