Vintage
2019
ABV
13%
Wine Type
White
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
Complex fruit profile of nectarine, spice, subtle almond and light toasty nuances layered with yellow florals of calendula and marjoram. Soft and rounded with a gentle textural influence leading to an elegant and focused palate. 100% organically grown chardonnay from the Isolation Ridge vineyard. Textural and creamy with delicacy up front which carries through the length of the palate and is balanced by a mouth-watering playful acidity.
Accolades
93 points Regan Drew, The Chronicle, 92 points Ned Goodwin MW (Halliday Wine Companion 2021), 92pts Huon Hooke, 90+ Points Mike Bennie The wine Front.
Winemaker's Bio
Brian Kent grew up in Perth and has a background in biology, along with a postgraduate degree in Viticulture and Oenology from Lincoln University in Christchurch, New Zealand. His interest in winemaking developed during a holiday while working at Majestic Wine in London, before continuing to travel and complete vintages in different wine regions across the globe. In 2003 Brian completed two vintages: one in Frankland River, and the other in the Russian River, a sub-region of the Sonoma Valley in California. In 2005 he went on to complete another vintage in the Rias Baixas wine region in northwest Spain, where they specialized in Albarinho, a wine with similar characteristics to Riesling.
After 6 years of wine making Brian settled in Frankland, joining the family business at Frankland Estate and is thriving in his new position.
