d’Arenberg The Lucky Lizard Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2014

I’ll never grow tired of the d’Arenberg labelling and nomenclature. Bloody excellent, and reflective of the fertile mind of Chester Osborn (who is great value by the way – love the new Cube).

This Chardonnay is basket pressed and spends seven months in older French oak. Price has come down a bit on this and the quality seems to have taken a dive too. Fig, a little older oak nougat and lemon, leading to a rather broad palate flabby and stamped with awkward hessian. Dissapointingly flat wine. Best drinking: 2016-2017, 15.5/20, 85/100. 13.3%, $25. Would I buy it? No.