TN: 1998 Petaluma Chardonnay
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 10:45 am
1998 Petaluma Chardonnay (Adelaide Hills)
Deep yellow. A developed nose of cashews and peaches, with nutty oak nuances. The palate is quite inviting - largely balanced towards the front of the tongue. The acids are quite soft, although the wine is still holding up OK. Still a wisp of grapefruit flavour on the palate. The body is quite full and round and alltogether quite harmonious, although lacking the last word in complexity. The wine is let down only by the finish, which is really quite short. You want to keep the flavour in your mouth - you gotta keep refilling your glass! But that's not particularly a struggle! Pleasant but not great - I suspect will keep for a little longer, although further aging will only be detrimental to the wine.
cheers,
Graeme
Deep yellow. A developed nose of cashews and peaches, with nutty oak nuances. The palate is quite inviting - largely balanced towards the front of the tongue. The acids are quite soft, although the wine is still holding up OK. Still a wisp of grapefruit flavour on the palate. The body is quite full and round and alltogether quite harmonious, although lacking the last word in complexity. The wine is let down only by the finish, which is really quite short. You want to keep the flavour in your mouth - you gotta keep refilling your glass! But that's not particularly a struggle! Pleasant but not great - I suspect will keep for a little longer, although further aging will only be detrimental to the wine.
cheers,
Graeme