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[The Wine Front] Toolangi Chardonnay 2007. Thursday, May 28 2009 · Posted in Yarra Valley, chardonnay. By Campbell Mattinson. This was made at Yering Station and was matured for eleven months in all-French oak. Like the alcohol reading. ...

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