Toolangi Reserve Chardonnay 2005

Needing some good stuff for a relaxed Friday evening, I splurged $80 on Toolangi's flagship Chardonnay. Opened to a soft but focused bouquet of stone fruits, quince, fig, honey, oatmeal, hazelnuts and a touch of stem ginger. On the palate it was very fine and balanced, with fruits being quite powerful but very reserved. Finished quite tight, long and focused. Overall an extremely elegant expression of the variety, although I think it was perhaps a little overpriced. Marvelous.
50+4+14+17+8 = 93/100