Miceli Olivia’s Chardonnay 2021
- 93
- $50
- Drink by: 2025-2030
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Fermentation of this Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay was in oak with full malolactic as well and subsequent maturation for around twelve months. There is quite an intense yellow hue to this wine and a nose which offers notes of cashews, peaches, hints of nuts and also gives the impression of a surprising shimmer of strawberries, but it has attractive citrus characters to the fore. Tight, focused, good acidity, a supple texture and a lingering finish all combine to make this an impressive Chardonnay. In a year or two, expect some complexity to emerge. Enjoy this over the next four to six years.
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.
