Louis Latour Agencies
Producers
McHenry Hohnen
Hazel's Vineyard Chardonnay
| The Rocky Road vineyard lies in the headwaters of the Chapman Brook, near witchliffe in the South of the Margaret River region. With a northerly aspect, the vines enjoy long days of sunshine, moderated by the vineyard's southern location. The vines are grown on a single bilateral corfon with a vertically trained canopy. It is a simple and practical format that maximises light penetration and maintains a balanced vine. | |
| Available Vintages | 2021 |
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| Other vintages | 2022 2019 2018 2017 2014 2012 2011 2010 2009 |
| Tasting note |
This wine shows edges of fruit tingle, brioche, restrained custard powder, and ginger with some mealy notes. The linear palate is supported by a lemon and lime backbone. White nectarine gives fresh punchy flesh and weight while white peach fruits fill the veins. Nuances of barley sugar, fig, nectarine make for a seductive glass full. Lively and racy.' Ryan Walsh, winemaker
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| Awards and Accolades |
James Halliday's Australian Wine CompanionPale straw-green; similar restraint in the winery, both McHenry Hohnen Chardonnays are wild-yeast-fermented, but here the flavours are in the grapefruit spectrum, heightened by the linear acidity the fruit offers; this wine, too, is driven by fruit, not oak. 94 Points Sarah Ahmed, www.thewinedetective.co.uk, 19 Sep 2012The Rocky Road site has a warmer aspect and this wine is correspondingly richer (and has probably opened up a touch more with a year’s bottle age too), while maintaining balance and line. A creamy, leesy palate shows ripe sicilian lemon and white peach fruit, a lick of vanilla and toast too. The finish is savoury, with sour dough wild yeast notes. Very attractive now and will keep. |
| Region | Margaret River |
| Grape variety | Chardonnay |
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