Description
“Canberra is an exciting region at the moment, and there are many new players hitting unthinkable heights of quality. Winemaker Nick Spencer has demonstrated – across a whole range of styles and prices – that Eden Road Wines is a force to be reckoned with.” Nick Stock, The Age/SMH Good Wine Guide.
The Eden Road wines all derive primarily from the ACT/NSW ‘High Country’ regions of Canberra District, Hilltops, Gundagai and Tumbarumba. Eden Road is supposed to suggest an ideal (as in the Garden of Eden), not a place. This 2015 is extraordinary Chardonnay up there with the finest expression you will experience for purity, power & finesse. Pristine alpine snowies on display here…
*2013 vintage was winner of Trophy for Best Chardonnay at the 2014 Winewise Small Vignerons Awards – arguably the most hotly contested Chardonnay honour in Australia, awarded to the single best Chardonnay from all the great Chardonnay regions of Australia.
The grapes used for this Maragle chardonnay come from a small vineyard in the Maragle Valley, south of the Tumbarumba village, at an altitude of 400 metres above sea level. It is a unique site that generally produces more powerfully structured chardonnay compared to other vineyards in the region. The aroma presents complex, yet pristine notes of grapefruit, citrus blossom and white peach, with a touch of struck match character. Gorgeous palate also reveals pear, green apple and pristine minerality, mouth-watering freshness that is the alpine snowy mountains . On the palate it is beautifully long, powerful, driven with elegance & restraint.
The winemaking is kept very simple in order to express the terroir of this special Maragle vineyard. The fruit is handpicked and whole bunch pressed directly to French oak without settling. The juice is then simply fermented and matured in French oak with some ‘battonage’ stirring for 12 months. Top shelf chardonnay that expresses the beauty of the alpine Tumbarumba region and the snowy mountains
96 Points, Jane Faulkner, Halliday’s Wine Companion: “What’s quite breathtaking about Maragle is its abundance of flavour reined-in to a more linear frame. Not such an easy balance to strike, this done so with laser precision and seems effortless. Flinty with leesy notes, citrus and stone fruit, ginger spice, smoky and wood spices, superfine acidity and great length.”
94 Points, Gary Walsh,The Wine Front “Struck match, white peach and citrus, mint and honeysuckle, toasted hazelnuts and spice. Light in frame, yet well appointed, with almond and white peach, a chalky texture and some funky reduction, cool acidity, and some lemon rind on a good long finish. Delicious. Stylish. All that kind of stuff. ”
RRP $40 **SPECIAL SIX PACK BUY .. Only $33.99 when you buy 6 of this wine**
