Montage Chardonnay Semillon 2009

89 points
"A remarkable wine for its price, highly attractive in its toast, butter and nut aromas and balance of lightness and richness on the palate. Pleasing volume of flavour on a soft, seamless palate that - unlike many of its brethren - avoids obvious sweetness."

Huon Hooke, Sydney Morning Herald, November 2009

"IT is made mostly from Riverina grapes, but there is a small cool-climate  Adelaide Hills and King Valley component in this De Bortoli 2009 Montage exceptional value white from the De Bortoli family wine company. It is lime green in colour and has scents of orange blossom and crushed almonds. Smooth creamy white peach flavour features on the front of the palate, while fig and shortbread fruit characters meld with subtle nutty oak on the middle palate. Fresh steely acid comes through at the finish."

John Lewis, Newcastle Herald, November 2009

89 points
"It's surprising there aren't more chardonnay semillon blends on the market. They are such a good combination - one provides tightness, linearity and acidity, the other richness and full, soft fruit. This is a very smooth, balanced, easy-drinking wine. There's a hint of oak and some peach/stone-fruit aromas, together with nuttiness. It also has some barely apparent sweetness and certainly doesn't rely on residual sugar. The palate has some richness and depth and finishes soft and seamless. Remarkable stuff for a tenner."

Huon Hooke, Sydney Morning Herald, November 2009