It was Easter 2024 and I found a bottle of 2017 Fermoy chardonnay stashed away at home so I decided to bring it down for consumption over easter. For Easter Thursday, there was Brisbane v Collingwood starting in the afternoon. The 2023 were both winless and looking exposed in the 2024 season, they have failed to begin their season and are already looking irrelevant.

This was a perfect time to crack the top on the bottle and try this aged chardonnay. Whilst this is not their premium Reserve Chardonnay, I really rate this chardonnay. At 13% alcohol, this is a pretty big white wine, it is cranked right up. This vintage is aged in French oak barriques with toasted oak flavours and tight citrus and lime overtones with apricot, peach and melon. The fruit is sourced from their Wilyabrup and Osmington Road wineries in Margaret River region, so this is premium wine growing real estate and I was more than happy with my selection.