Village Vineyards Havelock North Chardonnay 2020 $30 The Evans family recently took over what was Red Barrel wines (which, before that was Zeppelin Wines) and their first, own-made chardonnay is light, citrus-stacked and suitably toasty. Grown on their home vineyard on Te Mata Road, the handpicked fruit was whole bunch pressed then fermented in old … Read More
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Orlando Hilary Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2019
Orlando Hilary Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2019 $30 The Adelaide Hills subregion is seriously exciting for chardonnay and as soon as you put this pearla rippa cracka, corka, bonza, grouse chardonnay in your goblet, you’ll see exactly why I’m all over it like a weighted blanket from Briscoes. Incredibly well balanced, bursting with nectarine and grilled … Read More
Blackenbrook Nelson Chardonnay 2019
Blackenbrook Nelson Chardonnay 2019 $23 Bright roasted peach and pineapple on the nose combine with toasted almond and creme caramel characters to create a seductively sippable chardonnay that’s juicy and soothing and rewarding. Fresh, frisky and stacked with stonefruit. Delicious! Blackenbrook
Tiki Single Vineyard North Canterbury Chardonnay 2019
Tiki Single Vineyard North Canterbury Chardonnay 2019 $23 paired with: Lemon roasted chicken with dukkah – Dinner for Six dish Magazine Issue 101 When it comes to lemony chicken, you’re gonna be wanting a lemony chardonnay without all that creamy, buttery carry on. That’s why the Tiki North Canterbury Chardonnay 2019 ($23) will be the … Read More
Stad_ko Martinborough Chardonnay 2020
Stad_ko Martinborough Chardonnay 2020 $34 Sourced from Robert Stadniczenko’s Arapai vineyard on the Dry River Flats, this is a lightly-styled, grapefruity, lemony chardonnay that was hand-picked, whole bunch pressed and send straight to barrel to ferment. Following that, it’s had 10 months of quiet, sleepy time before being bottled. Bright, vibrant and has a green … Read More
Petane Puriri Block Sfumato Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2020
Petane Puriri Block Sfumato Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2020 ($70) Pronounced ‘ss-foo-mah-toh’, the name of this new wine from WineFriend favourites Petane Wines, is named after a painting technique describing softening the transition between colours. But you knew that right? Art nerds will also understand that it mimics an area beyond what the human eye is … Read More
Kelly Washington Marlborough Chardonnay 2020
Kelly Washington Marlborough Chardonnay 2020 $50 Organically grown in the Rapaura sub-region, and shepherded into the bottle by star winemaker Tamra Kelly, this chardonnay has a soft, nougat-like nose surrounded by peachy complexity, creamy, nutty notes, grapefruity goodness and fresh, feisty acidity. Kelly Washington Wines
Two Rivers Clos Des Pierres Marlborough Chardonnay 2020
Two Rivers Clos Des Pierres Marlborough Chardonnay 2020 $30 Made by Dave Clouston, this unique take on chardonnay was hand-harvested, aged for approximately a year in a combo of a large, 4500 ltr French oak fudre and a concrete egg with a 100% malolactic ferment before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. Hence why this feijoa … Read More
Orlando Lyndale Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2019
Orlando Lyndale Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2019 $47 If this is your introduction to cool climate Adelaide Hills chardonnay, then strap on your stirrups and stick down your velcro because this will shake your timbers. Fresh grapefruit and peach-driven punchiness, citrus and apple notes and a luscious lick of toasty oak and creamy almond layers make … Read More
Prosper Maufoux Macon-Villages Chardonnay 2020
Prosper Maufoux Macon-Villages Chardonnay 2020 $29.99 A cracker of a wine crafted by the Piffaut family, famous for also owning Veuve Ambal, one of my favourite Crémant producers. Mâcon-Villages is an appellation for chardonnay grown in certain communes of the Mâconnais wine region in southern Burgundy, and this wine is a classy, stylish example indeed. … Read More