The new top dog Chardonnay from Colmar Estate in Orange. It’s a best barrels blend from across the blocks. I rather prefer the more refined and taut Block 2 myself. Indeed this carries a balance between the cool grapefruit of Block 2 but with more creamy biscotti and chunky weight, as if the flavours (and ripeness) have been turned up a notch. It’s still a quality Orange Chardonnay but more obvious than its less expensive sibling.

THE VERDICT

• Best drinking: nowish
• Score (out of 20): 17.7
• Score (out of 100): 92
• Alcohol %: 13
• RRP (in $AUD): 60
• Winery website: https://www.colmarestate.com.au
• Would I buy it?: A glass