Miceli Olivia’s Chardonnay 2022
- 93
- $60
- Drink by: 2026-2034
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This Mornington Peninsula estate is well known for allowing its wines some time in the cellar before release, much to their advantage. Pale lemon in colour, the nose gives us notes of stone fruit, citrus, gunflint, deftly handled oak, a touch of lime and hints of guava. A seamless style which is very well structured and exhibiting bright acidity, with good focus and impressive length. Enjoy this over the next six to eight years. It will have more to give over that period.
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.
