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The Reserve Range is only produced in years when Andrew Fleming's exacting standards can be met. Select parcels of fruit from exceptional vintages are brought to life by meticulous winemaking that is designed to showcase the very best of the Yarra Valley.
| Region | Yarra Valley |
|---|---|
| Volume | 750 mL |
| Peak Drinking | Now - 2026 |
| Winemaker | Andrew Fleming |
| Philip Rich | 96 points |
| Gold | 2017 Yarra Valley Wine Show |
| Gold | 2017 Royal Melbourne Wine Show |
| Silver | 2017 Royal Queensland Wine Show |
| Silver | 2017 Perth Royal Wine Show |
| Silver | 2017 International Wine and Spirit Competition |
| Silver | 2017 Royal Adelaide Wine Show |
| Silver | 2017 Royal Hobart Wine Show |
Philip Rich
"This the latest in a long line of superb chardonnays from one of the Yarra Valley's finest exponents. Brightly coloured, aromas of grapefruit, stone fruit and a little struck match lead onto the palate with is powerful, seamless and long. Still tightly wound, a long life seems assured."
Vibrant, fine and youthful with fragrant yeasty autolysis notes of biscuit and lemon pastry. Attractive lemon sorbet/curd notes are enhanced by underlying Pinot Noir perfume and brioche.
Fine and long, with great texture and beautifully balanced acidity. Grapefruit citrus notes and hints of lemon barley and nougat are underpinned by seamless French oak and developing nuances of wetslate. Youthful and needing time in the Cellar to evolve.
Cooler than Bordeaux yet warmer than Burgundy, picturesque Yarra Valley is one of Australia's foremost cool-climate wine regions. An easy one-hour’s drive from Melbourne, the area is home to more than 80 cellar doors. In addition to the huge range of wineries, the area boasts superb contemporary restaurants, authentic rustic farms - and luxury overnight accommodation if the sightseeing gets too much! The fertile Yarra Valley soils produce famously elegant and textured Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
An un-seasonally warm Spring led to early budburst and fruit set. Canopies were healthy with yields generally above average. Dry, favourable conditions ensued with rapid fruit ripening and a uncharacteristically compressed vintage. Fruit quality was high, with the wines produced being generous in flavour.
Growing up in wine country Mildura, at just 13 years of age, Andrew attempted to make his own wine; the end result was undrinkable, his father’s shed a shambles, but the winemaking seed was sown.
After completing a Bachelor of Agriculture at the University of Melbourne, Andrew spent two years at Mildara in Coonawarra before heading to Bordeaux where he furthered his winemaking qualifications with a Diplome National d’Oenologue from the University of Bordeaux. Since then he’s completed vintages at the iconic Chateau Haut Brion in Bordeaux, several vintages in Languedoc, in addition to completing a vintage at Matanzas Creek winery in California’s Sonoma Valley. For six years Andrew was a Winemaker at Lindeman’s Karadoc winery and in 1996, became the Winery Manager of Seppelt in Great Western; providing the perfect segue for his current role as Chief Winemaker Coldstream Hills which he has held since 2001.
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