2002 Howard Park Chardonnay Reviews

“The nose is a touch herbal but there is nice fleshy citrus and pineapple characters there too. A flavoursome pineapple palate ? rich, creamy and nutty.”

, Winestate Magazine - 01-03-2005
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“The first impression is of toasty oak, but further acquaintance shows tangy grapefruit, nectarine and nutty marzipan aromas nestled nicely behind the wood. The palate is fine-boned, intense and long-flavoured?sheer class and should develop well over a few years.”

Ralph Kyte-Powell & Huon Hooke, The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide 2004/2004 - 01-01-2005
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“The 2001 vintage of this was really, really good. And if my tasting memory serves (my memory?s not good, let?s be honest) this vintage is bloody tremendous?This is a ?hubba bubba? chardonnay ? a big burst of fruit and the flavour stays in your mouth for ages?”

Stuart Gregor, Don't Buy Wine Without Me 2005 - 01-01-2005
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“Howard Park winemaker Michael Kerrigan is producing a seemingly endless stream of top-class wines across the varietal spectrum. A seamless and super-fine palate reflects precision engineering of nectarine fruit and barrel-fermented French oak; the epitome of elegance and at the start of its life.Best drinking: Now ? 2010.”

96 Points
James Halliday, Top 100 Wines - The Weekend Australian - 01-11-2004
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“Another superb Howard Park chardonnay, sourced from Denmark, Porongurup and Margaret River. The aromas are intriguing, with green-apple, dairy-like malolactic and toasty barrel characters over tropical and lemon fruit. Acid level is high, giving bite and vibrancy to the palate.Ageing: drink now to 2008”

Ralph Kyte-Powell and Huon Hooke, Epicure Uncorked magazine, The Age - 01-03-2004
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“Subdued nose with soft oak in background and floral, fruity lift. The palate is full of flavour; very good varietal fruit, sweet oak and creamy malo. Nice and firm on the finish”

, Winestate Magazine - 01-03-2004
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“A superb chardonnay from WA?s Denmark, Porongurup and Margaret River. The aromas are intriguing: green apple, dairy-like malolactic and toasty barrel characters over tropical and lemon fruit. Acid level is high, giving bite and vibrancy to the palate. Screw capped.”

Huon Hooke, The Sydney Morning Herald - 25-11-2003
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“Each year the Howard Park chardonnay gets incrementally better. This shows a beautiful texture created from extended barrel fermentation and a small amount of malolactic fermentation. It has a strong smell of grapefruit with subtle nut and melon. The palate is still as tight as a drum with a fine acid and delicate fruit. It will benefit greatly from cellaring.”

Ray Jordan, The West Australian - 25-10-2003
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“There are creamy, toasty, cedary influences here but the pure strength of the citrus-laden fruit drives straight on through, with white-peach delights trailing in its wake. This is fabulous stuff, fruit-driven but moulded in the winery too, with wispy, leesy, lean grapefruity characters evident if you look hard enough. In top form.Drink: Now - 2008”

93 Points
Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front - 01-09-2003
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