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Leeuwin Estate 2006 Art Series Chardonnay (Margaret River)

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Price $89

Dramatic, with opulent honeyed peach and tropical fruit notes framed by smoky hints of roasted cashew and vanilla. Despite the flamboyant personality and full-bodied richness, there’s also a sense of elegance, and an intense, lingering finish. Drink now–2014, although some folks swear the Art Series will go even longer. — J.C. (7/1/2010)

Leeuwin Estate 2005 Art Series Chardonnay (Margaret River)

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Price $89

This looks to be a top vintage for one of Australia’s most renowned Chardonnays. Like always, it’s big, bold and intense, with melon and pineapple fruit accented by toasted grain and slightly coconutty oak. Right now, it’s a little disjointed, showing a bit of unintegrated oak, but it should come together nicely in a year or two and last up to 10. — J.C. (6/1/2009)

Moss Wood 2006 Moss Wood Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Margaret River)

Price $95

Score Chasers: NZ & AU 2011

This is Margaret River Cab at its best: silky and Claret-like but with the extra flesh of the New World. Pipe tobacco and cedar flow together seamlessly into a long, cool finish. Delicious now, and should age gracefully through 2020. — J.C. (11/1/2011)

Cullen 2005 Diana Madeline Red Table Wine (Margaret River)

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Price $94

With only 50 cases imported, this review will be of only academic interest to most consumers, but for those lucky enough to latch onto a bottle or two, try to hold off opening one until 2015 or so. Right now, it’s oh so promising, but also very tight. Scents of toasted almonds, vanilla and cassis only stubbornly emerge, and the wine is clearly packed with potential… — J.C. (9/1/2009)

Moss Wood 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon (Margaret River)

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Price $75

Operative words to describe this wine might include seamless and harmonious. There’s such wonderful integration of fruit and oak that it’s difficult to pick this wine’s flavor components apart—it’s a whirl of cassis and cedar, yet restrained; full-bodied, rich and dense without being heavy. Long and velvety on the finish, with enough soft tannins to last it 10–15 years. — J.C. (2/1/2008)

Vasse Felix 2003 Heytesbury Red (Margaret River)

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Price $50

This is a wine that would benefit from further bottle aging: Just a little earth and anise come through on the nose. It’s tightly wound all around—a little lean, even—but pleasantly so, its juicy, tangy black cherry flavors and lively acidity dominating at this stage. Supple and layered on the palate and through the finish. Drink 2008–2012. — D.T. (10/1/2006)

Leeuwin Estate 2007 Art Series Chardonnay (Margaret River)

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Price $89

Score Chasers: NZ & AU 2011

One of Australia’s benchmark Chardonnays continues its roll, offering up opulent scents of vanilla, peach and mango. Tropical fruit and toasty oak flavors are easily carried by a lush, full-bodied delivery system that seems to unfold kaleidoscopically on the palate, finishing long and multilayered. On the conservative side, drink now–2015. — J.C. (2/1/2011)

Vasse Felix 2001 Heytesbury Chardonnay (Margaret River)

Price $30

Balanced, elegant and focused, the Heytesbury shows some noticeable wood, but it’s subtle wood, and not mallowy. It’s crisp inthe mouth, with peach, pear and nectarine flavors, and a medium-long finish. — D.T. (10/1/2003)

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