| 2008-03-20 15:02 |
IWC:
By Josh Raynolds
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Issue #127, July/August 2006)
(Penfolds Wines Chardonnay Yattarna Adelaide Hills) ($60) Pale, bright yellow. Powerful, leesy aromas of orange, tangerine, white peach, cinnamon toast and iodine. Very fresh and initially a bit wound up, but opens quickly to show firm, focused flavors of blood orange, lemon zest and sexy, toasty oak. A chewy, concentrated chardonnay that became richer and deeper with air, taking on more exotic fruit tones, notably peach, apricot and mango. A finishing note of toasty oak does not come at the expense of the wine's concentrated fruit. 92 points |