Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2020

Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2020 is a barrel-fermented Chardonnay produced from the best old-vine Chardonnay fruit on the Leeuwin estate in Margaret River, Australia. Undoubtedly one of the finest examples of Chardonnay being produced in Australia. "The 2020 vintage in Margaret River was moderate to warm and will be forever remembered for the incredibly compacted harvest period, which started two weeks earlier than the 2019 harvest before it and was all wrapped up by Easter—that`s largely unheard of. The 2020 Art Series Chardonnay leads with power and density, not unlike the 2018 before it. Tight and green in the glass, you get salted pear, white peach, nectarine, red apple skins, preserved citrus and crushed shell. The wine has minerality and tension within the confines of the opulent fruit. Staggering length, as usual." Wine Advocate, 2023