Nick O'Leary Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2019
Style: White Wine
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Nick O'Leary Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2019
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Burke Road
Camberwell VIC 3124
Australia
Producer: Nick O'Leary
Country: Australia
Region: Tumbarumba
Vintage: 2019
Critic Score: 96
Alcohol: 13.0%
Size: 750 ml
Drink by: 2030
Trophy, Best Chardonnay - 2020 NSW Wine Awards
Trophy, Best Tumarumba Wine - 2020 NSW Wine Awards
"Oh my. This is fabulous. It sparkles in the glass and lights up the palate. It's heady, with the right amount of flinty, smoky sulphides and lovely citrus flavours – grapefruit and lemon, zest and pith. There's tension across the palate, mainly an interplay between toasty oak and creamy lees flavours and acidity. It's tight and will continue to unfurl beautifully over the next few years." Jane Faulkner
Expert reviews
2020 NSW Wine Awards - 97 points
"Oh my. This is fabulous. It sparkles in the glass and lights up the palate. It's heady, with the right amount of flinty, smoky sulphides and lovely citrus flavours – grapefruit and lemon, zest and pith. There's tension across the palate, mainly an interplay between toasty oak and creamy lees flavours and acidity. It's tight and will continue to unfurl beautifully over the next few years. Date Tasted: Jan 2021; Alcohol: 13%. Drink to: 2029." Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion - 96 points and Special Value Wine ★
Awards
Trophy, Best Chardonnay - 2020 NSW Wine Awards
Trophy, Best Tumarumba Wine - 2020 NSW Wine Awards
Top Gold Medal - 2020 NSW Wine Awards (97 points)
Special Value Wine - Halliday Wine Companion ★
New South Wales
New South Wales is home to more than 500 wineries across 16 wine regions that produce a range of extremely diverse wines. The regions are Canberra District, Cowra, Gundagai, Hastings River, Hilltops, Hunter Valley, Mudgee, Murray Darling, New England, Orange, Perricoota, Riverina, Southern Highlands, Shoalhaven Coast, Swan Hill and Tumbarumba.
Hunter Valley is New South Wales' best known wine region and has long stolen much of the spotlight . It is also Australia’s oldest continuous wine region - the first vineyard at Wyndham Estate was established in 1828 using cuttings supplied by viticulturist James Busby, widely considered the father of Australian wine. Semillon is perhaps the most iconic wine of the Hunter Valley and is among the greatest and most distinctive wines of Australia - if not the world.
New South Wales' wine regions have a wide range of microclimates. The Great Dividing Range has a substantial influence on the climate of many of the viticultural areas. The regions of higher elevation, such as Canberra District, Canberra District, Orange and Tumbarumba have cooler climates with more continental influences. These regions are responsible for some of the State's most enticing chardonnay, shiraz, cabernet sauvignon, riesling and sauvignon blanc. They, together with the Hunter Valley, which by contrast, is very warm, with high humidity and a large amount of rainfall during the growing and harvest season, produce the bulk of the high quality wine in New South Wales.