Beechworth Wine Estates Chardonnay 2021
Style: White Wine
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Beechworth Wine Estates Chardonnay 2021
Camberwell
Burke Road
Camberwell VIC 3124
Australia
Producer: Beechworth Wine
Country: Australia
Region: Beechworth
Vintage: 2021
Critic Score: 95
Alcohol: 13.4%
Size: 750 ml
Drink by: 2030
Beechworth Wine Estates is a family owned boutique vineyard located at Baarmutha 4km from the beautiful historical town of Beechworth. The Beechworth region is renowned for producing rich and complex chardonnays – think of Giaconda, Savaterre, Fighting Gully, et al. The Beechworth Wine Estates Chardonnay is not out of place in this company but comes at a fraction of the price.
"Beechworth's signature white grape plus a quality vintage and a quality maker equals one mighty exciting chardonnay. Crackles and snaps in lively fruit flavour before settling into a long, warm and smooth palate of concentrated power. Almond, citrus, nectarine and grilled-grapefruit scents. Radiates layers of ripe fruit and nougat with a distinctively regional mineral-saline intensity that lasts long in the mouth. Oak is well integrated and acidity is clean, guiding its journey ahead. Delicious and serious." Jeni Port
Expert reviews
"Hand picked, whole-bunch pressed and fermented in French oak (30% new). Matured on lees for 10 months. Beechworth's signature white grape plus a quality vintage and a quality maker equals one mighty exciting chardonnay. Crackles and snaps in lively fruit flavour before settling into a long, warm and smooth palate of concentrated power. Almond, citrus, nectarine and grilled-grapefruit scents. Radiates layers of ripe fruit and nougat with a distinctively regional mineral-saline intensity that lasts long in the mouth. Oak is well integrated and acidity is clean, guiding its journey ahead. Delicious and serious. Drink by 2029." Jeni Port, Halliday Wine Companion – 95 points and Special Value Wine ★
Awards
Special Value Wine – Halliday Wine Companion ★
About the winery
Beechworth Wine Estates is a family owned boutique vineyard located at Baarmutha 4km from the beautiful historical town of Beechworth. The property is situated on 53 acres, half of which is planted with vines.
The land was purchased in 2003 and is planted to Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Fiano, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tempranillo, Graciano, Sangiovese, Tannat, Barbera, Nebbiolo and Montepulciano. All grapes are handpicked and the vines are cane pruned. The wines are made with low intervention and the use of sulphides are kept to a minimum.
Victoria
Victoria is home to more than 800 wineries across 21 wine regions. The regions are Alpine Valley, Beechworth, Bendigo, Geelong, Gippsland, Glenrowan, Goulburn Valley, Grampians, Heathcote, Henty, King Valley, Macedon Ranges, Mornington Peninsula, Murray Darling, Pyrenees, Rutherglen, Strathbogie Ranges, Sunbury, Swan Hill, Upper Goulburn and Yarra Valley.
Victoria's first vines were planted at Yering in the Yarra Valley in 1838. By 1868 over 3,000 acres had been planted in Victoria, establishing Victoria as the premier wine State of the day. Today, the original vineyards planted at Best's Wines are among the oldest and rarest pre-phylloxera plantings in the world.
Victoria's climate varies from hot and dry in the north to cool in the south and each wine region specialises in different varietals. For example, Rutherglen in the north is famous for its opulent Muscats and Topaque and bold reds, while the many cooler climate regions near Melbourne produce world class Chardonnay and pinot Noir. Victoria is truly a wine lover's playground.