Carrick Organic Bannockburn Chardonnay 2024 $39 Straight out the gate, I love this wine! It is just so deliciously satisfying, cleansing, yet delivering the kind of creamy complexity that had me going back sip after sip. Awash with poached stonefruit, pineapple pings, and ribbons of grilled grapefruit twisting around a core of caramelised, softly toasty … Read More
Chardonnay
Zephyr Marlborough Blanc de Blancs Methode Traditionnelle 2019
Zephyr Marlborough Blanc de Blancs Methode Traditionnelle 2019 $75 Created from just 600 Chardonnay vines grown in their Alice Mills vineyard in Rapaura, this deliciously dry, mineral-laced sparkling wine captures the delicate citrus florals and soft, nutty lacings that great blanc de blanc demands. Almost 6 years on lees has injected depth, freshness and precision … Read More
Carrick Cairnmuir Terraces EBM Organic Bannockburn Chardonnay 2023
Carrick Cairnmuir Terraces EBM Organic Bannockburn Chardonnay 2023 $60 From 30-year-old organic, Mendoza-clone vines grown on their roots, this new vintage of their flagship Chardonnay is wild fermented and matured on lees in French oak for 18 months (EBM stands for extended barrel maturation) before being blended and bottled. But you don’t really need to … Read More
Two Rivers Clos Des Pierres Marlborough Chardonnay 2024
Two Rivers Clos Des Pierres Marlborough Chardonnay 2024 $27-$32 Crafted from some of the oldest Mendoza-clone vines in Marlborough, this new Chardonnay is deliciously toasty, roasty, packed with golden, ripe peach and edged with fragrant grapefruit and creamy, brulee and oatmeal characters. It’s a Chardonnay that winemaker Dave Clouston can be rightly proud of. Sophisticated, … Read More
Mount Four The Matriarch Marlborough Chardonnay 2024
Mount Four The Matriarch Marlborough Chardonnay 2024 $30 Brand new from French winemaker Marie Navailles comes a Chardonnay stacked with punchy peach, taut tangerine, a lick of grapefruit pith and soft, creamy, almond notes on the nose and palate. Elegantly styled, plushly textured and laced with gently smoky oak, cleansing acidity and softly biscuity length … Read More
Linden Estate Destination Series Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021
Linden Estate Destination Series Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021 $64 If you’re a fan of classically rich Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay, you have skipped into the right cul-de-sac, my friend. Crafted by Alex Hendry and from one of the ‘holy trinity’ vintages of 2019, 2020 & 2021, this Chardonnay roars with scorched peach, grilled grapefruit, toasted almond … Read More
Village Vineyards Ironhorse Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2022
Village Vineyards Ironhorse Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2022 $45 Everything about this wine displays gentle complexity and careful handling. With aromas of grilled grapefruit, roast peach and creamy cashew complexity, it’s a wine that has immediate attractiveness and yum-factor which washes across the tongue and gums with plushness. It has good presence and poise, freshness and … Read More
Carrick Organic Bannockburn Chardonnay 2023
Carrick Organic Bannockburn Chardonnay 2023 $39 Beautifully balanced, barrel fermented and boasting stylishly rich aromas of roast peach, scorched grapefruit, hints of apple, almond meal and a prickle of pineapple. All of these elements wash across the palate, leaving a comet’s tail of fine, quartzy minerality and a satiny, creamy finish. Silky and refreshingly textural, … Read More
Lake Chalice Plume Marlborough Chardonnay 2022
Lake Chalice Plume Marlborough Chardonnay 2022 $45 Winemaker Chloe Gabrielson has crafted a beautifully balanced Chardonnay that’s absolutely crammed with white peach, grapefruit pith, a lick of lemon and a hint of ripe apple on the nose and palate. Complexity builds in the soft caramelisation of oak, the whisker of popcorn, the vein of creamy … Read More
Monowai Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2024
Monowai Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2024 $24.99 Winemaker and owner Emma Lowe has created a bold, peach-and cashew-crammed style with refreshing acidity, ribbons of buttered toast dusted with cinnamon, and a finish that’s like a marathon being run in your mouth. Tropic-tastic and softly spiced, it’s a fantastic chardonnay from an awesome vintage. Pop it into … Read More