Description
Brian Croser really needs no introduction. Having founded the iconic winery Petaluma in the 70’s, Brian is recognised as Australia’s leading exponent of terroir driven wines. He has been awarded the Order of Australia, Decanter Wine Magazine ‘Man of the Year’ and many other accolades for his life long contribution and service to the Australian wine industry. Having sold Petaluma in 2001, the Croser family, along with their business partners the Bollinger Champagne family set up Tapanappa Wines on some of the countries most distinguised vineyard sites; 30 year old Tiers Vineyard, Piccadilly Valley, Adelaide Hills; 35 year old Whalebone Cabernet/Shiraz vineyard in Wrattonbully and pioneering Foggy Hill Pinot Noir Vineyard on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia.
Fruit was sourced from the famed Tiers Vineyard in Piccadilly Valley, the coldest site in the Adelaide Hills (mirrors climate in Burgundy’s Cote De Beaune including Montrachet). Flavours of fully ripe peaches and melon and the significant natural acid is poised against these ripe flavours. Delicacy. power and refinement abounds in this gorgeous barrel fermented chardonnay.
94 points, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front “The Tiers Vineyard was planted in 1979. That’s pretty old in Australian Chardonnay terms. Spicy oak, aniseed, lemon biscuits and stonefruit. It’s light and firm with ripe lemon acidity, a dusty and chalky texture, mixed citrus and plenty of spiced oak on a fine long finish. It feels very much like a wine for later, rather than now.”
RRP $47
