2021 Domaine Naturaliste Floris Chardonnay
Margaret River, WA
Full-bodied Margaret River Chardonnay from one of the best value producers in WA.
$30.00
About The Wine
If you want Chardonnay with some flesh and weight, this is one of the best value you are going to find in Margaret River.
Bruce Dukes' obsession with Chardonnay clones has brought him to the conclusion that the Gin Gin clone is the best suited in Margaret River. As such, he uses this Gin Gin exclusively with all his Chardonnays, searching for sites where the variety does best in his region.
His mid-tier Floris Chardonnay shows ample barrel complexity alongside delicious stone fruit characters and a hint of grapefruit.
Classic Margaret River Chardonnay and great buying at this price.
About Domaine Naturaliste
Domaine Naturaliste is a Margaret River producer to keep an eye out for.
Named James Halliday's Best Value Winery for 2020, owner/winemaker Bruce Dukes has a wealth of winemaking experience both here and abroad, including a stint at Francis Ford Coppola's iconic Niebaum Coppola winery in the Napa Valley.
His wines are made from traditional Margaret River varieties with a focus on premium Chardonnay and Cabernet that rival the best of the region.
From the top-shelf premium range to the excellent 'daily drinking' wines, everything made by the hands of Bruce is outstanding value for money!
Margaret River, WA
From The Producer
Floris is a modern and engaging expression of our local clone into wine. This style is a co-evolution of Modern Australian food and wine culture, which has great emphasis on balance, freshness and hedonistic pleasure. The sustainably farmed vineyard is in the cool southern end of Margaret River. Floris exhibits delicate textures and floral notes reminiscent of white jasmine flowers.
Restricted malo‐lactic fermentation, battonage fortnightly to add complexity and texture through “sur lie” whilst retaining purity of character and freshness.
Blend : Chardonnay (100%)
ABV : 13.50%
Closure : Screw Cap
Drink Until : 2027
Bottle Size : 750ml
Margaret River, WA
Critic Reviews
"This has the same back label fruit description of white grapefruit and nectarine as its Artus Chardonnay sibling, but that is where the similarity ends. This is all about purity and finesse, the fruit flavours strung on a necklace of diamonds, oak incidental." - James Halliday (Halliday Wine Companion)
"From Margaret River’s famous Gingin clone of chardonnay, the Floris has spent ten months in French Allier and Vosges oak barriques; one-third in new, with a small portion going through malolactic fermentation to soften the grape’s maritime climate acidity. The 2021 Floris is saline sea spray over notes of grapefruit zest, just-picked nectarine and lightly toasted hazelnut oak. The palate is alive with energy and the gorgeous purity of its savoury fruit versus balanced acidity with the lightest tannin grip; a tightrope of taut minerality and savoury oak framing the underlining zing. Drink now to 2030." - Melissa Moore (Wine Pilot)
"White peach, grapefruit, nutmeg and hazelnut, with some mint and aniseed. It’ juicy and zesty, lime and grapefruit, a slight nutty creaminess, tight acidity, and a lime zest finish of solid length. It’s light and frisky, and very good to drink." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)
- ARAlessandro R.Verified BuyerRated 4 stars3 years agoJoyful Chardonnay!
Gorgeous chardonnay there is all Margaret River goodness. Stone fruit, high quality fruit, well dose oak, juicy, deep and complex. It is a bargain of wine, excellent price, worth every $$$! Well done Bruce Dukes. Thank you Different Drop!
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