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Stella Bella Chardonnay 2008
- Region Margaret River, WA
- Type White
- Size 750ml
- Alcohol 13%
What a great wine. Stella Bella Wines applied traditional Burgundian winemaking techniques, including the use of fine grain French oak to create a rich and fulfilling wine. A vibrant green-gold colour, this is a very Australian wine indeed! Completely unlike big old austere Chardonnay from the 1970's, this modern wine smells delicately of fragrant citrus, pear and nutmeg aromas. The flavours I liked most were citrus, peach, honeydew, air-dried pear. The wine has a really tasty creaminess and I really enjoyed drinking this before dinner on a warm evening. - DJ
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James Halliday
says:Vivid green-gold; a masterful exercise in winemaking, with intense citrus and stone fruit flavours driving through the length of the palate, oak made largely redundant, the finish as fresh as a spring day.
International Wine and Spirits Competition Judges
says:Pale lemon straw colour with green glints. A lovely floral note, camomile and asian pear, followed by pink grapefruit and preserved lemon aromas. The mouthfeel is wonderful, superb vinosity, bright acidity and magnificent lemon, grilled nut and nectarine flavours with a mineral edge. The oak underpins without overt intrusion. A beautiful wine, superbly made with a long fine, satiny finish.
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Awards for this wine
2010 TOP IN CLASS, International Wine and Spirits Competition
2010 QANTAS Wine Show of Western Australia
2010 Royal QLD Wine Show
2010 Sydney International Wine Challenge
2010 Margaret River Wine Show
2010 Awarded Mission Hill Trophy