Vasse Felix Heytesbury Chardonnay 2011

Vasse Felix Heytesbury Chardonnay 2011Ray Jordan Wine of the Year 2012 James Halliday Top 100 Wines of 2012 Rob Geddes Top 100 Wines of 2012 Vasse Felix, Margaret Rivers founding wine estate, is one of the heavyweights of Australian wine. The first Chardonnay under the flagship Heytesbury label was made in 1996, but it was the arrival of Virginia Willcock as Chief Winemaker in 2006 that helped it become a benchmark Australian Chardonnay. The wine quickly became a sensation on the wine

It was matured in 100% new American oak where it completed primary and malolactic fermentation

plush red-cherry flavors

This is an outstanding Cape Mentelle Cabernet which will be very long-lived

semillon 9% and sauvignon gris 6%

Winemaking at Zema is also a process of careful nurturing - rather than manipulation - of this premium fruit

tarry notes

"The bouquet is exquisitely complex

the sweetness neatly offset by hints of olive and supple tannins" - James Halliday

"This is the third release of the Yering Station Rhone blend and the best to date

elegant and medium-bodied  with a savoury spiciness to its finish

with those utterly distinctive

strawberries