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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Cannonball Wines
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Cannonball Sonoma Chardonnay 2021"Yellow apple, pear, pineapple, and lemon drop fruit lead on the nose and are ..."$34.99 -
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James Halliday'95 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Crittenden
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Crittenden Estate Cri de Coeur Chardonnay 2020"The 2020 season was punctuated by both the hardship and generosity that natur..."$89.99 -
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James Suckling97 points
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James Halliday96 points
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Erin Larkin95 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2022
- Brand Deep Woods
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Deep Woods Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2022"Pale straw with flashes of brilliant green. The nose is complex and alluring ..."$85.00 -
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Sam Kim4.5 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2022
- Brand Illuminated Wines
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Illuminated Wines Limestone Coast Chardonnay 2022"Illuminated Wines Limestone Coast Chardonnay 2022 produced in the Limestone C..."$18.99 -
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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand La Crema
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
La Crema Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2021"The home of La Crema and heart of Sonoma County Wine Country, the Russian Riv..."$69.99 -
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2016
- Brand Maison Pascal Prunier-Bonheur
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Maison Pascal Prunier Bonheur P'tit Bonheur 2016"The fifth generation of a winegrowing family, Pascal Prunier-Bonheur took ove..."$39.99 -
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Huon Hooke97 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2022
- Brand Te Mata Estate
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Te Mata Elston Chardonnay 2022"The superb quality of the 2022 vintage was immediately apparent in the fully ..."$50.00 -
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James Suckling97 points
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Wine Enthusiast94 points
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Vinous95 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2017
- Brand 00 Wines
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
00 Wines "VGW" Willamette Valley Chardonnay 2017"Made from a blend of four vineyards. Seven Springs planted with Dijon 96 clon..."$215.00 -
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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Atelier Prestige
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Atelier Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2021""Pale gold color with a green hue, this Chardonnay opens with a nose of Bartl..."$99.00 -
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Campbell Mattin94 points
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Huon Hooke94 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Bannockburn Vineyards
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Bannockburn Grigsby Chardonnay 2021"This is the first single vineyard release from Bannockburn’s close-planted, c..."$77.00 -
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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2016
- Brand Bannockburn Vineyards
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Bannockburn S.R.H. Chardonnay 2016"Followers of Bannockburn will know that S.R.H. comes off the oldest, lowest-y..."$78.99 -
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2017
- Brand Bannockburn Vineyards
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Bannockburn S.R.H. Chardonnay 2017"Stelvin. Followers of Bannockburn will know that S.R.H. comes off the oldest,..."$81.99 -
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Huon Hooke95 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Bannockburn Vineyards
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Bannockburn S.R.H. Chardonnay 2018"Stelvin. Followers of Bannockburn will know that S.R.H. comes off the oldest,..."$75.00 -
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Campbell Mattin96 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Bannockburn Vineyards
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Bannockburn S.R.H. Chardonnay 2019"Named for Bannockburn founder Stuart Reginald Hooper, our SRH Chardonnay is f..."$75.00 -
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Huon Hooke97 points
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James Halliday'96 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Bannockburn Vineyards
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Bannockburn S.R.H. Chardonnay 2021"Named for Bannockburn founder Stuart Reginald Hooper, our SRH Chardonnay is f..."$86.00 -
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Allen Meadows95 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2011
- Brand Domaine Blain-Gagnard
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Blain-Gagnard 'Le Montrachet' Grand Cru 2011"Blain-Gagnard is a terrific White Burgundy producer."$1,199.00 -
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Robert Parker's97 points
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James Suckling98 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2013
- Brand Catena Zapata
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Bodega Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard 'White Bones' Chardonnay 2013"Nicola Cantena planted his first Malbec vineyard in Mendoza in 1902 and today..."$160.00 -
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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage NV
- Brand Bonnaire
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Sparkling
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Bonnaire 'Terroirs' Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Champagne Brut NV"Bonnaire use only their own estate grown fruit from 100% Grand cru rated vine..."$109.99 -
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Allen Meadows98 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2010
- Brand Bouchard Père and Fils
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Bouchard 'Le Montrachet' Grand Cru 2010"Scoring a rarely seen 98pts from Allen Meadows, this is one of the greatest W..."$1,599.99 -
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Sam Kim92 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2017
- Brand California Dreamin
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
California Dreamin' Chardonnay 2017"Inspired by the land of freedom and the state that inspired the “Summer of Lo..."$18.99 -
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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Cannonball Wines
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Cannonball Sonoma Chardonnay 2020"Yellow apple, pear, pineapple, and lemon drop fruit lead on the nose and are ..."$34.99 -
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Robert Parker's91 points
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Natalie Maclean92 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Catena Zapata
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Catena Chardonnay 2018"The Catena Chardonnay combines the unique expressions of three high altitude ..."$39.99 -
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Robert Parker's95 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2013
- Brand Catena Zapata
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard 'White Stones' Chardonnay 2013"White Stones Chardonnay comes from a select 27 rows within Block 1 of the Adr..."$135.00 -
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James Suckling99 points
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Robert Parker's98+ points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Catena Zapata
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 12.5% Alcohol
Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard White Bones Chardonnay 2021"Catena Zapata has been consistently doing wondrous things for Argentine wine,..."$199.99 -
Chardonnay is one of the most versatile white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world. This classic grape variety first came to Australia in the late 1920s but it wasn't until the 1970s that it become the most widely planted variety in the country.
The peak of its fame came in the 1980s but the style, full of "oaky" buttery flavours, has since become less popular. Today Chardonnay tends to be more restrained with outstanding structure and balance. Look for hints of vanilla/oak flavours and plenty of ripe, melon/grapefruit to ripe peach fruit, from warmer inland regions (Murray Darling, Riverland, Riverina). The Yarra Valley and Margaret River are know for producing wonderful Chardonnay examples that show fruit richness and complexity. Whilst from the coolest regions, such as Tasmania, Adelaide Hills and Mornington Peninsula the characters are more subtle, restrained, mineral with citrus and grapefruit.
It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte d`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvelous poise, elegance and balance.
Chardonnay is critical to the Champagne blend, providing backbone and finesse. It is the only grape that can be used to produce Blanc de Blancs. It is also widely planted in California, Chile and South Africa, and New Zealand.