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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 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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Roger Voss90 points
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Tom Cannavan91 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage NV
- Brand Vranken-Pommery Monopole
- Cellaring 1-3 Years
- Wine Type Sparkling
- Alcohol Percentage 12.5% Alcohol
Champagne Pommery Brut Royal NV"Pommery Brut Royal is the essence of the Pommery style: liveliness, fresh, fi..."$88.99 -
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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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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Domaine AF Gros
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 12.5% Alcohol
Domaine Af Gros Bourgogne Hautes cotes de Nuits Blanc 2021"The name Gros is one of the most famous in the Côte de Nuits, synonymous with..."$79.99 -
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2017
- Brand Domaine Jean-Claude Bessin
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 12.5% Alcohol
Domaine Bessin-Tremblay Chablis Vieilles Vignes 2017"Drawn from three hectares on the steep slopes opposite Fourchaume, Bessin’s f..."$99.00 -
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The Wine Advoca91 points
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Allen Meadows91 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Domaine Jean-Claude Bessin
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 12.5% Alcohol
Domaine Bessin-Tremblay Chablis Vieilles Vignes 2019"Drawn from three hectares on the steep slopes opposite Fourchaume, Bessin’s f..."$99.00 -
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Sam Kim4.5 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Domaine Chavy Chouet
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Domaine Chavy Chouet Bourgogne Blanc Les Femelottes 2021"Sourced from vines with an average age of 40 years. Matured for 10 months in ..."$90.00 -
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Jancis Robinson16.5 points
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Alistair Cooper94 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Domaine Chavy Chouet
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Domaine Chavy Chouet Bourgogne Blanc Les Saussots 2021"Les Saussots is a rounded, expressive wine of exceptional flavour and class."$90.00 -
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James Halliday'95 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Fighting Gully Road
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Fighting Gully Road Smith's Vineyard Chardonnay 2021"Fighting Gully Road is a boutique wine outfit from Beechworth.The wines are m..."$85.00 -
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Mike Bennie91 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2014
- Brand Jean-Marc Pillot
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Jean-Marc Pillot Bourgogne Les Hauts des Champs 2014"Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot is a wine producer based in Chassagne-Montrachet, in..."$76.99 -
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James Halliday'Winner points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2022
- Brand L.A.S. Vino
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
LAS Vino Wildberry Springs Chardonnay 2022"WINNER- HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION DARK HORSE OF THE YEAR The site faces nort..."$80.00 -
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Decanter92 points
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Burghound90 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2022
- Brand Louis Michel and Fils
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 12.5% Alcohol
Louis Michel Chablis ‘Village’ 2022"Chablis is the motherland of crisp, unoaked and mineral-driven Chard. It's wh..."$80.00 -
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James Halliday'95 points
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Mike Bennie95 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Lowestoft
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Lowestoft Estate Chardonnay 2020"The fruit is sourced from the Tasmar Valley, Coal River Valley and the Tasman..."$79.00 -
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Huon Hooke95 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2022
- Brand McHenry Hohnen
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
McHenry Hohnen 'Burnside Vineyard' Chardonnay 2022"Tagging themselves as ‘Sustainable Farmers’ the approach was to treat their v..."$79.99 -
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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2022
- Brand McHenry Hohnen
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
McHenry Hohnen 'Calgardup Brook Vineyard' Chardonnay 2022"Tagging themselves as ‘Sustainable Farmers’ the approach was to treat their v..."$79.99 -
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Stuart Knox95 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2022
- Brand McHenry Hohnen
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Mchenry Hohnen 'Hazel's Vineyard' Chardonnay 2022"Tagging themselves as ‘Sustainable Farmers’ the approach was to treat their v..."$79.99 -
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Mike Bennie94 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Murdoch Hill Wines
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 12.8% Alcohol
Murdoch Hill Rocket Chardonnay 2020"Sourced from the best selection of vineyards in the Piccadilly Valley and Lob..."$85.00 -
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Jane Faulkner96 points
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Huon Hooke95 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2022
- Brand Thousand Candles Vineyard
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Patrick Sullivan Bull Swamp Chardonnay 2022"We've been watching this vineyard for the last few years and have always been..."$84.99 -
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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Pierrick Laroche
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 12.0% Alcohol
Pierrick Laroche Fourchaume l'Homme Mort 2021"Pierrick Laroche Fourchaume l'Homme Mort 2021 is an exceptional wine that off..."$95.00 -
- 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 -
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2022
- Brand Samuel Bilaud
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Samuel Billaud Chablis 2022"This Chablis Chardonnay is sophisticated and fresh. Samuel Billaud is cons..."$89.00 -
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Jasper Morris M92 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Domaine Samuel Billaud
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 12.5% Alcohol
Samuel Billaud Chablis AC 2021"Samuel Billaud Chablis AC 2021, a remarkable wine that embodies the essence o..."$86.99 -
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.