NGERINGA Chardonnay 2009

BEN THOMAS 

http://theweeklyreview.com.au/article-display/Loving-March/3655 5 Jan 11 
4 1/2 stars.  A delightful wine - rich, complex, elegant & vibrant - and one I could drink a lot of.  The pleasure starts with complex aromas of white peach, melon, minerals & nuts, before rich flavours of white stone fruits, lemon, slate & a hint of honey fill the mouth.  It has a sumptuous, creamy texture but is light on its feet, with zippy acidity keeping things fresh.  The enjoyment ends with a long, clean finish. 

NGERINGA Chardonnay 2008

CAMBELL MATTINSON
The Wine Front, 28 Dec 09
91+ points.  Flavour-wise it's excellent. It tastes of white peach and tart pear, lees and creamy/spicy oak. It's very tight through the finish and has excellent, unforced, intensity. Give it two more years in the bottle, and it should drink beautifully.

JAMES HALLIDAY
Aust Wine Companion 2011
96 points.  Good colour, a very complex bouquet, with barrel ferment and intense cool-grown fruit in a grapefruit and white peach spectrum; has great length and thrust.  Cellar to 2015.

NICK STOCK
Adelaide Hills Magazine Jan 10  
A savoury cool-climate Chardonnay with restrained white peach fruits, a flinty edge and a mealy layer of oak.  Textural, complex and layered palate with a smooth build, bright acid and lingering toasted cashew finish.

NICK STOCK
Penguin Wine Guide 2010
92 points.  Quite a savoury cool-climate style with restrained white peach fruits, a flinty edge and a mealy layer of oak.  The palate cuts a smooth transition and build, threaded with bright acid that runs clean through the finish.  Lingering grilled nut flavours.