Ray Jordan thinks our wine is...
"Top stuff, yet it is inexpensive"
“If proof was ever needed that Margaret River is not just about expensive super premiums, then I think I have it this week. Among the wines I have chosen are four beauties that won’t set you back more than $20 each and which will offer some really nice current drinking. For instance Barwick Wines, which started life based in the Blackwood and has now settled in Margaret River, makes an excellent range of wines at various price points. This week I have chosen a neat little chardonnay and a pleasant easy drinking cabernet merlot...”
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BARWICK ESTATES BLACK LABEL
MARGARET RIVER CHARDONNAY 2008
A high-class chardonnay that punches well above its weight. Quality Margaret River fruit has been well handled with a light touch of oak. Compelling mix of peach stone fruit and cashew on the nose. On the palate some barrel fermentation, cedary oak influences emerges. Well balanced with a persistent finish. 89/100
BARWICK ESTATES BLACK LABEL
MARGARET RIVER CABERNET MERLOT 2007
The indelible influence of Margaret River is evident with the black currant and ripe plum and mint complexity on the nose. Deep dark black fruits palate with layers of chocolate and light mint. The cedary oak adds further complexity. Good palate intensity with fine grained, balanced tannins to finish. Excellent drinking in the short term. 87/100
Ray Jordan THE WEST AUSTRALIAN FRESH Thursday February 25, 2010
2008 MARGARET RIVER CHARDONNAY
WINESTATE Voted Top 5 Chardonnay
Throughout the year more than 10,000 wines are blind judged in Australia and New Zealand by various Winestate panels and editors. After 12 months of tasting all the wines, Winestate approaches all the producers who have achieved a 41/2 or 5-star rating for any of their wines submitted throughout the year and ask them to resubmit those wines for another tasting, where they compete against their peers. As a result of this judging Barwick Estates Black Label 2008 Margaret River Chardonnay was placed in the Top 5 Chardonnay’s released in Australia & New Zealand in 2009!
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BARWICK ESTATES BLACK LABEL
MARGARET RIVER CHARDONNAY 2008
WINE MAKER: Nigel Ludlow
COLOUR, BOUQUET, PALATE: Mid straw colour. the nose has an enormous intensity of fruit, with butterscotch, toffee, fig, white peaches and fresh, cedary oak. Full palate with rich and rounded layers showing peach and nutty lees characters balanced with oak, malolactic creaminess and good acid length.
WINESTATE Special Edition 2009, Vol 32, Issue 7
