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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage NV
- Brand Champagne Autréau
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Sparkling
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Champagne Autreau Brut Blanc De Blancs Grand Cru NV"100% Chardonnay Grand Cru fruit sourced from the "White Hillside" Vineyards o..."$99.99 -
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Alistair Cooper94 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Champagne Delavenne
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Sparkling
- Alcohol Percentage 12.5% Alcohol
Champagne Delavenne Nature Grand Cru Brut Nature NV"Champagne Delavenne are set to be superstar Grower Champagne producers. In Fr..."$115.01 -
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Alistair Cooper95 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage NV
- Brand Champagne Delavenne
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Sparkling
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Champagne Delavenne Original 60/40 Grand Cru Brut Tradition NV"Champagne Delavenne are set to be superstar Grower Champagne producers. In Fr..."$95.00 -
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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2015
- Brand Louise Brison
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Sparkling
- Alcohol Percentage 12.5% Alcohol
Champagne Louise Brison Chardonnay de la Côte des Bar 2015"Champagne Louise Brison is a tiny Organic and Biodynamically farmed vineyard ..."$139.99 -
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand None
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Corduroy Mansfield Chardonnay 2021"A truly remarkable Chardonnay that embodies elegance, depth, and character, C..."$45.00 -
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James Suckling93 points
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Jamie Goode92 points
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Wine Enthusiast93 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage NV
- Brand Delamotte
- Cellaring 1-3 Years
- Wine Type Sparkling
- Alcohol Percentage 12.5% Alcohol
Delamotte Blanc De Blancs Champagne NV""Delamotte has always been somewhat of an insider’s house, producing high qua..."$129.00 -
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Jasper Morris M92 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Joseph Colin
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Joseph Colin Saint Aubin 1er Cru OSA 2021"oseph Colin Saint Aubin 1er Cru OSA 2021, an exceptional wine that embodies e..."$175.00 -
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Vinous95 points
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The Wine Advoca91 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2017
- Brand Peay Vineyards
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Peay Vineyards Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2017"Vanessa Wong, Nick Peay, and Andy Peay are driven by the same passion. That i..."$119.99 -
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Ray Jordan98 points
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James Halliday95 points
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Gary Walsh95 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2022
- Brand Pierro
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Pierro Chardonnay 2022"In the words of Jeremy Oliver, “Pierro is one of the few Australian wineries ..."$109.99 -
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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2022
- Brand Pooley Wines
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 12.5% Alcohol
Pooley Cooinda Vale Chardonnay 2022"This is an exquisite Single Vineyard Chardonnay from Anna Pooley and the whol..."$79.99 -
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Gary Walsh97 points
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James Halliday'96 points
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James Suckling96 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2022
- Brand Savaterre Wines
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.4% Alcohol
Savaterre Chardonnay 2022"Winery notes from winemaker Keppell Smith: The 2022 Chardonnay is the bes..."$117.99 -
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Gary Walsh94 points
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James Suckling94 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2022
- Brand Savaterre Wines
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.4% Alcohol
Savaterre Frere Cadet Chardonnay 2022"Comments from Winemaker Keppell Smith: When we have fruit from our younge..."$64.99 -
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Campbell Mattin95 points
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Angus Hughson94 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Shadowfax
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Shadowfax Midhill Chardonnay 2021"A highly sought after single vineyard Chardonnay from their Midhill vineyard ..."$70.00 -
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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2012
- Brand Yering Station
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
United Cellars Chardonnay by Yering Station 2012"Peak drinking: now - 2018"$18.99 -
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Anne Boisson
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Anne Boisson Meursault 2019"Always one of the most open and immediately inviting of the wines on release,..."$240.00 -
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage None
- Brand Armand-de-Brignac
- Cellaring 1-3 Years
- Wine Type Sparkling
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Armand De Brignac Silver 'Ace Of Spades' Blanc De Blancs Nv"Ace of Spades is a highly regarded label that is almost impossible to find"$1,260.00 -
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Huon Hooke91 points
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James Halliday'92 points
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Michael Russell94 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Atlas Wines
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Atlas Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2019"VINEYARD The fruit for this wine was grown at the Hill Smith Vineyard at Woo..."$34.99 -
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Gary Walsh91 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Atlas Wines
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Atlas Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2021"VINEYARD The fruit for this wine was grown at the Hill Smith Vineyard at Woo..."$34.99 -
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James Halliday96 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Bannockburn Vineyards
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Bannockburn Chardonnay 2018"Whole bunch pressed, settled overnight and then wild fermented in French oak ..."$62.99 -
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Campbell Mattin94 points
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James Halliday'95 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2014
- Brand Bannockburn Vineyards
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 12.5% Alcohol
Bannockburn Vineyards Museum Release Chardonnay 2014""Hand-picked fruit from our four established Chardonnay vineyards. The grapes..."$69.00 -
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Allan Meadows91-94 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2017
- Brand Domaine Bonneau Du Martray
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Bonneau Du Martray Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2017"The cellar master noted that "2017 produced wines that are not as dense as th..."$700.00 -
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Allan Meadows92-94 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Domaine Bonneau Du Martray
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Bonneau Du Martray Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2018"A cool, pure and elegant nose combines notes of various white fleshed fruit s..."$660.00 -
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The Wine Advoca97 points
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Jasper Morris M97 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Domaine Bonneau Du Martray
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Bonneau Du Martray Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2019"The Bonneau du Martray family is recognized as one of the best producers in t..."$800.00 -
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.