Leeuwin Estate 'Art Series' Chardonnay 2020
Margaret River
Western Australia, Australia
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| Style: White | Packaging: OCC |
| ABV: 13.5% | Closure: |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2023 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2045 |
| Grapes: 100% Chardonnay | |
Critic scores
98 RP, 97 JS, 17.5 JR, 98 DC, 98 MJ, 99 RJ, 99 JH, 97 GM, 98 WP
Critic reviews
"The 2020 vintage in Margaret River was moderate to warm and will be forever remembered for the incredibly compacted harvest period, which started two weeks earlier than the 2019 harvest before it and was all wrapped up by Easter—that's largely unheard of. The 2020 Art Series Chardonnay leads with power and density, not unlike the 2018 before it. Tight and green in the glass, you get salted pear, white peach, nectarine, red apple skins, preserved citrus and crushed shell. The wine has minerality and tension within the confines of the opulent fruit. Staggering length, as usual. The winemaking remains relatively consistent across the years: hand-picked fruit from Block 20 and 22 (planted in 1976 and 1978, respectively). Thirty percent of the cuvée was whole bunch pressed to 100% new Burgundian oak, while the balance was destemmed, crushed and pressed to 100% new Bordelais oak. Sulfured post-ferment in order to discourage malolactic fermentation, both components remain in barrel for 11 months. Super wine."
Erin Larkin, July 2023, RobertParker.com
"Tauter than vintages of yore, boasting complex aromas of pear distillate, citrus verbena, nougat, cashew, cedar-tinged oak and succulent white peach. Immaculately constructed, pure and rather wonderful. Founded on a tensile stream of pungent mineral, transcendental poise and scintillating length. There is little out of place here. Superb New World chardonnay. Drink or hold. Screw cap."
James Suckling, October 2023, JamesSuckling.com
"Like the Pierro, this strikes me as having quite a rich nose, but the acidity seems better integrated and overall it's very nicely balanced, providing ripe fruit as well as refreshment. Some ripe-pear flavours and a hint of hazelnuts. Really lively and confident of its own style and quality. Quite approachable already. Lip-smacking."
Jancis Robinson, March 2025, JancisRobinson.com
"This vintage is a triumph, with firm fruit surrounded by a rigid suit of armour that compresses its flanks and ratchets up the drama. This adds immeasurable length to the flavour without any diminuendo in power or persistence. The fruit is cradled with beautiful blonde oak and shot through with sublime pith and herb details allowing the flavours to transcend expectation."
Matthew Jukes, September 2023, Decanter.com
Erin Larkin, July 2023, RobertParker.com
"Tauter than vintages of yore, boasting complex aromas of pear distillate, citrus verbena, nougat, cashew, cedar-tinged oak and succulent white peach. Immaculately constructed, pure and rather wonderful. Founded on a tensile stream of pungent mineral, transcendental poise and scintillating length. There is little out of place here. Superb New World chardonnay. Drink or hold. Screw cap."
James Suckling, October 2023, JamesSuckling.com
"Like the Pierro, this strikes me as having quite a rich nose, but the acidity seems better integrated and overall it's very nicely balanced, providing ripe fruit as well as refreshment. Some ripe-pear flavours and a hint of hazelnuts. Really lively and confident of its own style and quality. Quite approachable already. Lip-smacking."
Jancis Robinson, March 2025, JancisRobinson.com
"This vintage is a triumph, with firm fruit surrounded by a rigid suit of armour that compresses its flanks and ratchets up the drama. This adds immeasurable length to the flavour without any diminuendo in power or persistence. The fruit is cradled with beautiful blonde oak and shot through with sublime pith and herb details allowing the flavours to transcend expectation."
Matthew Jukes, September 2023, Decanter.com