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Chardonnay
2003 Collina Chardonnay “The Murray River would be in a lot better nick if its growers followed the Lubianas, who sold up and moved to Tassie, to make majestic wines like this. It’s powerful, and incredibly intense, yet finely poised and elegant. Krug sans fizz. The Lubies crappy loam, silt, gravel and clay surrenders just a kilogram of grapes per vine, but they add up to the best Australian Chardonnay I know. Spicy nutty, custardy, tight- most words just don’t fit. Try, DEVOUR. ($60; 13.5% Alcohol; 95 Points)” The Independent Weekly, January 27 to February 2 2007, My Picks, Philip White
“Steve Lubiana already makes some of Tassies best wines, and this new reserve Chardonnay will build his reputation even further: complex yet refined, full of creamy texture and balanced by lingering mineral acidity. Drink with grilled lobster." Australian Gourmet Traveller, March 2007. Max Allen 2003 Estate Chardonnay “.......sweet melon, peach and citrus aromas are backed by hints of honeysuckle and slightly funky, creamy and leesy undertones. Round and juicy, its soft and generous core of nectarine, citrus and peach-like fruit and complex undertones of butterscotch, grilled notes and vanilla oak are neatly tied together by tangy lime juice acids. 92 Points” 2004 ‘Primavera’ Chardonnay flavours, the palate soft and rounded with the fruit underlined by lovely savoury yeast characters running to a long, fresh, clean finish. Alc. 13.5%. Rating: - Very Good Graeme Philips The Sunday Tasmanian, 14th May 2006 2003 ‘Primavera’ Chardonnay
“ Food and wine matching is far from being a Science, a good match most often being the product of informed guesswork and a bit of luck. And a good match is mostly as good as it gets. But a perfect match, one where the flavours and the weight of the wine and food dance together in perfect unison, wonderfully complimenting and enhancing each other is as rare and serendipitous as it is pleasurable. So a rare pleasure it was over the Christmas break to enjoy one such perfect union – Mitsuno’s cold broth of soba noodles, soy, wasabi, seaweed and daikon radish with a Lubiana 2003 ‘Primavera’ Chardonnay, each highly enjoyable in its own right but fabulous and memorable together.” The Mercury, 5 January 2005, Top Drops Graeme Phillip 2002 Sur Lie Chardonnay
Rating 90Touches of biscuit and toast aromas ex lees; relatively soft stone fruit and peach flavours; good acidity to balance. James Halliday 2006 Australian Wine Companion (Collins, Australia 2005) 2002 Chardonnay
Steve Lubiana is helping setting the standard for Tasmanian wine- your only problem is getting your hands on the stuff. The Estate Chardonnay is big, rich, with spiced pear and a hint of fresh apples shot through with juicy tropical fruit and toffee. Immaculately controlled oak and good length. MF Jameson - Gourmet Traveller Wine, December/ January 2005/ 2006 |
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