Bob McDonald

9.4

Proving yet again that the Adelaide Hills makes excellent Chardonnay. Has been “worked “ somewhat. The winemaking team has a formidable brains trust with Adam Wadewitz as the Chief Winemaker with input from two MWs in Michael Hill-Smith and David leMire. An excellent modern take on Australian Chardonnay. Stone fruit, minerality, struck match - a nice citric acid cut to finish off. — 5 days ago

David Koenen

9.0

Yoghurt, brambles, hot tiles, lavender, balsamic sweet and sour, youthful, seems to be searching for some balance. — 6 months ago

Tim Lee

9.0

Light body. Tropical fruit — 8 months ago

Brenda Lambert

9.1

Not bad for “2 buck Chuck”! — 2 years ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.3

Old school. Balanced tannins and fruit. Really great. — a month ago

Donald Williams

9.3

First rate Chardonnay from the Finger Lakes. — 4 months ago

with Bonnie

Spencer Fox

9.2

second time trying this vintage. after being able to brace myself for that signature lardot acidity, which verges on violent, i came to enjoy this a lot more. herbal stuff starts jumping out after about 45 min or so. texturally very exciting as well. miles away from classic but that's the real beauty here. — 8 months ago

Keith Watson

9.1

Boulevard Restaurant - Vancouver — a month ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

A gorgeous savoury red fruited extravaganza. Herbal notes from whole bunches in the fermentation (50%). This certainly has become an instant hit as a top quality Pinot Noir from the Coal River Tasmania but owned by Shaw + Smith from the Adelaide Hills. Interesting to try 2 quality Pinots from the same vintage (2015) on successive nights. The Tolpuddle won over Yarra Yering in this bout, marginally. James Suckling’s comments, “They have totally nailed it” and 97 points. — 4 months ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.4

This bottle was sooooo much better than the 2016. Killer balance. Perfectly developed flavors and nose. Giving Bdx a run for its money. — 9 months ago