Posted: April 14, 2022
A pretty wine – intense and seamlessly balanced with slightly restrained floral fragrances and nutty notes. The palate is long and lingering with beautiful minerality.
Comments Off on Below & Above Single Vineyard Pemberton Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Tightly wound nose and palate with hints of varietal fruit and some bracing acidity.
Comments Off on Cloudbreak Wines Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Reserved stonefruit aromas with a lemony thread and bracing acidity on the palate; good fruit beneath.
Comments Off on Cox Family Wines Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
An incredibly complex wine with delightful aromas reminiscent of figs, guavas and peaches. Fabulous length to the stonefruit/peach palate with some herbal notes coming through.
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Reserve Margaret River Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Bright golden wine with developed complexity to the nose and a palate with complexity and freshness.
Comments Off on Cape Jaffa Wines CJ Mount Gambier Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Buttery malo aromatics and a persistent complexity of varietal fruit flavours with acid tending to dominate for now.
Comments Off on Gilberts Estate Hand Picked Mount Barker WA Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Nose is a complexity of nectarines and toasty oak tending more to tropical characters on the intense well-balanced palate. Shows nice nuttiness with a lingering finish.
Comments Off on Gala Estate Black Label East Coast Tasmania Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
An interesting and elegant wine with lovely controlled varietal fruit characters mingling perfectly with the spicy oak.
Comments Off on Haselgrove Staff Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A fresh ripeness of melons and peaches with some grippy phenolics.
Comments Off on Brockenchack Wines Charli Jaye Single Vineyard Eden Valley Barossa Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A well made, nicely balanced, wine with delicate varietal fruit characters, savoury nuances and just a hint of oak.
Comments Off on Beklyn Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A well-made wine with a melange of citrus and stonefruit characters, good acid freshness and nice phenolic crunch.
Comments Off on Pooles Rock Premiere Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A nicely ageing chardonnay showing toasty development with a complexity of ripe fruit, roasted nuts and buttery elements.
Comments Off on Cockfighter’s Ghost Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Heady melon and peach aromas with herbaceous notes. Palate is nicely balanced with honey sweet characters.
Comments Off on Audrey Wilkinson The Oakdale Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A very pleasant drink still looking very fresh with ripe fruit sitting in the tropical spectrum, nice line of oak and a citrus finish.
Comments Off on Audrey Wilkinson Winemaker’s Selection Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Nose is a subtlety of citrus and nectarines with upfront tropical fruit flavours on the zesty palate.
Comments Off on Audrey Wilkinson Series Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A toasty mix of nut and stonefruit aromas and flavours with good use of oak and balancing acidity.
Comments Off on Pete’s Pure Murray Darling Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A nice balance between stonefruit and sweet spices with a suggestion of oak and starting to show some early complexity.
Comments Off on Koonara Daisies and Dandelions Mount Gambier Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Another beautifully complex chardonnay with a nose of soft tropical fruit aromas and richly flavoured with stonefruit, roasted nut and honeysuckle characters.
Comments Off on La Villa Tasmania Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A different style. Some herbaceousness on the nose and pretty floral flavours.
Comments Off on Murrumbateman Winery Canberra District Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A closed, lean and tight wine that is zesty and bracing. A baby that needs more time to settle.
Comments Off on Bethany Blue Quarry Eden Valley Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Melon-like aromas with some herbaceous notes. Creamy in the mouth with a prickly finish.
Comments Off on Taylors Wines Estate Padthaway Clare Valley Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Easy drinking, well made and simple wine. Fresh lemon nose and a great flavour profile.
Comments Off on Taylors Wines Promised Land South Australia Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Upfront fruit fragrances with some complexity developing. A seamlessly balanced palate with the lot; some nice phenolics.
Comments Off on Taylors Wines Taylor Made Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A ripe orchard fruit style with some nuttiness. It is a pretty, well balanced and very approachable chardonnay.
Comments Off on Taylors Wines Jaraman Clare Valley Margaret River Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A somewhat restrained style but it is delicious, vibrant and nicely balanced.
Comments Off on Moss Brothers Moses Rock Margaret River Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A firmly structured chardonnay that is all lemon sherbet with a subtlety of oak.
Comments Off on Byron & Harold Chapter & Verse Great Southern Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A reserved fruit nose with a spicy lift and an attractive zesty minerally palate with nutty complexity.
Comments Off on Wignalls Single Vineyard Premium Albany Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A peachy bouquet with a dash of spice. The palate is austere and crunchy with good oak/fruit balance.
Comments Off on 100 Bats Oaked South Australia Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A nicely focussed chardonnay with gentle white stonefruit fragrances and a zesty fruit driven palate.
Comments Off on Chain Of Ponds Miller’s Creek Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A “purposeful” style! Interesting charry nose and powerful concentration of flavours.
Comments Off on Fromm Marlborough Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Ripe buttery bouquet and nice concentration of tropical and melon fruit flavours with a warm lick of oak and zesty acidity.
Comments Off on Fox Creek Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A rich ripe nose of tropical fruit aromas. Nice complexity to the fleshy palate with lingering flavours of nuts and fruit.
Comments Off on Forester Estate Lifestyle Margaret River Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Sweet and spicy fruit fragrances with subtle fruit flavours and nice use of oak.
Comments Off on RedHeads Blue Belle Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
An aromatic complexity of stonefruit and oak. Good persistence of varietal fruit flavours with plenty of acid. Needs time.
Comments Off on RedHeads Harmonie Rox Coonawarra Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Bracing acid driven wine with an attractive fruit profile mixing with some pleasant toasty characters.
Comments Off on Maxwell Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Floral nose with nutty complexity and a long, lean, high acid, palate.
Comments Off on Rosabrook Wines Margaret River Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A huge complex golden yellow chardonnay with honeyed richness on the nose and a long complex flavour profile showing intense depth and length. Has some classy oak.
Comments Off on Castelli il Liris Denmark Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A good wine with pleasant citrus freshness mixing with nut and peach characters. Some complexity starting to develop.
Comments Off on Gapsted Wines High Country King Valley Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
An attractive fragrant lift of orchard fruits and savoury oak and a rich and intense complexity of roasted nuts, nectarines and citrus flavours with good acid support.
Comments Off on Gapsted Wines Ballerina Canopy King Valley Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A nicely balanced wine with honeyed richness to the nose and very focussed stonefruit/citrus flavours. Interesting style.
Comments Off on Passel Estate Margaret River Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A wine that is pleasantly complex with an open structure and intense depth of rich flavours.
Comments Off on Passel Estate Margaret River Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Some flintiness obvious on the fruity nose and interesting underlying nutty complexity to the nectarine fruit palate.
Comments Off on Flowstone Queen Of The Earth Margaret River Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Lovely layered and complex wine that has great fruit weight and elegant length. Butterscotch mingles with lemon pie characters and is balanced by the acid. Some flintiness.
Comments Off on Flowstone Margaret River Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A pretty and flavoursome oak driven wine with fruit at the riper end of the scale.
Comments Off on Hickinbotham of Dromana Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A nose of passionfruit and pineapple – sweet and fleshy in the mouth with good fruit, lovely texture and warming finish.
Comments Off on Churchview Estate Soli Margaret River Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Nutty, toasty and buttery aromas with great depth of hazelnut and nectarine driven flavours with a long zesty finish. It has it all but it just needs time to evolve.
Comments Off on Churchview Estate The Bartondale Margaret River Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A very complete chardonnay showing great length and complexity. It is all stonefruits, roasted nuts and spices with an attractive mineral-like thread running through.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Reserve Hawkes Bay NZ Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A big grippy wine showing great depth and complexity of toasty oak and ripe fruit in the tropical spectrum with a hint of floral elements.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Reserve Barrique Fermented Gisborne NZ Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
A well-rounded stonefruit/oak wine with nicely focussed acidity and great mouthfeel. “Very more-ish,” enthused one judge.
Comments Off on Trentham Estate Grown Murray Darling Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / April 14, 2022
Posted: April 14, 2022
Citrus driven bouquet with spicy nuances. It’s fresh and vibrant in the mouth with lovely fruit/oak complexity and good level of acidity to ensure a long life.
Comments Off on Seville Estate Reserve Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / April 14, 2022