Posted: November 2, 2022
A fresh and complex; toasty and flinty style with a racy acid drive. Many more years left in it yet.
Comments Off on Firetail Margaret River Sparkling Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Good core and concentration of citrus fruit with nice autolysis and aged characters.
Comments Off on Jansz Single Vineyard Vintage Tasmania Sparkling Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
A super fresh and floral green apple nose with a bright and crunchy linear palate.
Comments Off on Koonara Guardian Angel Mount Gambier Sparkling Chardonnay 2022 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: November 2, 2022
Super young and citrusy with hints of apples and spices and a nice crunchy acid line.
Comments Off on Glandore Chloe Hunter Sparkling Chardonnay 2021 / 0 View / November 2, 2022
Posted: September 3, 2022
“Very sparkling, very aromatic and very refreshing.” Sits in the white peach/jasmine spectrum. Not overly complex but good drinking.
Comments Off on Koonara Wines Guardian Angel Mount Gambier Sparkling Chardonnay 2022 / 0 View / September 3, 2022
Posted: December 3, 2021
Powerful yeast autolysis obvious on the nose and an elegant, flinty and bone-dry palate with the winemaker showing great respect for the fruit. Great mouthwatering acid.
Comments Off on Firetail (54 Months On Lees, Zero Dosage) Margaret River Sparkling Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Bright lemon curd bouquet with a hint of vegemite. Palate is full of vitality with mouth coating creamy flavours and great taunt line of acid with a lingering yeasty finish.
Comments Off on Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Special Club ‘Grand Terroirs De Chardonnay’ Champagne France Sparkling Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: December 3, 2021
Simple sweet primary style with nice persistence of stonefruit characters.
Comments Off on Coates The Blanc de Blancs Adelaide Hills Sparkling Chardonnay 2016 / 0 View / December 3, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A rich “confident” wine with a beautiful integration between primary and secondary characters creating lovely complexity and layered with baked apple-like elements.
Comments Off on Firetail (54 Months On Lees) Margaret River Sparkling Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A lemon bitters/toasty oak nose with big lemon sherbet-like palate. Delicious!
Comments Off on Koonara Guardian Angel Mount Gambier Sparkling Chardonnay 2020 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: April 24, 2020
Delightfully “old world” powerful and mature bouquet with a very flavoursome green apple palate showing citrus overtones and a buttery/butterscotch-like complexity. 3-5
Comments Off on Coppabella Cuvée Prestige Tumbarumba Sparkling Chardonnay NV / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Lovely brioche-like complexity to the nose with creamy fruit driven flavours. Crisp and youthful.
Comments Off on Howard Park Petit Jete Western Australia Sparkling Chardonnay NV / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: September 4, 2019
Evolving nutty nose and a plain palate with subtle yeastiness and lots of tropical fruit.
Comments Off on No.1 Family Estate Reserve Marlborough Sparkling Chardonnay NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Fleshy fruit driven style. Some complexity on the nose and good flavour persistence.
Comments Off on Bunnamagoo Estate Wines Single Vineyard Rockley Central Ranges Sparkling Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
The nose is a melange of roasted nuts, subtle glace fruits and hints of malo creaminess. “Superb” fruit driven palate with nice savoury complexity. Complex but shows restraint.
Comments Off on Jeeper Grande Reserve Champagne Sparkling Chardonnay NV / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
An elegant flinty fruit driven aperitif style with hints of secondary notes.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Midnight Cuvée Pyrenees Sparkling Chardonnay 2011 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: September 4, 2019
Floral sherbety nose and a very appealing fresh, primary fruit, palate.
Comments Off on Koonara Wines Guardian Angel Mount Gambier Sparkling Chardonnay 2019 / 0 View / September 4, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Light lifted citrus aromas and creamy smooth citrussy palate with crisp finish.
Comments Off on Walter Wines Federation Hill Single Vineyard Mudgee Sparkling Chardonnay 2018 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 1, 2019
Fantastic for a 7-year-old; great colour, fine bead and lovely toasty complexity.
Comments Off on Umamu Estate Margaret River Sparkling Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / May 1, 2019
Posted: May 2, 2018
Still fresh with lots of buttery aromas with strawberry notes. Soft, rich and generous in the mouth.
Comments Off on Rising Star Denmark Sparkling Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / May 2, 2018
Posted: January 12, 2018
Green apple nose with oak/lees complexity. Nice balance between varietal fruit, bready notes, crisp acidity and aged characters.
Comments Off on Grampians Estate Kelly’s Welcome Grampians Sparkling Chardonnay 2009 / 0 View / January 12, 2018
Posted: November 9, 2017
Floral/citrus bouquet and good length of racy lemon flavours with very good mouthfeel.
Comments Off on Oparina Methode Traditionelle Padthaway Sparkling Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: November 9, 2017
A nose smelling of fresh bread and flowers. Palate relatively simple for a 4-year old. Some good yeast autolysis and bright acidity.
Comments Off on Saint Clair Dawn Methode Traditionnelle Marlborough Sparkling Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / November 9, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Fresh fruit driven bouquet and lively crisp fruit flavours on the palate; good mousse.
Comments Off on Dudley Dudley Bubbly Kangaroo Island Sparkling Chardonnay NV / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A seductive acid driven style , still youthful with a nice background of yeast autolysis.
Comments Off on Chambers Rosewood Vineyards Rutherglen Sparkling Chardonnay 2010 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
A pale golden wine with a fine bead, a tight nose and a lightly textured palate showing a fresh citric tang.
Comments Off on Coolangatta Estate Shoalhaven Coast Sparkling Chardonnay 2009 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: June 9, 2017
Complex varietal aromas and clan citrus flavours with nice line of lemony acidity.
Comments Off on 3 Oceans The Estates Margaret River Sparkling Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / June 9, 2017
Posted: April 26, 2017
Light lifted perfumed green apple fragrances with a lively crisp apple palate.
Comments Off on Gartelmann Blanc de Blancs Hunter Valley Sparkling Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 26, 2017
Posted: April 19, 2017
Powerful and complex aromas with some obvious yeasty autolysis. Complex creamy palate with a mouthful of toasty aged flavours.
Comments Off on Umamu Estate Margaret River Sparkling Chardonnay 2005 / 0 View / April 19, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Hints of toast and barley sugar on the nose with a long, lean and fresh palate.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Estate Midnight Cuvee Pyrenees Sparkling Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Nice nuttiness to the nose. Simple creamy palate with moderate, slightly sweet, flavours.
Comments Off on Dog Leg South Australia Sparkling Chardonnay NV / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Bright complex yeasty aromas and a tight, high acid, citrussy palate with nicely balanced sweetness.
Comments Off on Mt Jagged Wines Pale Rush Southern Fleurieu Sparkling Chardonnay 2015 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 5, 2017
Beautiful toasty yeasty development on the nose and a lovely harmony of slightly sweet creamy flavours.
Comments Off on Giesen Classic Cuvee Marlborough Sparkling Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 5, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A toasty honeyed complexity to the nose. Soft well balanced palate with subtle flavours.
Comments Off on Brygon Reserve Wines The Bruce Blanc de Blanc South East Australia Sparkling Chardonnay NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Pleasant estery peach bouquet and soft, sweet, creamy and citrussy in the mouth.
Comments Off on Angas Plains Estate PJ’s Langhorne Creek Sparkling Chardonnay NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Crisp and lively with nice yeasty notes to the nose and some citrus on the palate.
Comments Off on Brygon Reserve Wines Bin 880 South East Australia Sparkling Chardonnay NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Attractive toasty yeasty aromas and flavoursome toasty palate with honeyed sweet accents and a long drying finish.
Comments Off on Anderson Hill Lenswood Celebrating 40 Years Sparkling Chardonnay 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Interesting complexity of aromas with hints of cracked wheat and oyster shells. Very good balance to the palate with a lovely creamy texture. Good acid/sugar balance.
Comments Off on Anderson Hill Vintage Sparkling Chardonnay 2009 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Robert Channon Wines Sparkling Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Robert Channon Wines Sparkling Chardonnay 2009 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Robert Channon Wines Sparkling Chardonnay 2008 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
dusty citrus fruits, clean ripe fruit, melon and lemon pith, simple broad fruits and ripe palate.
Comments Off on Ridgemill Estate Eloise Vintage Brut Sparkling Chardonnay 2011 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
light lemon citrus fruit, clean clear fresh floral citrus aromas, with some yeasty complexity, simple clean and fresh
Comments Off on Robert Channon Wines Sparkling Chardonnay 2012 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Yeasty savory bouquet and fresh crunchy lemony palate; hints of baked bread.
Comments Off on Cannibal Creek Methode Traditionelle Gippsland Sparkling Chardonnay 2011 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 3, 2017
“Overwhelmingly intellectual” was how one judge described this wine. Smells of fig jam and berries with complex layers of flavour.
Comments Off on Umamu Estate Margaret River Sparkling Chardonnay 2005 / 0 View / April 3, 2017
Posted: April 3, 2017
A light simple fruity style that’s still very youthful and exhibiting some very well integrated tight primary fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Clairault Margaret River Sparkling Chardonnay 2013 / 0 View / April 3, 2017