Wine Of The Day

Schild Alma Reserve Chardonnay 2006

This is just stunning drinking and really shows how regions like Barossa who are renowned for their reds can make dazzling whites that make you stand to attention and test your preconceptions. I love the way this Chardonnay has developed in the bottle and how the maturity has just lifted it to another level whilst still maintaining its varietal and regional nuances and origins and also delivering a freshness and resilience in its overall structure. The flavours are supple and not OTT, but they are distinctively Chardonnay. There is more in store here but seriously this is drinking just so well now. And the price, did I mention the price. A real Reserve wine here folks, not a pretender. The Schilds do it again here. Try this with pan fried pork medallions stuffed in mozzarella and wrapped in prosciutto with sage cream sauce.  

$20. Alc 14.0%. Drink to 2015. 94/100 – Excellent.