2003 Howard Park Chardonnay Reviews

“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.Drink 2010.Listed in the Best of the Best Variety ? Second highest points awarded to a Chardonnay”

96 Points
James Halliday, 2006 Australian Wine Companion - 01-08-2005
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“Ripe, open and generous, with creamy pineapple, grapefruit and tangy, spicy overtones on the unfettered finish. Not big, but has focus and persists beautifully. Drink now through 2009.”

90 Points
Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator - 01-05-2005
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“This solid performer from Western Australia?s Great Southern region delivers ripe flavours on an open texture. It?s generous with its creamy pineapple, grapefruit and tangy, spicy overtones on the unfettered finish. Not a big wine, but it has focus.”

90 Points
Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator - 01-03-2005
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“This wine is made in a superfine style with exquisitely balanced stone fruit characters lightly touched by oak. Balance is superb and the flavour is persistent and vibrant. A screw-cap guarantees its freshness.”

Ralph Kyte-Powell, The Bulletin - 01-01-2005
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“The best Howard Park Chardonnay yet and the best Great Southern chardonnay ever. Refined and elegant with beautifully integrated white peach and nectarine fruit and classy, spicy oak.”

18.1 Points
Peter Forrestal, The Sunday Times - 21-11-2004
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“A delicate and refined chardonnay. The fruit is sourced from vineyards in the Porongurups and Denmark. Only a small amount goes through malolactic fermentation, allowing the natural acidity to remain and the tangy flavours of grapefruit citrus to show through. Plenty of palate texture from the lees stirring. It?s a complete wine.”

Ray Jordan, The West Australian - 13-11-2004
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“Blended from Western Australia?s cool Denmark and Porongurup districts, this young chardonnay is a complex wine showing lots of nutty barrel ferment characters with grapefruit, cashew and melon on the nose. The smooth, rich palate has a very good balance of cool-grown fruit and secondary characters, finishing with a lingering tangy aftertaste.Drink over four years.”

Ralph Kyte-Powell, The Age Epicure Uncorked - 05-10-2004
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“Stylish, fruity, gently-spiced, powered by pear, grapefruit and peach fruit flavour and yet with a distinct sense of nutty, almond-like delicacy. A glistening jewell of a wine, fully in the deliciously Western Australian, sunny mould. Drink: Now ? 2006.”

91 Points
Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front - 01-09-2004
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