Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Aromas of flint, gunpowder and dried citrus with apple. Full body, intense and energetic acidity. It just grabs you and tells you it's Margaret River. Love it. Screw cap.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2013 Heytesbury Chardonnay has a youthfully mute nose of lemon tart, kumquats and orange blossoms with hints of struck match, brioche, almonds and coriander seed. Medium-bodied, with plenty of silkiness to the texture and a pleasant touch of astringency, it gives complex layers of citrus fruits and savory flavors with accents of ginger and spice coming through in the long finish. Drink it 2015 to 2020+.
Rating: 95+
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
Home to some of Australia’s most elegant and long-lived red and white wines, Margaret River is situated in the farthest reaches of Western Australia. Relatively warm and dry, the region is cooled by breezes from the Indian Ocean. Margaret River takes some inspiration from Bordeaux, producing top-quality Cabernet Sauvignons and Bordeaux Blends with firm structure, mouthwatering acidity, balanced alcohol and notes of herbs and spice. For white wines, refreshing blends of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon as well as complex, age-worthy Chardonnays are regional specialties.