Posted: March 7, 2023
Toasty oak nose with ripe peaches pushing through and a big full-bodied, but balanced, palate with intense flavours.
Comments Off on Spy Valley Marlborough Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
An amalgam of pleasant, sweet citrus fruit and savoury toasty oak. The nose is bright and lively and the palate is in perfect balance. Drinking well now.
Comments Off on Below & Above Single Vineyard Pemberton Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
An aromatic complexity of creamy peaches and nutty oak with a palate that offers a good mouthful of flavours in the citrus range with some smart oak.
Comments Off on Forester Estate Margaret River Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Pungent and buttery with an abundance of tropical fruits and floral notes.
Comments Off on Byron & Harold Rose & Thorns Great Southern Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A light, flavoursome, fruit driven chardonnay. Lots of citrus and florals. Nice phenolic note.
Comments Off on Byron & Harold Rags To Riches Margaret River Chardonnay 2022 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A flinty toasty character to the nose with tropical/peach hints. Great power to the palate with attractive funky notes, superior oak and a flinty mineral edge.
Comments Off on Byron & Harold The Partners Great Southern Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A tight wine driven by green lychee and asparagus characters with a racy finish.
Comments Off on Yes Said The Seal Bellarine Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Powerful varietal fruit expression – all cumquats and peaches with the classy toasty oak adding complexity. It is a persistent and intense wine.
Comments Off on Leura Park Estate Block 1 Bellarine Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Toasty buttery peach bouquet and a purity of varietal fruit flavours with a hint of oak.
Comments Off on Leura Park Estate Bellarine Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
A powerful style with a sweet nose, tropical esters and maturing fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Jack Rabbit Vineyard Bellarine Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
Intense and full of flavour with pronounced “struck match” characters overriding the fruit.
Comments Off on Tony Bish Wines Heartwood Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
Posted: March 7, 2023
One for lovers of big traditional styles of chardonnay. Masses of citrus/tropical fruit and lashings of new oak with a good acid structure holding it all together.
Comments Off on Singlefile Limited Release The Vivienne Denmark Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / March 7, 2023
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 traditional commercial style – lean and crisp with sweet intensity of fruit.
Comments Off on McPherson Sunburnt Goulburn Valley Chardonnay 2022 / 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
A fully evolved chardonnay with ripe melon fruits, the delicately handled oak adding complexity and the mouth-watering acidity balancing it all.
Comments Off on RIKARD Black Label Orange NSW 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
A complexity of rockmelon and honeysuckle with a hint of toast and a dash of spice. Good value for money.
Comments Off on Taylors Wines Special Release Adelaide Hills Clare Valley 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 tight bright intensity of citrus, apricots and tropical fruits with some sweetness and a light spiciness.
Comments Off on Taylors Wines Promised Land South Australia Chardonnay 2022 / 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
Silky smooth and uncomplicated with tropical intensity and toasty development.
Comments Off on Saddlers Creek Wines Maria Reserve Tumbarumba Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / March 7, 2023