Le Chateau, 46 degrees north latitude, a chardonnay with full ML, and 10 months sur lie … nice cream and almond on the nose, bully-level roundness on the palate, probably the most viscous and weighty wine on the palate of the tasting so far; Bruno Corneaux is the consulting winemaker, but the primary winemaker is Tim Donahue, who comes out of the University of Adelaide program … Cheers, the bell has rung again!
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