Patience absolutely necessary for this notably classy effort

generous and surprisingly full- bodied flavors manage to retain a good sense of refinement on the sappy

It's a simpler wine but balanced and I would say best drunk now

(worked entirely by hand as the vineyard has a 40% south-facing slope which ensures that it receives plenty of sun)

Coonawarra

Pierre Girardin, Montrachet other_regions_australia Patience absolutely necessary for this(from Chassagne fruit). Moderately firm reduction overshadows the underlying fruit today. Otherwise there is outstanding volume and power to the more concentrated bigger bodied flavors that retain a lovely sense of refinement and particularly so on the massively persistent finish. As is sometimes the case with very young examples of Montrachet, this will need to add depth to merit the upper end of my projected range but given the extended cellaring