“This is the finest release of the Arlewood Chardonnay to date.  The 2006 has a focused palate, mineral accent, good citric acidity, powerful fruit and restrained oak handling to give the wine a framework with which to build and live in the bottle.  A touch of grapefruit, lees and the lively acid makes this wine structurally tighter and finer than previous releases.  It still has bags of luscious fruit and great length of flavour.  It’s worth drinking now or keeping for 5 years or so.  Buy a doz, and crack 2 a year?”                                                                                  (December 2009)  Variety:                      100% Chardonnay – Mendoza clone  Fruit Source:               100% Arlewood Estate Cowaramup vineyard                                   Margaret River wine region  Maturation:                 30% new 70% 2 year old French oak barriques  Bottled:                       April 2007  Production:                 519 cases only  Alcohol:                      13.5% vol pH:                             3.12 Titratable Acid:            7.1g/L  Cellaring:                    Delicious now; cellar to 5 years  Winemaker:               Made by Mark Messenger    www.arlewood.com.au