Wantirna Estate 'Isabella' Chardonnay Unit:Single

Wantirna Estate 'Isabella' Chardonnay Unit:SingleProducer Wantirna Estate is located not far from the outer suburbs of Melbourne, near Glen Waverly; Reg and Bertina are the original and current custodians of the estate, which has been in operation since 1963. Reg and Bertina planted the vineyard as a passion project; Reg was a lawyer with a keen interest in wine and farming; for many, he juggled the two, working by day in the city as a lawyer and managing the vineyard and winery in his spare time.

We picked in the second week of March 2019

and a pastry-like note too

Halliday 92 Points

quite savoury too

a tight tannin dusting as it goes

drawing flavour along with it

Thanks to its cool climate and high altitude

They met while working in South Australia

The vineyards surrounding the town of Chavignol are considered prime real estate for Sancerre

Since its inception

Philip Rich 96 Points

with beautiful layers of flavour and ripe tannins