This is not your typical Australian Chardonnay. This is a clean, crisp and fresh wine made by young gun Charlie O'Brien.
The 2020 "Cloudy but Fine" Chardonnay is made with high quality A graded fruit from a low yielding vineyard in the Adelaide Hills. Charlie stopped the winemaking process of stabilising the wine because it tasted so awesome he didn’t want the wines gorgeous notes to be lost. This is why the wine looks cloudy. Cloudy but Fine.
The aromas at first are all about pears from ripe pears to sweet dried pears to spiced pear cake. Fragrant bath salts are hooking up with aromatic brown lime cordial and lemon sherbet.
Firstly on the palate there are layers of delicious pears embraced in a round and creamy textural mouthfeel. Sweet citrus notes appear with the slightly steely flavour of tinned apricots and pineapple. There is a clean and bright citrus finish that lingers on and on.
In 1873 French judges, tasting blind, praised wines from Australia, but withdrew when the provenance was revealed, saying that wines of that quality must clearly be French. Vines have been grown successfully in Australia since the 1820s as European settlers realised that the Mediterranean climate was ideal for viticulture.
One of the world’s most popular grapes, Chardonnay is made in a wide range of styles from lean, sparkling Blanc de Blancs to rich, creamy white wines aged in oak.
Depending on how ripe the grapes get, the flavour ranges from crisp, clean citrus and green apple, to ripe peaches and tropical fruit. Notable Chardonnays can be found in France, California, Australia, England, and beyond.
Charlie's love of wine started at a young age, his Mum and Dad run Kangarilla Road and he was literally topping barrels and had his own ‘toddler’ sized hand plunger at age three.
His approach to winemaking is simple. He treats the vineyard with respect, from the soil to the grape. Excellent winemaking starts with outstanding fruit.
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