2020 McHenry Hohnen Burnside Vineyard Chardonnay

Highly Rated
Thought-provoking and fascinating Chardonnay from Margaret River. On the richer side of the Chardy spectrum.

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You'll be sure to fall in love with this medium-to-full sized Margaret River Chardonnay - a single vineyard wine from the Burnside vineyard, laying right by the river bank and just a stones throw away from the ocean.

Lots of rich tropical fruit, roasted nuts and a creamy long finish, but there is a flavour and textural complexity here, with some exotic florals and spices, and some ringing acidity.

It's powerful, focussed and layered. It's a wine to sit down and contemplate.

96 Points - "From the Burnside vineyard (planted 1981). All single-vineyard chardonnays here are made in the same way: Hand picked, whole-bunch pressed, full solids, wild ferment, matured 4 months in barrel (25% new), partial mlf and fortnightly bâtonnage. Mineral, crunchy acidity frames lush stone-fruit characters, both aromatically and in the mouth. This is svelte, classy and spicy, with a granitic backbone of acid structure. If you like this wine today, you'll be staggered (no hyperbole here) by it in several years' time. Buy them all by the boot load – they only get better." - Erin Larkin (Halliday Wine Companion)

96 Points - "A little funky and flinty, lime and grapefruit, cinnamon, brine and almond. So tight, saline and flinty, lots of crunch and zesty citrus flavour, such energy and zip, with a long slightly umami and spicy finish, and precise feel. Wonderful." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

96 Points - "Lifted and complex aromas of grapefruit pith, white peach, melon skin, struck match and nutty oak. Powerful, layered and mouth-filling, there’s a delicious core of stone fruit, citrus, spice and oak. Loads of complexity, layers of flavour, long and delicious." - Aaron Brasher (The Real Review)

97 Points - "The warmer vintage here brings concentration, plushness and deliciousness into the mix. While the 2020 Burnside Vineyard Chardonnay doesn’t have all of the mineral detail that the 2019 does, it is incredibly vibrant. Very smart, people will love this. It has the phenolic chew and shape that bring drinking pleasure and add another dimension of experience. Burnside is generally my favorite vineyard in the trio of single-vineyard Chardonnays." - Erin Larkin (Robert Parker Wine Advocate)

Complex and flinty. Lemon curd, ruby grapefruit and grilled peach give way to fresh pastry elements. Wild fermentation and extended time on lees contribute to a delicious savoury character to the palate which is both powerful and defined by a frame of natural acidity. From a heritage Margaret River vineyard on the riverbank, this Chardonnay captures the unique character of this unique site.
Hand-picked, whole bunch pressed and transferred directly to oak with full solids. Fermented by the native years in barrique (approximately 30% new). Post ferment, barrels are left cool but unsulphured for 4 months to encourage autolytic activity. Batonnage every two weeks based on flavour and partial MLF to balance the high natural acidity of this vintage. Wine was racked with full lees to tank in December and spent two months on lees in tank before bottling.

Region: Margaret River, WA
Blend: Chardonnay (100%)
ABV: 13.50%
Closure: 750ml
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Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type White
Body Full Bodied
Variety Chardonnay
Country Australia
Region Margaret River
Australian State WA
Feature High Score
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
The Wine Front
The Real Review
The Wine Advocate
Critic Score 96
97
Alcohol 13%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2020
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