Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2021

A$175.00

6 Pack Price
A$997.50
Availability
In stock
Volume
750ml
Varieties
Region/Country
Margaret River, Australia
Rating
98 points

Vintages

2021

Description

The 'Art Series' embodies Leeuwin's pinnacle of opulence and ageability, each vintage distinguished by commissioned artworks from top contemporary Australian artists.

Vibrant and impeccably balanced, a tapestry of fresh lime and nashi pear intertwines gracefully. The palate transcends with ethereal grace, marked by mineral precision and invigorating natural acidity. An alluring touch of saline, wet stone, and phyllitic essence adds complexity. With a poised structure and seamless length, it captivates effortlessly on the palate.

Ratings

Score
98 points
Reviewer
Huon Hooke
Review

Light straw colour with a reserved lemon/grapefruit aroma, fresh and penetrating, the palate brisk and bright with vibrant acidity and intense grapefruit/lemon flavours that persist the full length of the very long palate. Superb vitality and balance. It promises to reward cellaring too. Tremendously concentrated and compact, with extreme drive and massive persistence, it positively vibrates with energy. Very cellarworthy, too.

Score
97 points
Reviewer
Gary Walsh
Review

Pear, lime, grapefruit, floral too, with a distinct mint/aniseed top note, backed with discreet spicy cinnamon/ginger oak. It’s fresh and lively, quite saline too, flinty and chalky, a honey ginger drink character in the mix, along with a cucumber coolness and biscuit spices, a whole lot of presence and power here, delivered in a kind of understated, but confident way. The finish is very long, and refreshing. Gee, this is good wine. It ripples through the mouth like a flat white stone pitched across a cool lake. That’s an image for you, and I’ll leave you with that.

Score
97 points
Reviewer
Erin Larkin
Review

The 2021 Art Series Chardonnay leads with a distinctly floral nose: jasmine and white garden rose, wisteria and lemon blossom. The season was a challenging one in Margaret River, defined by the rainfall, which was constant. The temperatures were modest (not cool, as plenty of rain might suggest),and given that the region is so diverse in terms of distances between vineyard areas, this created quite a patchwork of outcomes for producers. On the palate, the wine is powerful and savory—it leans heavily on exotic dry spice and cracked honeycomb, with hints of salted butter on fresh white bread, beeswax and salted pink grapefruit. Stylistically, it is not dissimilar to the 2017; however, the dovetailing of acid and fruit feels seamless and well matched here. The wine is piercing and structural, tightly coiled and almost rigid, in the best of ways. It’s an impressive wine, one that, at this stage of its life, is defined by its penetrating acid line.

Specifications

Closure
Screw cap
Serving Temp.
10-12 °C
Alcohol
14%
Food pairing
Mushroom Risotto

Tasting Profile

Nose
Vibrant and impeccably balanced, a tapestry of fresh lime and nashi pear intertwines gracefully.
Palate
The palate transcends with ethereal grace, marked by mineral precision and invigorating natural acidity. An alluring touch of saline, wet stone, and phyllitic essence adds complexity. With a poised structure and seamless length, it captivates effortlessly on the palate.

Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2021

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