Arguably still Australia’s best value white, this excellent wine was purchased this evening for $10.40.

Weighing in at eleven per cent alcohol by volume and with a bright straw/green appearance, the bouquet offers up a complex mix of limey citrus, freshly cut grass, sunlight soap, star anise, oily lanolin wool, hessian and some nutty, toasty notes. Substantially fresher and citrussy in the mouth with extremely good delineation, plenty of grassy, melony fruit, particularly fine acid cut and a long satisfying departure. Continuing a long and distinguished lineage, this Elizabeth provides a wealth of nuance on the nose and a palate that should continue to develop and improve for another 5-8 years. Although a thoroughly satisfying wine to drink today, I’d predict a slightly higher score to come over the next several years. Noice one, McWilliams! 88 points.