AWARDS

2004 Pemberton Reserve Chardonnay
Gold RSM Bird Cameron Timber Towns Wine Show 2006
Silver Perth Royal Show 2006
Silver Cowra Wine Show 2006
Silver Sydney Royal Wine Show
2006 Silver International Chardonnay Challenge 2005, NZ
Silver Perth Royal Wine Show 2005
Silver Royal Hobart Wine Show 2005
Silver Annual Rutherglen Wine Show 2005
Bronze QANTAS Mount Barker Wine Show 2006
Bronze Royal Melbourne Wine show 2006
Bronze Wagga Wagga Wine Show 2005
Bronze Qantas Mt Barker Wine Show of WA 2005

2003 Pemberton Reserve Chardonnay
Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine, 2006 – 100 Top New Release Wines 97/100
4 Stars Winestate May/June 2005 New Releases
Reserve Wine of the Show International Chardonnay Challenge, 2005,NZ
Top International Chardonnay International Chardonnay Challenge 2005, NZ
Seal of Approval International Wine Show 2005
Gold The National Wine Show 2005
Gold International Chardonnay Challenge 2005, NZ
Gold Qantas Mt Barker Wine Show 2005
Gold Sheraton WA Wine Awards
Gold RSM Bird Cameron Timber Towns Wine Show 2005
Gold International Chardonnay Challenge 2004
Silver Perth Royal Wine Show 2005
Silver Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2005
Silver Royal Hobart Wine Show 2004

2002 Pemberton Reserve Chardonnay
5 Stars Winestate Annual 2005 WA Chardonnay
5 Stars Winestate March/April 2004 Southern WA
Silver Royal Hobart Wine Show 2003
Bronze Annual Rutherglen Wine Show 2003
Bronze Qantas Wine Show of Western Australia 2003
Bronze Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2003

Reviews

2004 Pemberton Reserve Chardonnay

JAMES HALLIDAY “Australian Wine Companion” 2007
5 stars Great Colour; a complex array of flavours; nectarine and light nutty/creamy nuances; long finish. 94/100

Peter Forrestal –Sunday Times Magazine
“The Wise Reserve Chardonnay (from Pemberton’s Phonecia), are outstanding from 2002 to 2004: fragrant, densely flavoured with white peach an nectarine characters, creamily textured and mouth wateringly dry. … I wasn’t surprised when winemaker Amanda Kramer won the Wine Society’s Young Winemaker of the Year Award.”

Mead’s Living Australia
Wise Pemberton Reserve Chardonnay, 18.5 points, both Wise’s and the Pemberton regions greatest wine of any sort ever, and the 05 is superior.

2003 Pemberton Reserve Chardonnay

JAMES HALLIDAY “Australian Wine Companion” 2006
Medium yellow-green; beautifully made; relatively light sweet nectarine fruit has not been submerged in oak; fresh finish and aftertaste. Rating: 95 (this wine also makes the best of the Chardonnays’ list)

Ray Jordan Wine Guide 2005/2006 – 92/100
“A lot leaner and tighter than the Single Vineyard Chardonnay, as a result of the fruit being sourced from Pemberton. It’s subtle and with great balance. The palate builds deceptively to a powerful and intense explosion of flavour in the mouth. Very long and sustained. Best in a few years.”

2002 Pemberton Reserve Chardonnay

Ray Jordan’s Guide to Wine 2003/2004
“Quite different in structure and flavour to the Donnybrook wine. Shows more tropical fruits and slightly more obvious charry oak on tasting. There is some real concentrated depth of fruit here, and the palate texture is superb. Has a sweet fruit sense, yet of course it’s dry. Lovely wine, which will improve over the next couple of years.”

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