2018 NR Chardonnay - LAST BOTTLES

Low Preservative. Vegan Friendly.

Dry, with spicy, nutty flavours.

12.7% alcohol. Will age well.

Best with the richer white meats or vegetarian.

Low preservative wine

This wine is listed as "low in preservatives". If you would like to better understand what that means and how it may apply to you, read Ken's article ... Preservative Free, Sulphite/Sulfite Free and Natural Wines.

2018 Nicholson River Chardonnay as reviewed by Mark Allen in the AFR March 3, 2025

2018 Nicholson River NR Chardonnay [Gippsland]

The last vintage of a distinctive Victorian style. Picked ripe (the wine is 14 per cent alcohol), barrel fermented in 40 per cent new oak, full malo. Bold yellow colour, full of sunshiny flavour, vanilla complexity, rich but tangy in the mouth, finishing mellow and long. The antithesis of modern, lean, minerally chardonnay. Tastes bolder and riper than its 12.7 per cent alcohol would indicate. There are only a few dozen cases left at the cellar door and then it’ll be gone. $58

You can read more in our blog post ... Australian Financial Review Article - Life & Leisure