Variety: Chardonnay

Region: Margaret River

Tasting Notes: The Fudge

This wine is fragant, with oak and vanilla aromas, followed by a clean and vibrant palate. There are plenty of caramel fudge and lemon flavours and a fresh leesy characteristic.

Background Information: This Chardonnay was a finalist in Qatar Airways Business Class Tasting in Paris. Hundreds of Chardonnays from all over the world were sampled by the Qatar Airways panel and they narrowed the field down to seven, including this wine.

In the end it did not win and will not be served in Business Class on Qatar Airways, however look at the company it kept. These wines were the other finalists it was up against (by the way most of these are $100 plus bottles of wine):

Meursault ‘Monatine’ 2004, Damaine Rougeot (Burgundy, France)
Meursault 2004, Domaine Michelot (Burgundy, France)
Meursault 2005, Domaine Sauvestre (Burgundy, France)
Mersault ‘Les Clous’ 2003, Bouchard Pere et Fils (Burgundy, Burgundy)
Cuvaison Chardonnay (Napa Valley, America)
Borthwick Vineyards 2005, (Hawkes Bay, New Zealand)

Vintage: 2005

State: West Australia

Country: Australia

Alcohol Content: 13%

Standard Drinks: 7.7

Preservatives: 220

Bottle Top: Screw cap

Bottle Size: 750ml

Red/White Wine: White