2008 Barrel Fermented Chardonnay

This wine was made from grapes from Point of View Vineyard. The grapes were basket pressed and the juice fermented in French oak barrel. The result is a pleasing one, with a nice smoky oak character complementing the chardonnay fruit characters on the nose, The palate is crisp and dry, with melon and peach fruit flavours complementing the lime. The wine has good length and intensity and finishes with a characteristic cool climate spiciness.

Reviews

Top Drops, Chris Shanahan, Sunday Canberra Times 7 December 2008

McKellar Ridge would have to be one of Canberra's smallest wineries with production of only 400-500 dozen bottles annually.  Brian and Janet Johnson own the brand and they source fruit from Martin Susan's Point of View vineyard, Murrumbateman — home also of the winery and cellar door, now open on Sunday afternoons.  Brian's first chardonnay from the vineyard is deliciously taut and zesty with melon-like varietal flavour, overlaid harmoniously with distinctive aromas and flavours derived from fermentation and maturation in oak barrels.  But it's the fruit that leads the flavour from beginning to end.  Available at cellar door or through www.mckellaridgewines.com.au.