It smells of grapefruit, nectarine, yeast, corn, mineral and spice - lively and fine with an equally energetic and jumpy palate following on. It’s medium bodied, bright and focussed with fine penetrating acidity and refreshing grapefruit and mineral flavours backed up with subtle spicy oak. Finishes long and dry with a fresh citrus and spice aftertaste. A vigorous and thoroughly enjoyable wine. Rated : 94 Points Tasted : Jun08 Alcohol : 13% Price : $39 Closure : Diam Drink : 2008 - 2012+ Gary Walsh; The Wine Front

This is a wine that grows on you as you sip: a very drinkable style with taut, restrained structure but intense flavour. It’s subtly complex and wholly delicious. Nutty, nougat, citrus and vanilla aromas. Very long. 93 Points; 5 Stars * * * * * Huon Hooke, Gourmet Traveller WINE

All of the troups are on parade already in this white-peach flavoured wine, with minerality and savoury complexity joining in the fun. You can feel confident to pull the cork and drink it right away, because it’s raring to go right now, with nothing to hide. The boundless energy here is infectious. Matthew Jukes & Tyson Stelzer; Taste Food & Wine 2009

Kooyong chardonnay goes from strength to strength, and this is another excellent release. It’s a nice mix of funky complexity and pure bright fruit – though the longer it rests in your glass the more its fruitiness prevails. It tastes of ripe pear, apple, nectarine and oatmeal, its cedary oak sitting well inside the fruit’s well-sized glove. There’s a matchsticky, minerally bite to the aftertaste – a plus in my books. Quality wine. Lovely fine texture. Drink 2009- 2012. 93 points; Campbell Mattinson; The Wine Front

Kooyong has emerged as one of the Mornington Peninsula’s great chardonnays of recent years. The 2006 edition has a quietly complex nose that harmoniously combines yeasty lees, butter-cream, nectarine and gentle oak aromas. It has a seductive texture and complex flavour. Drink over three years; 5 Stars * * * * * Ralph Kyte-Powell; The Age Epicure

The best wine in the tasting, this is sheer class. A pure fruit focus with plenty of weight in the mouth and a long, linear finish. This is what great chardonnay is all about. White-peach and citrus combine with more complex savoury notes in a wine to age a few more years or to drink now, revelling in its delicious freshness and power. Fergus McGhee; The Canberra Times