1997 Roxburgh has a deep straw colour with a light green hue. The aroma is complex with up front fruit supported by well-integrated oak characters. The palate shows expressive ripe peach and apricot fruit, perfectly balanced by fine natural acidity. The vibrantly complex fruit flavours combine with the subtle toast and creamy notes of new French oak to create a sustained full flavoured finish.

The Roxburgh vineyard in the Upper Hunter Valley was established in 1966 on gently sloping rare Terra Rossa soil underlaid by broken limestone. Today it is home to some of the oldest Chardonnay vines in Australia. The mature vines, perfect aspect and ideal soil have always given us outstanding Chardonnay grapes, with intense varietal fruit character and a fine acid balance. Roxburgh is recognised worldwide as one of Australia's most widely admired Chardonnays. The key features to Roxburgh's style are ‘Depth of Character', ‘Balance' and ‘Individuality'. The depth of character and balance are derived from the high quality and complex fruit sourced from our Roxburgh vineyard combined with skilled wine making techniques. This wine displays a unique expression of Hunter Valley Chardonnay, which is harnessed by our winemaker Philip Shaw to highlight this individuality. The fruit for this wine is selected from the middle slopes of the Roxburgh vineyard where the vines are over twenty-five years old. These mature vines produce low yields of intensely flavoured fruit with balanced acidity.