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Description
The Merricks Chardonnay is the most sought-after of the Garagiste white wines... And it's the most powerful of Barney's Chardonnays, the kind of wine that blows your hair back.
The fruit from Merricks comes in ripe but balanced and incredibly intense - the perfect raw materials for Barney to strut his Chardy-making stuff.
Barney is one of the finest Chardonnay makers in the region and this release is bang on.
If you're yet to try Barney's wines, prepare to have your world rocked by this boutique artisanal producer. Chardy fans, get in quick!
96 points
"I’d like to be at lunch drinking this with friends explaining to them how good Aussie chardonnay is, but I could say nothing and pour instead. They’re bound to be mesmerised by the complexity and perfect balance of stone fruit and citrus, ginger, woodsy spices and subtle oak. A skein of minerally acidity matches the finely tuned palate and leaves me hankering for more."
- Jane Faulkner (Halliday Wine Companion)95 points
"Woah this is so intense, it’s kind of like staring at the sun. It bursts with lime, grapefruit, green melon and nectarine (that just about covers it), has some salty pastry dough, and a little cinnamon. It’s very flinty and tight, but there’s also an explosion of flavour, and the finish is very long, saline and chalky textured. Quite a wine."
- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)
95 points
"This is so fine, bright, and pretty aromatically, making for a moreish start. The palate seamlessly walks the line of energetic tension and flavour concentration, carrying notes akin to the nose... This is energetic, finessed, and bright, but at the same time complex and intense, with excellent line and length. A brilliant release."
- Tom Kline (Inside Burgundy)
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