2005 Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay Art Series

Chardonnay - 750ML
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REVIEWS

JH 97 JO 96 WA 96 WS 95
JH 97

James Halliday, December 2008

"97 points - This is the most pure bred and aristocratic of all Australian chardonnays. It has awesome power grace depth and finesse; pure grapefruit nectarine and peach-flesh aromas are framed by complex toasty grilled...
JO 96

Jeremy Oliver, December 2008

96 points - Almost the perfect chardonnay this sublime wine is astonishingly intense and concentrated; also seamlessly balanced and measured. Its opulent expression of pineapple grapefruit guava and mango-like fruit knits...
WA 96

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, October 2010

The 2005 Art Series Chardonnay was an incredible vintage now giving a considerable array of complex savory pleasantly musky / meaty aromas with some marmite pineapple tart orange peel and ethereal flower and earth...
WS 95

Wine Spectator, January 2008

Round generous and amazingly fresh with a juicy hint of grapefruit playing against spicy pear green guava and mint aromas and flavors that expand and persist onto the long expressive finish. This just doesn't quit...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type White
Varietal Chardonnay
Country Australia
Region Western Australia
Sub-region Margaret River
Vintage 2005
Size 750ML

Leeuwin Estate is a family-owned Australian winery and one of the five founding wineries in the now famous Margaret River district of Western Australia. Formerly a cattle ranch, the property was converted to vineyards by Denis and Tricia Horgan upon the advice of legendary Napa Valley winemaker Robert Mondavi when he visited Australia and saw the estate’s potential as being ideal for the production of premium wines.

The estate enjoyed its first commercial vintage in 1979 and was quickly thrust into the international spotlight when Decanter Magazine gave its highest recommendation to the 1980 "Art Series" Chardonnay. Leeuwin now exports to 30 markets. The estate releases wines under the Art Series, Prelude Vineyards and Siblings labels.

Celebrating the combination of fine wine, food, art and music, Leeuwin features an award winning restaurant, cellar door and art gallery. The estate is renowned for staging spectacular events and welcoming visitors from around the world.

The “Art Series” represents Leeuwin’s most opulent & age-worthy wines from each vintage. They are identified with paintings commissioned from leading contemporary Australian artists.

Leeuwin Art Series Chardonnay is aromatically complex and packed with flavor but maintains vivid acidity. The wine is fruit forward, typically citrus-driven but also showing pear and nuances of stone fruit. Oak-aging adds depth and gentle accents, such as cinnamon, but no overt woody notes. The wines easily age, and improve, for a good 15 years.