Hardys Oomoo Unwooded Chardonnay 2005

This is the inaugural vintage of Oomoo Unwooded Chardonnay produced at the historic Tintara Winery in McLaren Vale. It represents all the great qualities of a McLaren white with its reliability and abundance of ripe fruit flavours.

The Oomoo Unwooded offers a tight and full palate that carries pleasant, well balanced creamy Chardonnay tones set against a backdrop of tart but mellow citrussy flavours. Pale yellow with green hues, this wine displays lifted aromas of fresh peach, melon and fig with underlying citrus tones. There lies a perfect balance between sweet fruitiness and cakey, dry white qualities. The wine sits comfortably on the palate and is full flavoured. It shows characters of ripe peach, honeydew melon and lemon combined with a long elegant finish.

James Halliday’s 2005 Top 100 (selected)
Reds under $25
Hardys Oomoo Shiraz 2004 (94 points $12.95)
Hackersley Merlot 2004 (95 points $24)
Chalkers Crossing Hilltops Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 (95 points $24)
Ferngrove Majestic Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 (95 points $25)

Whites over $20
Peter Lehmann Reserve Riesling 2001 (96 points $24)
Hardys Eileen Hardy Chardonnay 2002 (96 points $38)
Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2002 (97 points $80)
Tyrrell’s Vat 1 Semillon 1999 (97 points $40)