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Leeuwin Chardonnay Art Series 750 ml

Country: Australia /

Region: Margaret River /

Style: Wine /

Size: 750 ml /

Vintage: 2018 /

Sku: 92470680

The Wine Advocate98 Points
Decanter97 Points
The Wine Spectator97 Points
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A powerful nose with purity and clarity of primary fruit with pear, white peach, lime curd and custard apple. Layers of brioche, grilled hazelnuts, cinnamon, shaved nutmeg, black cardamom and almond meal. A thread of graphite in the background adds elegant complexity. Penetration and drive with incredible shape and frame on the palate. Pear, cut lime and nectarine are definite throughout. Sweet spice and elegant oak use sit neatly with the fruit, underlined by a delicate acid line, leading to a palate with effortless length.

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Suggested Food Pairing:

Charcuterie-Cheese
Chicken
Clams-Mussels-Shrimp
Fish
Lobster-Crab
Pasta-White

Reviews

The Wine Advocate98 Points
Decanter97 Points
The Wine Spectator97 Points
WA The Wine Advocate: 98 Points
Powerful and concentrated, the 2018 Art Series Chardonnay has absolutely settled into itself after an extra 18 months or so in bottle from its release. The tropical characters that it saw initially have morphed into a glossy, exotically spiced full-bodied space, with salted peach, saffron, apple blossom, crushed rocks, graphite, mineral acidity and rivulets of phenolics. This is a muscular powerhouse, with briney grapefruit, tangelo, alpine herbs, hints of amaro and jasmine pearls. What a wine.
DC Decanter: 97 Points
THE ICON From an excellent vintage – warm, with very few hot days – this muscular yet lithe Chardonnay suffuses the senses with Leeuwin Estate's clear and penetrating signature perfume of granular pear and fleshier fresh fig. Harmonious lemony acidity makes for an ultra-long, seamless finish, through a palate of acacia, lanolin, smoke and crème patisserie. The concentrated fruit effortlessly mops up the 100% new oak. A luminous, graceful and balanced powerhouse.
WS The Wine Spectator: 97 Points
This impressive white is complex, supple and elegant, though not shy on intensity. Opens with creamy, satiny notes of apricot, pear, lemon curd and passion fruit puree, with touches of toasted hazelnut, salted caramel, jasmine and green tea. The way the details mingle with and complete one another makes this as complex as it is refreshing, with a fresh thread of acidity weaving in and out. Drink now through 2036.