Parker Estate Mill Block Chardonnay 2025
- 92
- $24
- Drink by: 2026-2031
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Parker Estate has introduced a new Vineyard Series to their portfolio, which replaces the old Cool Climate range. It is an impressive collection representing excellent value throughout. Mill Block is a sub-section of the Williams Vineyard, which is located towards the southern end of the famous Coonawarra terra rosa cigar. Fermentation was in barrel with wild yeasts, before the wine enjoyed a further five months in new French oak barriques. 2/3rds of the wine went through malolactic fermentation. 1,000 cases produced. Straw gold in colour, the nose gives us aromas of stone fruits, spices, a flick of oak is still present, lemon curd, nutmeg and peaches. The style is ripe and quite fully flavoured with good length and a fine line of acidity. Still youthful at the moment, it should drink deliciously over the next five 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.
