2011 Galli Pamela Chardonnay, Sunbury

‘Pamela’ Chardonnay, honours Galli Estate’s founder, Lorenzo Galli’s wife Pamela. An incredible complex and lifted aromas of stone fruits, particularly white nectarine, grapefruit, citrus with a hint of nuttiness. The characters continue on the palate, with more concentrated minerally undertones and grilled almonds that is well balanced with the richness of high quality French oak. A full bodied wine with a complex nutty minerality and intense purity of fruit, that delivers a seamlessly long finish

Hand-picked and whole bunch-pressed from the four Burgundy chardonnay clones imported in the '90s. Light, bright straw-green; immediately shows the seductive, juicy mouthfeel and length of the wine from those clones. Neither fined nor filtered.

96 points James Halliday winecompanion.com.au