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2006 Shaw + Smith M3 Chardonnay ReviewsMAX ALLEN“This beautiful Adelaide Hills chardonnay gets better with each vintage. It's a gorgeously subtle white wine with a core of lemony fruit and just a hint of very smart, powdery oak. As good as new wave Aussie chardonnay gets.” HARVEY STEIMAN“the Chardonnay vines produce a wine with startling fruit purity and hints of minerality. It's always silky in texture, and often tastes better after five years in the bottle.” KEN GARGETT“They have put an enormous amount of work into all aspects of this wine, from the vineyard to the winery, and the results manifest in the ever-improving quality. Puts many more expensive chardies to shame.” JOSH RAYNOLDS“Bright straw. Focused pear and apple aromas are given depth by jasmine, sweet butter and blond tobacco. A dry, understated chardonnay, with admirably pure orchard and citrus flavors braced by zesty minerality and bitter lemon. Finishes with riper flavors of fresh honeydew and kiwi and excellent focus. I really like the restraint here.” WINESTATE“The seventh vintage of M3 Chardonnay from Shaw and Smith is better than ever before, the first to include fruit from the winery's new Dijon clone plantings.” PHILIP RICH“A great effort and set to join the ranks of the very best chardonnays in Australia.” KERRY SKINNER“The old firm - cousins Martin Shaw and Michael Hill-Smith - have done it again. Through just seven vintages the pair have created what surely is one of Australia's best cool-climate chardonnays. This latest release from the celebrated Adelaide Hills M3 vineyard is a corker, elegant and creamy with pristine fruit flavours, balanced oak, vibrant acidity and a crisp, clean finish.” FERGUS MCGHIE“It's not often I'd recommend a chardonnay for the cellar, as too many fall over before their time. The Shaw and Smith, however, has the credentials to last at least another five years” |
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