Wine Animal HARD Recommendation. Savaterre Frére Cadet 2023.
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Keppel Smith who runs Savaterre Wines with I’m sure a lot of help, is one of the great guys in wine, a true gentleman and great all round guy. That’s my experience with him anyway, and to top it off he makes some killer wines, especially the Chardonnays, something about the soils and gentle hills of Beechworth hey.
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The 2023 new release of the Frére Cadet is an absolute masterpiece of precision and flavour, bursting with grapefruit, white peache, nectarine, ginger and Asian spices it will leave you begging for more. Struck match and flint, wet river pebbles and a glorious creaminess all await you, lets not forget this is the baby brother/sister to the estate label. It doesn’t however leave you thinking that, its complex, dense and has incredible length. I am very lucky to be able to try this wine and sell this wine, its something I hold very dear! If your keen for some of this wine hit me up, probably the only independent retailer with the wine available!
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Beechworth is fast becoming the chardonnay destination for many wine lovers, will it take top spot from the famed Margaret River, who knows, but for this animal these 2 regions sit at the top of the chardonnay pyramid in Australia. This is no exception, glorious wine from a glorious site.
