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Region: Margaret River
Grapes: Chardonnay
First Glance: Pink Grapefruit, Ginger Spice, Crystalline Acidity, Creamy
Acclaim: 96pts
The Wine:
Julian has been taking this fruit in for awhile and what it has is raw beauty in its purity. Different to the Forrest vineyard which plays on raw power, the Wilsons Vineyard has a fruit purity that is both subtle and compelling at the same time.
The fruit is from a single site in the Walcliffe subregion but further away from the coast, inland from the township. The Chardonnay block is pretty tiny with only 2 Ha planted. The orientation is East West Planted and has a slight north aspect to the slope. This tiny 4 tonne batch is a handpicked selection from the top of this slope. The fruit is chilled overnight and whole-bunch pressed into a selection of new, 1 and 2 YO barrels. This juice was then carefully monitored and spontaneous fermentation kicked off on day three after pressing. After a three-week ferment, the wine remained on gross lees un sulphured until September of that year. In December the wine was emptied from barrel, settled, filtered and bottled. The final blend being around 20% new oak. This lovely, supple, subtle wine whilst being just that, still has Margaret River trademark fruit weight and drive. Only 112 six packs made.
The Review:
Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion - 96pts
"Of the two single-vineyard wines, the other being Forrest, this has more fruit weight and volume, albeit in a Julian Langworthy manner, as it’s still reined-in and tightly focused. Complete with white nectarine, pink and yellow grapefruit, and dabs of ginger (powder and freshly sliced). The palate is harmonious – the right amount of nutty, creamy lees, fine acidity, and fruit powering this to a long finish. Excellent wine today, tomorrow, and beyond."
