White · Gippsland · Australia
Patrick Sullivan Black Sands Chardonnay
Two parallel scores from 83 z-qualifying reviewers and 84 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: White · Australia.
Find this wine: view on Vivino · compare prices on Wine-Searcher
What reviewers say
“Very pale, straw in appearance ( Riesling-esq ) , foreshadowing ? Nose; butterscotch, biscuit, lemon rind, dandelion, wax, popcorn Palate; Incredibly powerful and concentrated. Creamy mouthfeel framed with laser sharp high acid. Pronounced minerality throughout with slight salinity and chalk -iness on the finish. Butterscotch, butter, lemon meringue, chamomile, stone fruit, banoffee pie w/ underripe banana. 96+ points”
From a top-rated Vivino review for this bottle.
Z-normalized corrects for reviewer bias (every reviewer re-centered onto their personal scale). Raw average uses simple mean across the broader pool including stddev=0 reviewers.
Where this wine sits
Z-normalized percentile · 1,361 peers in White · Australia
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.262 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean | 4.07 |
| DB2 raw-mean | 4.07 |
| Vivino site avg | 4.10 (237) |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.081 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 83 / 84 |
Summary
Description pending — enrichment is running across all 69,234 wines in the catalog.
