2018 Leeuwin Estate Museum ‘Art Series’ Chardonnay

  • 2018 Leeuwin Estate Museum ‘Art Series’ Chardonnay – Margaret River
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Leeuwin Estate

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Average Critic Score: 99.0/100

The 2018 Leeuwin Estate Museum 'Art Series' Chardonnay earned 99 points from Ray Jordan and 99 from Andrew Caillard MW.

Stellar wine from a stellar vintage. The remarkable thing is that this is a wine 100 percent barrel fermented in new French oak barriques with regular lees stirring for 11 months, and it certainly doesn't taste excessive, or even slightly oak. It has such high-fidelity purity with complex seductive aromatics of vanilla bean and light oatmeal with a cutting minerality and spicy lift. But the palate, oh the palate. This is where things start to explode. Power, poise and persistence with a dry savouriness balancing the intense ripe fruit. It is such a long finish with an ever so slightly, charry finish completing a remarkable wine. - Ray Jordan, West Weekend (99 pts)

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Critic Reviews

99 Points - Ray Jordan, West Weekend

“Stellar wine from a stellar vintage. The remarkable thing is that this is a wine 100 percent barrel fermented in new French oak barriques with regular lees stirring for 11 months, and it certainly doesn't taste excessive, or even slightly oak. It has such high-fidelity purity with complex seductive aromatics of vanilla bean and light oatmeal with a cutting minerality and spicy lift. But the palate, oh the palate. This is where things start to explode. Power, poise and persistence with a dry savouriness balancing the intense ripe fruit. It is such a long finish with an ever so slightly, charry finish completing a remarkable wine.”

99 Points - Andrew Caillard MW, The Vintage Journal

“Pale colour. Fresh lime, grapefruit, yeasty tonic water aromas with grilled nut notes. Fragrant grapefruit, white peach, nectarine fruits, bitter lemon, hint of tropical fruit notes, lovely integrated savoury oak complexity, al dente chalky textures, and fine mineral acidity. Finishes crunchy and long. A beautifully balanced Margaret River Chardonnay with superb precision, purity and concentration. A classic. Drink: Now-2036.”

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2006 · Magnum

  • 97James Halliday, Wine Companion
  • 94Joe Czerwinski, Wine Enthusiast

$565.00

Bright and youthful colour; a complex array of nectarine, grapefruit and spice, particularly cinnamon, is offered on th…

— James Halliday, Wine Companion

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2012

95.75 Average Critic Rating
  • 98James Halliday, Wine Companion
  • 95James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com
  • 95Sarah Ahmed, Decanter
  • 95Georgina Hindle, Decanter

$265.00

A very youthful bright green-quartz colour sets the scene for a riveting wine of exquisite purity and finesse. It almos…

— James Halliday, Wine Companion

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2011

95.25 Average Critic Rating
  • 98James Halliday, Wine Companion
  • 96Sarah Ahmed, Decanter
  • 94Josh Raynolds, Vinous
  • 93Mike Bennie, The Wine Front

$265.00

There is always cause to genuflect in the presence of chardonnay royalty, such as that of Leeuwin Estate. It imposes it…

— James Halliday, Wine Companion

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2010

96.25 Average Critic Rating
  • 97James Halliday, Wine Companion
  • 97Tina Gellie, Decanter
  • 96Sarah Ahmed, Decanter
  • 95Gary Walsh, The Wine Front

$265.00

Bright yellow-green; the sheer purity and intensity of this wine is remarkable, even in the context of its imperious an…

— James Halliday, Wine Companion

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2009

94.33 Average Critic Rating
  • 97James Halliday, Wine Companion
  • 93Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
  • 93Josh Raynolds, Vinous

$375.00

Craftmanship of the highest order in the vineyard and winery have combined to create a perfect example with this wine. …

— James Halliday, Wine Companion

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2023

  • 99Winepilot
  • 98Huon Hooke, The Real Review

$149.00

This brilliant Chardonnay will surely come to be ranked, not only amongst the best ever from this legendary estate, not…

— Winepilot

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2018

99.0 Average Critic Rating
  • 99Ray Jordan, West Weekend
  • 99Andrew Caillard MW, The Vintage Journal

$248.00

Stellar wine from a stellar vintage. The remarkable thing is that this is a wine 100 percent barrel fermented in new Fr…

— Ray Jordan, West Weekend

2021

97.2 Average Critic Rating
  • 98Angus Hughson, Vinous
  • 97Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy
  • 97James Suckling, James Suckling
  • 97Gary Walsh, The Wine Front

$147.00

This stunning 2021 Margaret River Chardonnay Art Series shows beautiful racy lines with a slick and seamless style as i…

— Angus Hughson, Vinous

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2003

94.0 Average Critic Rating
  • 95Tyson Stelzer
  • 93Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

$292.00

'This is a chardonnay with jaw-dropping texture and mouth-feel. The finish is amazingly persistent with fine acidity an…

— Tyson Stelzer

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Wine Details & Information

Vintage: 2018

Varietal / Style: Chardonnay

Producer: Leeuwin Estate

Country: Australia

Region: Margaret River

Bottle size (ml): 750ml