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Leeuwin Art Series Chardonnay 2023

BOTTLE:
$190.00
In stock
SKU
104138
HALF-DOZEN: $1,083.00 or $180.50 each
DOZEN: $2,052.00 or $171.00 each
Producer: Leeuwin Estate
Country: Australia
Grape: chardonnay
Size: 750ml
Vintage: 2023
Closure: Screw Cap
Available for release 1 April

Light bright yellow, a very youthful colour for a 2023, and the bouquet is likewise fresh but also seriously detailed, with creamy lees, malt, nougat, beeswax and custard apple aromas, the palate similarly complex and profound, with a chew of oaky tannins that lingers on the aftertaste. Long, long carry. A very powerful chardonnay, searingly intense and strongly structured, and needing more time yet to come into full harmony. Outstanding. (98) HUON HOOKE, realreview.com

Lime and finger lime, Solo! (though ideally don't slam it down fast), fresh pineapple, pear, plenty of clove and ginger oak, aniseed, a light flinty smokiness, honey cashew and white flower perfume. It's medium-bodied, there's a richness to fruit and oak here, yet it stays tight and controlled, with pitch-perfect acidity, a light chalkiness to texture, closing with superb length. Power with precision. You can drink it now, sure, though ideally wait for all the components to mesh. It's an outstanding release. (97) GARY WALSH, winefront.com