I couldn’t find an individual bottle image for this wine so I may have to take a photo myself this weekend. However, that won’t hold back the review. In the image here, it is second from the left.

Granite Ridge Wines hail from the...well, granite belt of Queensland. Ballandean to be exact.

This chardonnay sauvignon blanc from 2004 is the only wine I have tried from this winery. I purchased this bottle while attending the “Apple and Grape” festival in Stanthorpe in 2004.

The Apple and Grape festival comes around every two years.

This unwooded sweetish wine is a very pale lemony yellow, not quite as pale as Semillon but close. It’s bouquet has hints of passionfruit, gooseberries and mint. It’s taste is fresh and crisp with high acid. There are banana, kiwi fruit and passionfruit flavours with a medium finish. All in all, fairly well balanced.

This wine would suit seafood or anything fresh and summary.

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