2022 Collector Tiger Tiger Chardonnay

Highly Rated
Powerful Chardonnay from high altitude Tumbarumba.

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Description

The Tiger Tiger Chardonnay is made from fruit hailing from the foothills of the Snowy Mountains, an exceptional place to grow Chardonnay.

It has a fresh, flintiness about it - aromas of white flowers mingle with layers of complexity and depth of your more classic Chardonnay characteristics.

It's a classic wine from Collector, and a fantastic drop for anyone that loves a cool climate Chardy.

95 points
"The power and finesse of Tumbarumba chardonnay are on show here, folks. And at its best. This is flinty and a little funky with lemon blossom and mock orange to twitch the nose and mouth-watering flavours teasing the palate. Full of Meyer lemon, ginger spice and nougat with a layer of creamy lees adding texture while the fine acidity is both cleansing and spine-tingling. It finishes long, precise and with conviction."
- Jane Faulkner (Halliday Wine Companion)

95 points
"There’s a driving, piercing line of acidity along with flavours of just-ripe white stone fruit, grilled nuts and citrus. Great length, texture and poise"
- Aaron Brasher (The Real Review)

95 points
"It’s a very good wine and as per the score record with a very good consistency and price too."
- Kasia Sobiesiak (The Wine Front)

95 points - "The power and finesse of Tumbarumba chardonnay are on show here, folks. And at its best. This is flinty and a little funky with lemon blossom and mock orange to twitch the nose and mouth-watering flavours teasing the palate. Full of Meyer lemon, ginger spice and nougat with a layer of creamy lees adding texture while the fine acidity is both cleansing and spine-tingling. It finishes long, precise and with conviction." - Jane Faulkner (Halliday Wine Companion)

95 points - "Lifted and evocative aromas of grapefruit pith, white flowers, nougat, white peach and a lick of struck match. Lovely complexity. Mouth-filling, fine and focused on the palate. There’s a driving, piercing line of acidity along with flavours of just-ripe white stone fruit, grilled nuts and citrus. Great length, texture and poise" - Aaron Brasher (The Real Review)

95 points - "Peanut brittle and pink grapefruit, lots of flavour sits upfront, it’s very satisfying, fans out with crème anglaise and white peach. Good melange of spice, creamy mid-palate, acidic tension and lightly salty nuance enhancing the flavour profile. It’s a very good wine and as per the score record with a very good consistency and price too." - Kasia Sobiesiak (The Wine Front)

Vineyard blocks are variously located between 610 and 760m altitude at the foothills of the Snowy Mountains. The sites offer exceptional conditions for growing Chardonnay at the cool margin. The soil is deep, well-drained, weathered granite.

The wine is fresh on the nose with aromas of white flowers, grapefruit and flint. A changing and complex wine of depth and concentration that with time in the glass reveals lemon curd, brioche and spent matchsticks. The palate is focussed, mouth-filling and long. The wine will metamorphose and take on complexity with age.

Region: Canberra District, NSW
Blend: Chardonnay (100%)
ABV: 12.90%
Closure: 750ml
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Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type White
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Chardonnay
Country Australia
Region Tumbarumba
Australian State NSW
Feature High Score
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
The Real Review
The Wine Front
Critic Score 95
Alcohol 13%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2022
Closure Screw Cap

Collector

Alex Mckay was born and raised around the Canberra District. After catching the winemaking bug while working under the trailblazing Edgar Riek at Lake George Winery, Alex started his own label, Collector, in 2005.

He has become one of the region's most important small producers, with a suite of elegant Shiraz, piercing cool climate Chardonnay and an excellent selection of alternative varieties, particularly those of Italian origin.

There's a quiet confidence and composure you can sense in every glass of Collector wines. With terrific reviews and very modest prices, they represent much of what is great about the modern Canberran wine scene.

Winemaker Alex Mckay Collector

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