Chardonnay
Gone is the season of the ABC (Anything but Chardonnay) white wine drinker – Chardonnay has seen a resurgence of late and Chardon-nay-sayers are starting to come around to this versatile and rewarding variety. Winemakers love it too, as it provides so many options that can yield wildly different results… Oak, or no oak. Full or partial malolactic fermentation or indeed, stop the ferment before malo starts… Depending on what the winemaker chooses to do, you can see incredibly bright and acidic options that are crisp and refreshing or woody and creamy versions that seem as though they may have been strained through a lumberjacks jockstrap… either way, Chardonnay is back baby, and we love it!
Blue Pyrenees Chardonnay 2013
This is a complex, elegant and refined Chardy. You’ll find apple, pear and melon here, with a hint of cinnamon. Length and texture are excellent, the acid is perfect, making for a mouthwatering, but in no way, astringent...
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Chalk Hill 'Luna' Chardonnay 2016
Crisp Adelaide Hill Chardonnay with minimal oak influence. Plenty of stonefruits and citrus blossom here. There’s minerality throughout the palate, refreshing acidity and a prickle of cedar on the finish from the oak. Refreshing and satisfying....
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Cool Woods Chardonnay 2018
A textural yet flinty Chardy made by Thorn Clarke, one of Australia's best producers. Plenty of zingy fruit here and minerality along with stonefruits. A great match with seafood, pizza, footy franks or party...
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Dandelion Twilight of the Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2017
Punchy nectarine and peach on the pallet here with a beautiful line of lemony acidity. The texture has a foot in both camps, being creamy but not fat. Length is good and the flavour is persistent, hanging around long after you have swallowed. Lovely, modern...
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Hardys Bin 53 Chardonnay 2016
Bright and refreshing, showing tropical citrus and underlying oak, here’s a Chardonnay for the Sunday afternoon seafood platter. There’s enough body here to satisfy the most earnest Chardonnay lover and a crisp finish that will have you reaching for another...
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Heirloom Vineyards Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2015
Lots of stonefruits here, with peach and nectarine plus some rockmelon too. Plenty of refined French oak and tangy citrus before a finish which is long and dry....
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Howard Vineyard Clover Chardonnay 2017
Power with restraint. Citrus with delicate stonefruit, minerality melons and lemon zest. This is complex and deceptively powerful. An exceptional chardonnay....
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Leconfield Coonawarra Chardonnay 2017
Lots of peach and almond meal here. Quality French oak too and plenty of the cheesy creamy quality which comes from lees stirring while the wine is in barrel. Good acid too. Has the zip and cut to match most foods now. As it ages it should become more textured and buttery....
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Neverland Chardonnay 2017
Lots going on here with melon, pears and creaminess and a hint of citrus on the nose. The pallet had a lovely round texture and excellent length to go with...
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Nuthouse Chardonnay 2017
This is such a brightly fruited bit of loveliness. There’s stonefruit, creaminess and a hint of citrus on the nose. The texture is lovely, pierced by just enough acid to give the wine length but not so much as to detract from the wines generosity....
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Parker Favourite Son Chardonnay 2017
A gorgeously textural Coonawarra chardy from a producer rated 5 red stars by James Halliday. Creaminess and stonefruits a gogo here along with a gentle insertion of French oak and a squeeze or two of grapefruit. Perfect with...
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Richard Hamilton Signature Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2015
Lots of stonefruits here along with a little green apple and vanilla bean. Mouthfeel is voluptuous and creamy and the acid pulls it all together leading to a lovely dry finish with excellent persistence and...
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Serafino Reserve Chardonnay 2017
This is a perfectly balanced chardonnay offering minerality, seductive mouthfeel, stonefruits, citrus and French oak. McLaren Vale can make Chardonnay which challenges the Adelaide Hills, Mornington, Margs etc for quality – this wine is proof....
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The Hidden Sea Chardonnay 2016
Yummy stone fruits here with plenty of texture, cut into pleasing patterns by a line of citrus acidity. Lees stirring has added creaminess and there’s a fig note or two floating around as well. Little surprise Oliver Crawford is in charge here. Oliver is former chief winemaker of all Penfolds white wines, was chief wine maker at Devil’s Lair and GM at Vasse Felix. This is cracking Chardy at a...
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Yalumba Eden Valley Chardonnay 2016
A beautifully fresh and cool climate Chardonnay that Sauv Blanc and Riesling fans would also approve of. Rounded citrus and florals, with sweet apricot and burnt honey followed by a tidy citrus orchard zest at the finish. This Chardy isn't heavily oaked, but lively and complex like an excitable baby octopus. Give it a try with some salmon or kingfish with a vinaigrette salad....
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Zonte’s Footstep Dusk Til Dawn Chardonnay 2015
Sleek, modern and beautifully elegant, this is an excellent Chardonnay offering struck match smokiness, cedary French oak and stacks of stone fruit. Lively but integrated acidity gives both lift and length to the fruit and creaminess of the...
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