Tuesday Blind Tastings

Frogmore Creek Chardonnay 2018

Coal River, Australia

Price: $33

Rating: 93

Source: Gaswork Cellars

Description: Straw colour with a tinge of green. Melons, white peach and butterscotch on the nose. The palate was acid driven with a bit of minerality and lovely citrus fruit.

Tasting date: 08 December 2020

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