What a stylish Chardonnay is this wonderful Marron Creek Wine. It all starts off cool and a little funky, with flinty apple juice and subtle creamy notes before a taut and refreshing palate. Every bit the coiffed modern Australian Chardonnay, with crisp edges as a wonderful contrast to that creamy appley citrus fruit core.

Marron Creek Wine Co. is the work of Brian Kent, who is also the chief winemaker at Western Australian star winery Frankland Estate. The Marron Creek project is centred around a forgotten jewel - a certified organic vineyard once known as the Old Kent River in the very south of the Frankland River region. Not only does the property boast forty-year-old vines, but they're surrounded by a series of ponds filled with local West Australian marron, hence the name. Who wouldn't want an old vineyard with ponds full of amazing local crayfish? The wines are impressive, too, with a trio of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Shiraz/Syrah that look cool, spicy and yet rather powerful. Not that we'd expect anything else for a winemaker who already produces some of WA's most famous wines under the Frankland Estate label!