Ten Minutes by Tractor Estate Chardonnay 2011 (Mornington Peninsula, Vic)
13%, Screwcap, $42
I’ve got the 2012 vintage of this Estate Chardonnay on the bench for tasting over the next few weeks, so thought it would be good to have another look at the ’11 (just for balance).
As with this wine’s single vineyard older brother (the 2011 Wallis Chardonnay), this is a lean and minerally wine, driven by acid rather than fruit power. There is loads of creamy yeast richness on the nose, though the palate looks much drier and quite controlled. It doesn’t quite have the pure precision of the Wallis, but the intensity is still typically excellent, the oak and fruit perfectly melded.
You could ask for more weight to match up with the firm acid, but that’s the only gripe. Superb, complex Chardonnay from a very tricky vintage.
Source: Retail
Tasted: July 2014
Drink: 2014-2019
Score: 18/20, 93/100
Would I buy it? Yes.
Buy online: Ten Minutes by Tractor website
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