Bicknell FC 'Applecross' Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2017
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BFCC201710 UCAU
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James Halliday's Best New Winery in 2016
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Led by the husband-and-wife team of David Bicknell and Nicole Harris
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Bicknell FC is one of the most exciting new producers in the country.
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1 or more bottles$44.99
Editors notes
Made by Gourmet Traveller Winemaker of the year 2017, Dave Bicknell. A showcase of highly detailed micro-selections from the most exceptional single vineyard sites in the Yarra Valley. Oakridge are one of the most consistent producers in this fantastic cool-climate Victorian region.
Aroma is complex and intense – struck match, white flowers, lemon leaf, white peach and spice. Depth and volume. The palate is pure and fine. There is a great depth of fruit that builds in intensity as it travels across the mid-palate. The acidity is fine and fresh and keeps the palate focused. Complexing textural elements of the barrel fermentation interweave with the fruit and acidity to complete the package. The wine is in a beautiful place.
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Critic Scores & reviews
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Nick Stock
97"This is a small project between winemaker, David Bicknell and viticulturalist, Nicky Harris. A very complex, pure chardonnay, this offers fresh lemon and white peach, as well as nectarine, with a subtle, glossy edge. Oak and winemaking-derived complexity, all deeply bedded in, with some light flint and savory-pastry notes, too. The palate has a seamless textural quality with lemon, grapefruit, peach and green mango on offer. The elegance and depth here are stunning. Hazelnut finish. Drink or hold. Screw cap."
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Campbell Mattinson
95"Grapefruit. It swerves straight at you. Peachiness is all well and good but grapefruit flavours always seem to add a certain gravity. It’s interesting in the context of this release, where measure and elegance seem to have been prized above straight-out fruit intensity, and indeed over enthusiastic winemaking. It’s not a particularly wild wine. The vineyard has the podium pretty much all to itself. Yes there are flint and meal notes, almond maybe, a smokiness. A creaminess too, sprinkled with spice. But that strong, silken run of fruit drives the wine and manages the finish. It’s a wine that will disappoint no one."
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Ned Goodwin MW
95"An exceptionally stylish chardonnay with a pungent minerality its calling card; flavour and complexity its birth right. Stone fruit notes are ripe enough with an edge of elbow and shin, before a creamy curl of nougat and subtle oak melds effortlessly. The finish is scintillating: long, refined and brimming with an energy that demands another glass. Drink by 2025."
Other vintages
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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Bicknell FC
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 12.5% Alcohol
Bicknell FC 'Applecross' Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2019-
James Halliday95 points
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Campbell Mattin95 points
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Ned Goodwin MW95 points
$44.99
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Australia
Australia's wine industry is a thriving part of the country's economy, contributing significantly to employment, production, export, and tourism. In fact, the industry is the fourth-largest wine exporter in the world, shipping out 760 million liters of wine to countries including France, Italy, Spain, and the UK. One of the key factors contributing to Australia's success as a "New World" wine producer is the formal export and marketing of its wines through Wine Australia.
Australia's wine regions are scattered across the south and southeast, with almost every state boasting its own vineyards. Victoria, for example, is home to an impressive 21 wine regions. Some of the most famous wine regions in Australia include Margaret River, Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Eden Valley, Clare Valley, Hunter Valley, Yarra Valley, and local regions to New South Wales such as Cowra, Southern Highlands, and Mudgee.
Australian winemakers are known for producing a diverse range of grape varieties, with Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Pinot Noir being among the most popular. They tend to focus on producing wines that are ripe, fruit-forward, and easy to drink, using modern winemaking techniques and equipment such as stainless steel tanks and temperature-controlled fermentation.
With its bold, fruit-driven flavors and reputation for quality and diversity, Australian wine has become a popular choice for wine lovers around the world. And with such a broad range of wine regions and grape varieties, there's something for every palate to enjoy.
Victoria
The wine region of Victoria has the highest number of grapevines than any other state in Australia. It is home to over 600 wineries and well-known regions such as Yarra Valley, Heathcote, and Rutherglen. Victoria is situated in the southeastern corner of Australia where due to the location, the climate has a cool maritime influence and is known for its outstanding Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, along with producing Australia’s most famed dessert Muscat and Topaque wines.
There are a number of different terroir levels throughout the wine region of Victoria which leads to the production of different ranges of wines. In the southern region of Victoria, the vines are regulated by the cool winds of the Bass Strait. Central Victoria consists of mostly flat terrain that tends to be drier and warmer than the rest of Victoria, which results in more fruit concentrated wines. It may be surprising to note that Victoria is the third most productive wine region in Australia, seeing as it does not have as many areas suitable for viticulture, which has resulted in the cellar door culture of Victoria being concentrated with smaller, but more personal boutique wineries.
Yarra Valley
The Yarra Valley is a wine region known for producing outstanding Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The region has become a leading wine tourism destination, popular for weekend trips as it is located only an hour’s drive northeast of Melbourne.
The cool climate region has some of the oldest soils in the world, and produces terrific Chardonnays in the leaner, acid-driven style. Long gone are the days of excessively oaked and oily Chardonnays. Superb Pinot Noir is cultivated with tremendous results. Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Viognier, Sauvignon Blanc and even Sparkling wines of premium quality are also worth seeking out.
Yarra Valley is the oldest wine region in Victoria with the first vines planted in 1838 at Yering Station. Reg Egan founded the iconic Wantirna Estate in 1963, followed by Dr Bailey Carrodus in 1969 who founded equally lauded Yarra Yering in the foot of the Warramate Hills. Nowadays a fleet of new world wine makers and growers are making sure Yarra Valley stays at the forefront of Victorian wine production. Key wineries to look out for are Mayer, William Downie and Macforbes.
The region in 2009 suffered in the Black Saturday fires, with an estimated 25% of all production was impacted.
About the brand Bicknell FC
Dave Bicknell and Nicky Harris are behind this impressive family winemaking project.
Dave, a Chardonnay master with an impressive resumé in Yarra Valley (23 years!) at Oakridge and de Bortoli and overseas in France's Burgundy, Alsace and Beaujolais regions at Chateau Du Bluizard, Louis Latour & Paul Blanck. Nicky’s involvement in viticulture, post Roseworthy, saw her initially working at Henschke in the Barossa Valley, followed by Seppelt – both Great Western and Drumborg, and Coldstream Hills in the Yarra Valley.
Val Stewart’s close planted vineyard at the top of Prices Rd (at Gladysdale), was planted in 1988. It is this leased vineyard that Bicknell Fc uses to produce their Applecross wines. Here, there is 1.0 Ha of chardonnay and 1.5 Ha of pinot noir. It was planted with 3,660 plants/Ha, and sits between 332-363m ASL, in red volcanic soil. Bicknell FC was named the Best New Winery in the 2016 Halliday Wine Companion and are only available via a few selected independent wine specialists.
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