Posted: March 7, 2023
An elegant wine with “minimal winemaker intrusion”. Some nice citrus, tropics and phenolics on the palate.
Comments Off on Singlefile Great Southern Chardonnay 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Spicy peaches on the nose with a floral lift and a lean tightly framed but complex palate.
Comments Off on Run Free By Singlefile Great Southern Chardonnay 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Light, simple aromas of apricots and pineapple with an intensity of quince flavours and a touch of lemon.
Comments Off on Altus Rise Wildlight Margaret River Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Good varietal definition with an intensity of stonefruit, hints of almond meal and nutty notes.
Comments Off on Jip Jip Rocks Padthaway Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
“It is all class!” A ripe toasty oak nose with good display of tropical fruit characters and an attractively textured palate with an interesting flavour focus.
Comments Off on Morambro Creek Padthaway Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A lean crisp fruit driven wine with pronounced citrus fruit lifted by attractive floral notes.
Comments Off on De Beaurepaire Wines La Comtesse Central Ranges Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A fine, intense and complex chardonnay with excellent length and weight of citrus/tropical fruit seamlessly evolving with the toasty spicy elements.
Comments Off on Churchview Estate The Bartondale Margaret River Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Oak dominates the tropical fruit nose with a very pretty, ripe citrus palate and sweet oak underneath.
Comments Off on Pooles Rock Premiere Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A fresh lively passionfruit nose with a sweet hit of lemon zest. The oak driven palate is long and well balanced with a nice flinty mineral thread running through.
Comments Off on Cockfighter’s Ghost Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Has lovely varietal expression of ripe apples, passionfruit and lemons obvious on both the nose and the palate with deft use of oak and a tight acid finish.
Comments Off on Audrey Wilkinson Winemaker’s Selection Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A nose of warm fruits and spicy oak with a floral lift. Zippy tropical fruit flavours with a nice phenolic note.
Comments Off on Hart & Hunter Single Vineyard Series Green Lane Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A bright fresh chardonnay ripe with grapefruit and citrus varietal fruit seamlessly balanced by some classy oak. Nice creamy texture to the palate.
Comments Off on Hart & Hunter Single Vineyard Series Twenty Six Rows Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
An uncomplicated style of sweet citrus fruit with floral perfumed lift and crisp acidity.
Comments Off on Sew & Sew Sashiko Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A tight bright integration of creamy buttery oak, peaches and melons with a honeysuckle-like floral lift. Generous palate texture and a strong finish.
Comments Off on Sew & Sew Sashiko Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Tightly focussed and maturing nicely with lifted floral characters and nice varietal fruit.
Comments Off on Sew & Sew Contour Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
An oaky and creamy textured style with butterscotch-like richness.
Comments Off on Beklyn Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A creamy yeasty nose with lovely lifted flinty fragrances and lingering intense stonefruit flavours with a suggestion of citrus on the fleshy palate.
Comments Off on Kosciuszko Wines Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A bright toasty oak driven bouquet with a flinty flavour intensity and a tight tart finish.
Comments Off on Millon Estate Eden Valley Chardonnay 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A nose like mulled apple and warm citrus with a long and beautifully balanced palate with a rich complex flavour profile. “A well-made wine.”
Comments Off on Cooper Burns Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Attractive mix of citrus and toasty oak fragrances with a savoury element and a tight phenolic edged grapefruit palate.
Comments Off on John Wallace Wines Reserve Sisters Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A complex smoky savoury nose with an apricot/tropical flavour profile.
Comments Off on Tamburlaine OTG Orange Chardonnay 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
More in the herbaceous spectrum with upfront sweetness and nice acid line.
Comments Off on Fox Creek Wines Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Pristine chardonnay fruit lifts off the nose and gives a zippy freshness to the palate.
Comments Off on Foxey’s Morning Sun Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Uncomplicated style with a good drive of confectionery fruit and floral overtones.
Comments Off on Foxey’s Hangout Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Lean and textured with stonefruit and citrus backed by slightly toasty oak.
Comments Off on Patritti Merchant Series Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Creamy tropical aromas with a flinty thread. Good fruit weight on the palate with lingering flavours of lemons and biscuits. “Over delivers!”
Comments Off on Hunter’s Offshoot Marlborough Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Powerful and intense style with rich warm fruit fragrances edged with a wheat bag-like element. Good length and complexity of tinned fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Hunter’s Marlborough Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A “voluminous” style bursting with flavour and exhibiting a generosity of melon and lemon-like fruit characters with punchy savoury oak adding complexity.
Comments Off on Highland Heritage Mt Canobolas Orange Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Citrus blossom nose with a perfumed edge and big, oily, full flavoured palate.
Comments Off on Ross Hill Wines Pinnacle Orange Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Subdued nose and a tight straightforward citrussy palate laced with a mineral thread.
Comments Off on Scotchmans Hill Bellarine Peninsula Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Light sherbet fruit fragrances and a flavoursome mix of nuts and peaches.
Comments Off on Taylors Wines One Giant Leap Padthaway Clare Valley Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A tightly focussed style with a smoky savoury impact from the oak and a persistence of fresh citrus fruit characters pushing through. Has power and length.
Comments Off on Saddlers Creek Wines Ryan’s Reserve Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Oak driven aromas and flinty lemon/citrus flavours. Straightforward style.
Comments Off on Saddlers Creek Wines Saddler’s Langhorne Creek Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Stonefruit lifts off the nose and has a big creamy and flavoursome palate. “Lots happening!”
Comments Off on Inner City Winemakers Tumbarumba Hilltops Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Subtle elegance of flinty fruit fragrances and a palate that is all poise and elegance with intense citrus driven flavours, savoury oak and chalky minerality.
Comments Off on Sidewood Estate Mappinga Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Developing tropical fruit nose with intensity of melon/citrus flavours on a creamy palate.
Comments Off on Eden Hall Eden Valley Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Lovely, sweet varietal fruit bouquet – all ripe melons and stonefruit with a rich oily textured palate and a nice balance of fruit, residual sweetness and malo.
Comments Off on Eden Hall Eden Valley Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A rich, oily textured, full flavoured wine of warm fruits and toasty oak with a sweet finish.
Comments Off on Salena Estate ex-PRESS-ion Riverland Chardonnay 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Nectarines and pineapples combine on the nose and pine/lime flavours drive the palate. Nice oak support.
Comments Off on Palliser Estate Martinborough Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
The nose is sweet, spicy and perfumed and it is rich and buttery in the mouth with lovely melon-like fruit flavours lifted by attractive floral notes.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Staff Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A big rich style developing secondary characters with fruit in the melon spectrum.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Witches Berry McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
An intensely powerful traditional malo-driven style with ripe citrus fruit, subtle oak in the background and a crisp acid finish. Consumer friendly style.
Comments Off on d’Arenberg The Lucky Lizard Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Evolving nicely with punchy oak and citrus/peach-like fruit characters. Good value.
Comments Off on Giesen Small Batch Marlborough Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A lovely flinty and punchy lemon butter bouquet with a great varietal fruit flavour profile nicely matched by some very smart oak.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Pioneer Block 10 Marlborough Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Intense mix of varietal fruit and nutty oak aromas with a big flavour filled palate showing lovely richness balanced by a good level of acidity.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Omaka Reserve Marlborough Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Pleasantly matured, golden honeyed wine with nicely evolved flavours. Very drinkable!
Comments Off on Mosquito Hill Wines Southern Fleurieu Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Smells of melons, peaches and guava with a big flavoursome varietal palate showing lashings of oak.
Comments Off on Passel Estate Margaret River Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
“Complex and complete,” according to one judge. Has the full spectrum of citrus fruit characters with some beautiful oak and a lovely mineral-like thread.
Comments Off on Flowstone Margaret River Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A subtlety of plums on the nose with a violet lift and a ripe blackcurrant palate.
Comments Off on Margarey Lane Limestone Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Sarsaparilla-like aromas and a maturing red fruit palate with fine tannins.
Comments Off on Devitt & Moore Sunderland Limestone Coast Shiraz 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023