winemaker's notes:
"The nose is very fresh and very clean, with tantalising aromas of orange fruits and flinty minerality." The aroma brings to mind summer scenes of a freshly baked orange cake cooling on a kitchen bench, while hungry kids home from school try to steal a bite when mum turns her back." This summer citrus baking, together with a topping of apricots and loquats, makes it hard to linger too much on the nose, as the wine is soon rushed to the tasters' lips."""
"Strong from start to finish, this wine meanders through the palate spectrum dispensing flavour along the way, similar to Santa throwing lollies at a Christmas Pageant." Free of the false, disguising flavors of dumb oak, the delightful hotchpotch of orchard fruits show their ripe, eclectic combination unhindered." Packed full of oranges, loquat, pear, and a rich glycerol coating, the mid-palate is completely rounded out, while the finish is all concise citrus, mineral and steel."""
"My quest to make the most fruit driven and complex Chardonnay possible continues in 2004." Gradually over the years I have been easing off the oak on the RockBare Chardonnay until this year I decided to use none at all." This keeps in step with my philosophy of showcasing the purity and complexity of Chardonnay fruit, which I felt was not being enhanced by small amounts of oak." For me, this wine is an absolute ripper." It is loaded with powerful fruit and has a level of flavour complexity that makes me very proud for it to carry the RockBare banner."
user reviews:
The top 3 most liked reviews for this wine.
A Customer - New Jersey
This wine is intense and delicious, putting some twice the price Chablis to shame.
