Chardonnay grapes picked off vines, planted to splendid decomposed granite soils atop the soaring heights of slow ripening Tumbarumba, are minimally handled with a view to maximizing fruit character and regional expression. Under & Over is a fresh and vibrant Chardonnay wine, fashioned to be enjoyed as aperitif or alongside good food, immensely approachable in its youth.

Tumbarumba’s cool climate and elevated aspects, where the vines can be planted to altitudes of 900m, are vital to the production of remarkable Chardonnay wines exhibiting great elegance, subtlety and length. Sustainable viticulture calls for low yields, achieving intense wines of moderate alcohol, requiring minimal additions and limited oak. Armchair Critic source their Chardonnay from some of the finest Tumbarumba sites. Harvests of partially hand picked fruit are completely de-stemmed before a cool and quick, precision actuated vinification to maximise varietal purity. The wine is primarily matured in tank while a smaller component is aged in a selection of mostly older oak barrels for complexity. Alcohol 13.0% 

Pale light straw colour. Crisp aromas of river stones, citrus flowers, stonefruits and lemon. The palate is equally pure and fruit driven with grapefruit, citrus and white apple flavours supported by a fine mineral backbone and bracing acidity. A well balanced wine of character and complexity, crafted to a crisp and refreshing, faintly oaked, fruit driven style, Under & Over is decidedly a grown up style of Chardonnay.

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Goodness gracious, talk about Under (priced) & Over (delivering)! Double the dollars and this spanking new brand is still a bargain. The Armchair Critic lads work for McWilliams by day, where they’ve sniffed out some legendary vineyards. Elegant, mineral, restrained grapefruit and white peach; 92 Points - Tyson Stelzer Wine Taste

The price is achieved by partial hand-picking, with destemmed grapes cold-fermented in stainless steel, with a small portion aged in older oak. Light straw-green; the fragrant bouquet has apple, white peach and citrus aromas, the palate with a mix of peach and citrus, oak playing a minimal role. Lovely fresh wine. 13% alc; screwcap; Rating: 90 points Drink: to 2013 Price: $12.99; James Halliday; The Weekend Australian

It’s fresh and juicy with zippy acid and has excellent shape and intensity. Dry finish with lots of tangy citrus, almost passionfruity, flavours. Lively, balanced and excellent to drink , and while it’s a little commercial, it leaves most of its competitors in its wake. Genuine cool climate Chardonnay...Terrific. A bit of bottle age won’t do it any harm either. 90 Points; Gary Walsh; The Wine Front

This one screams out "bargain"…elegant, composed and crisp with grapefruit and pear characters to the fore, only lightly oaked with some nice mouthfeel, length and finishing acid. Winsor Dobbin

Tumbarumba is up there in the altitude stakes and increasingly garnering a fair bit of respect in the winemaking community, big guys and small. This one is all about delicate gingery edges to the white stonefruit aromatics, faint oak backdrops adding interest to the fruit” Quality: 4 stars (A cut above) Value: Fantastic; Tony Love; Taste

Aromas of grapefruit, white peach, minerals and a restrained whisper of old oak…excellent intensity, sustained flavour, amazing length and lip-smacking savouriness. A bargain; Ralph Kyte-Powell – The Age Epicure

Light straw-green; the fragrant bouquet has apple, white peach and citrus aromas, the palate with a mix of peach and citrus, oak playing a minimal role. Lovely fresh wine. 13% alc; screwcap; Rating: 90 points Drink: to 2013 Price: $13; James Halliday Wine Companion 2012