Tasting Notes
2021 Ten Minutes by Tractor McCutcheon Chardonnay Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
G 95
Pale colour. Lovely grapefruit, lemon curd, tonic water, pear drop aromas with vanilla notes. Fresh and lively grapefruit, bitter lemon flavours, fine chalky, hint al dente textures, very attractive mid-palate creaminess and fresh indelible/crunchy
acidity. In the zeitgeist. Drink now–2028 13.5% alc 2019 Ten Minutes by Tractor McCutcheon Chardonnay Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
G 96
Pale colour. Very expressive grapefruit, nectarine, hint vanilla aromas with attractive flinty notes. Well evolved wine with grapefruit, nectarine, yeasty flavours, fine slinky textures, lovely toasty/vanilla elements and fresh long crisp acidity. Drinking beautifully now. Drink now–2026 13.5% alc 2018 Ten Minutes by Tractor McCutcheon Chardonnay Mornington Peninsula, Victoria G 93 Pale colour. Intense nectarine, white apricot, nougat aromas and flavours with quartz-like oyster shell notes. Fresh minerally palate with fine loose-knit chalky/ al dente textures, underlying flinty/tonic water notes and crisp mouth-watering acidity. Quite lean but precise. Aperitif style. Drink now–2028 13% alc 2017 Ten Minutes by Tractor McCutcheon Chardonnay Mornington Peninsula, Victoria G 95 Pale colour. Flinty, grapefruit, lemon curd, nectarine aromas with hints of marzipan. Generous and complete with pure grapefruit/citrus fruits, lovely richness on the mid- palate, fine chalky textures and integrated marzipan/grilled nut notes. Finishes chalky, hint grippy with very good mineral length. Drink now–keep for a while. 12.5% alc 2016 Ten Minutes by Tractor McCutcheon Chardonnay Mornington Peninsula, Victoria G 94 Pale colour. Expressive flinty, marzipan, bitter lemon aromas with hints of herb garden. Supple and creamy with developed lemon curd, marzipan, hint toasty/flinty flavours, fine slinky textures and persistent fine acidity. Finishes crisp with ample sweet fruit/crème brûlée. Delicious drinking. Drink now–keep for a while. 14% alc 2021 Ten Minutes by Tractor Coolart Road Pinot Noir Mornington Peninsula, Victoria G 95 Medium crimson. Fragrant red cherry, cranberry aromas with a hint vanilla/ marzipan notes. Fresh red cherry, redcurrant pastille fruits, fine loose-knit chalky textures, lovely mid-palate richness, a hint of vanilla/roast chestnut and fresh long crisp acidity. Al dente finish. Impressively balanced wine with lovely fruit complexity and gentle vigour on the palate. Drink now–2028 13% alc
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