Kongsgaard The Judge Chardonnay 2004

John Kongsgaard first wines were released in 1996 and has forged a reputation as a prodigiously talented producer of world-class Chardonnay. With a mission to allow spectacular fruit to speak for itself as much as possible, his hand-crafted wines are meticulously made with the Chardonnay being fermented in barrel with natural yeasts, matured for at least two years with minimal battonage and bottled unfiltered and with minimal sulphur. The 2004 The Judge is about as good as Chardonnay gets with its immense concentration of flavour, impeccable balance and remarkable minerality. Qualitatively this is up there with the finest in the world.