Posted: March 7, 2019
An elegant number with subtle flinty aromas showing a slight oily character with a long, lean and lightweight palate.
Comments Off on Brangayne of Orange Isolde Reserve Orange Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
“A complete wine – beautifully evolved,” observed one judge. It is both elegant and complex with excellent varietal fruit focus, great savoury length and lively acid.
Comments Off on Below&Above Pemberton Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
A big golden wine with brooding buttery complexity on nose and palate and fine acid line.
Comments Off on Kahurangi Estate Mt Arthur Reserve Nelson New Zealand Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
Big spicy nose with hints of burnt match-like characters. Great creamy richness to the palate with slightly subdued fruit characters.
Comments Off on Alkoomi Wines Icon Range Frankland River Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
Powerful complexity of oak and fruit aromas. The oak is tending to dominate the palate at the moment but there is plenty of fruit power and drive pushing its way through.
Comments Off on Fermoy Estate Reserve Margaret River Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
Complex, rich and well balanced wine with appealing varietal aromas and flavours.
Comments Off on Bettenay Wines Reserve Margaret River Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
“A benchmark chardonnay,” said one judge. “The definition of quality,” said another. A complex and delightfully estery bouquet with a slightly greener cool climate style of palate.
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Reserve Margaret River Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
Fresh and seamlessly balanced wine that is still shy and not giving much away but has complexity developing on the nose and the well handled oak adds complexity to the bright flavours.
Comments Off on Chateau Yaldara Reserve Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
Cool climate chardonnay that is long and lean and taught and shows a delicate balance between the varietal fruit, well handled oak and good line of acid.
Comments Off on Thorn-Clarke Wines Eden Trail Eden Valley Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
A nice young chardonnay; quite a tight, lean and long flinty style.
Comments Off on Thorn-Clarke Wines Sandpiper Eden Valley Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
A big old fashioned style of chardonnay with plump fig and melon aromas and great length of varietal flavours.
Comments Off on Taylors Clare Valley Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
A fresh, clean and crisp fruit driven wine showing excellent varietal definition and some alcohol warmth.
Comments Off on Taylor Made Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
A lovely big creamy old school style of chardonnay that is long, lingering and complex.
Comments Off on Taylors Wines St Andrews Clare Valley Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
A somewhat shy nose but still shows good intensity of varietal fruit fragrances. A long lean palate with delightful flavours sitting in the lime/citrus spectrum.
Comments Off on Stockman’s Ridge Wines Outlaw Orange Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
An uncomplicated toasty buttery oak driven chardonnay. “Has style and quality.”
Comments Off on Sirromet Wines Le Sauvage Granite Belt Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
An enticing rich complexity of creamy buttery layers here. “Made with love,” thought one judge! Ageing beautifully.
Comments Off on Sirromet Wines Le Sauvage Granite Belt Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
Big, warm and toasty wine that is still very youthful and not giving much away as yet.
Comments Off on St Anne’s Perricoota Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
A shy nose; hints of melon fruit. Warm in the mouth with smart snappy flavours.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Hunter Valley Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
Nicely focussed and complex chardonnay with subtle flinty aromas and big punchy flavours.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Alessandro Reserve Hunter Valley Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
A rich and spicy complexity on the nose and great flavour persistence on the big buttery palate. “Has character!”
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Ryan’s Reserve Stephanie’s Vineyard Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
“Very more-ish with lots to love,” enthused one judge. It has a charming oak driven nose and a beautiful richly textured palate brimming over with powerful hit of flavour.
Comments Off on Robert Stein Reserve Mudgee Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
A straightforward chardonnay with charming citrus lift and good flavour persistence and length.
Comments Off on Koonara Wines Cape Banks Mount Gambier Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
Toasty buttery fragrances with hints of botrytis-like apricot notes which follow through to the palate.
Comments Off on Whispers South Eastern Australia Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
Peachy aromas with subtle oak nuances and a refreshing palate with nice balance of flavours.
Comments Off on St Andrews South Eastern Australia Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
The uncomplicated aromas here have, “Zingy charm,” according to one judge, with an harmonious balance between the fruit and oak.
Comments Off on Downtown Single Vineyard Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
Figgy fragrances with hints of pungent grassiness. Well crafted medium weight palate with good acid line.
Comments Off on Bohemia Joseph Chromy Tasmania Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
This long weighty wine exhibits lovely citrus/melon varietal fruit characters complimented by the toasty oak.
Comments Off on Patritti Merchant Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
A wine with class! The oak is prominent giving plenty of power and weight to the nose and palate with a slightly restrained gunflint-like thread.
Comments Off on Chain of Ponds Corkscrew Road Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
“Impressive!” Great spicy lift to the nose and a long and tightly structured palate.
Comments Off on Agnew Wines Cockfigher’s Ghost Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / March 7, 2019
Posted: March 7, 2019
A lovely lift of varietal fruit fragrances with a hint of complexity developing and a long, lean and straightforward palate with good oak use and great acid backbone.
Comments Off on Agnew Wines Poole’s Rock Premiere Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2017 / 0 View / March 7, 2019