Singlefile The Vivienne Chardonnay Denmark 2021
- 95
- $110
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Hand harvested over three picks, whole bunch pressed to new and seasoned French oak for 10 months. Pale to medium gold colour. A huge lift of high quality oak sits at the fore aromatically – cedar, woodsmoke and vanilla bean with some smoky and flinty reduction sitting beneath. Time in the glass unlocks Meyer lemon, nutmeg, grilled nectarine, and nougat. The palate is sapid and vibrant, with lovely defined fruit taking the lead. Nectarine, peach and baked apple meld with cedar and vanilla again, before ripples of powdery phenolics and firm acid bring frame and long length. There’s a lot going on here. It’s sapid and powerful, though finessed and detailed with good complexity and present-but-controlled oak. Very good.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
