Chardonnay, Victoria
Chardonnay is planted in almost every region in the world and makes a wide variety of wine styles from light-bodied, crisp and unoaked through to full-bodied, complex barrel matured versions. Chardonnay is an adaptable variety and can be grown in cool regions as well as warm areas. It is a productive, early budding and early ripening variety.
Chardonnay first came to Australia in the 1920s but didn’t find popularity until the 1970s. Grown all across the country the cool climate versions (like found in the Yarra Valley and Tasmania) tend to be lighter in body with higher acidity and more subtle flavours. Warm climate versions (found in Margaret River, Hunter Valley and the Adelaide Hills) tend to be more full-bodied with richer, riper fruit and bolder flavours.
The wine region of Victoria has the highest number of grape vines than any other state in Australia. It is home to over 600 wineries and well known regions such as Yarra Valley, Heathcote, and Rutherglen. Victoria is situated in the southeastern corner of Australia where due to the location, the climate has a cool maritime influence and is known for their outstanding Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, along with producing Australia's most famed dessert Muscat and Topaque wines.
There are a number of different terroir levels throughout the wine region of Victoria which leads to the production of different ranges of wines. In the southern region of Victoria, the vines are regulated by the cool winds of the Bass Strait. Central Victoria consists of mostly flat terrain that tends to be drier and warmer than the rest of Victoria, which results in more fruit concentrated wines. It may be surprising to note that Victoria is the third most productive wine region in Australia, seeing as it does not have as many areas suitable for viticulture, which has resulted in the cellar door culture of Victoria being concentrated with smaller, but more personal boutique wineries.
Chardonnay first came to Australia in the 1920s but didn’t find popularity until the 1970s. Grown all across the country the cool climate versions (like found in the Yarra Valley and Tasmania) tend to be lighter in body with higher acidity and more subtle flavours. Warm climate versions (found in Margaret River, Hunter Valley and the Adelaide Hills) tend to be more full-bodied with richer, riper fruit and bolder flavours.
The wine region of Victoria has the highest number of grape vines than any other state in Australia. It is home to over 600 wineries and well known regions such as Yarra Valley, Heathcote, and Rutherglen. Victoria is situated in the southeastern corner of Australia where due to the location, the climate has a cool maritime influence and is known for their outstanding Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, along with producing Australia's most famed dessert Muscat and Topaque wines.
There are a number of different terroir levels throughout the wine region of Victoria which leads to the production of different ranges of wines. In the southern region of Victoria, the vines are regulated by the cool winds of the Bass Strait. Central Victoria consists of mostly flat terrain that tends to be drier and warmer than the rest of Victoria, which results in more fruit concentrated wines. It may be surprising to note that Victoria is the third most productive wine region in Australia, seeing as it does not have as many areas suitable for viticulture, which has resulted in the cellar door culture of Victoria being concentrated with smaller, but more personal boutique wineries.
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The Zilzie Regional Collection showcases textbook examples of varietal & regional expressions whilst being excellent value for money. This delicious chardonnay exhibits typically Yarra Valley aromas of citrus, peach and nectarine with subtle vanillin and barrel fermentation characters. The palate shows ... Learn MoreZilzie 'Yarra Valley' Chardonnay 2019$14.99 Per item -
Hoddles Creek Estate is located in the Upper Yarra, which is higher, cooler and more marginal than the lower Yarra. Aromas of grapefruit, almond meal, white rice, a slight fresh mint perfume, and some lemon zest. Tight and tangy, but ... Learn MoreHoddles Creek Estate Chardonnay 2020$21.00 Per item -
Yarra Valley Chardonnay done very well under the watch of Punt Road's Tim Shand. This is such an exceptional Chardonnay at the price - fruit quality, balance, refreshment and extraordinary length of flavour. Notes of lime pith and stone fruit. ... Learn MorePunt Road Chardonnay 2020$21.99 Per item -
Tread Softly is a contemporary range of wines seeking to deliver delicious, freshly flavoured wines that are naturally medium weighted and moderate in alcohol. By using more sustainable vineyard management and wine-making techniques to ensure their production has had a ... Learn More -
Yarra Valley Chardonnay done very well under the watch of Punt Road's Tim Shand. This is such an exceptional Chardonnay at the price - fruit quality, balance, refreshment and extraordinary length of flavour. Notes of lime pith and stone fruit. ... Learn MorePunt Road Chardonnay 2019$21.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Defined by its citrus blossom aromatic lift and precise long, lingering finish. Characteristic pristine, pure and intense aroma. The palate is poised and complex. Tightly wound together with a precise minerality, the wine has beautiful line and length. Each parcel ... Learn MoreYabby Lake Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2019 (375Ml)$23.99 Per item -
An exceptional 'Second' wine from Victorian producer Yabby Lake. Winemaker Tom Carson was crowned 'International Winemaker of the Year' at the 2004 International Wine and Spirit Competition in London. Tom Carson also holds several wine judging roles including his current post ... Learn More -
Selectively hand-harvested, low cropped fruit from the Dixons Creek Vineyard in the Yarra Valley. Smooth and creamy with a luscious core of stone fruit, pear and apple, it’s scented with delicate floral notes, grapefruit and charcuterie, creamy complexity, coriander ... Learn MoreToolangi Chardonnay 2019$26.99 Per item -
Selectively hand-harvested, low cropped fruit from the Dixons Creek Vineyard in the Yarra Valley. Smooth and creamy with a luscious core of stone fruit, pear and apple, it’s scented with delicate floral notes, grapefruit and charcuterie, creamy complexity, coriander ... Learn MoreToolangi Chardonnay 2018$26.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Attractive citrus scents combine with blossoming white flowers and honeysuckle on the nose. Fresh mandarin and ginger spice dominate the palate with lemon pith, white nectarine and toasted cashew. The briny acidity provides a linear freshness resulting in excellent length ... Learn MoreKooyong Clonale Chardonnay 2018$28.00 Per item -
This wine charms with its fruit-driven nature, the bouquet suggesting nougat and lemon, with nigh invisible oak; the palate superbly balanced and beautifully composed, with line, length and emerging complexity. - Huon Hooke 100% Chardonnay from the Midhill, Mt Macedon, Springhill, ... Learn MoreShadowfax Macedon Ranges Chardonnay 2019$28.00 Per item -
From a premium site wedged between Yeringberg and Oakridge, Warramunda's wines are made by Ben Haines, one of the best up and coming young winemakers in Australia. The wine opens with a beautiful perfume of white flowers, stone fruits and ... Learn MoreWarramunda Estate 'Liv Zak' Chardonnay 2019$29.99 Per itemOut of stock -
"The Yarra Valley label is the entry into our Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines. ‘Yarra Valley’ is a blend of all declassified barrels from each of our single vineyard sites. They represent a snap shot from across the valley and ... Learn MoreMac Forbes Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2018$30.99 Per item -
This Yarra Valley Chardonnay was made from fruit sourced entirely from Medhurst Estate Vineyard. All fruit handpicked whole bunch pressed and fermented in French oak (10% new) where Indigenous fermentation in barrel lasting around one month. We decided to put one ... Learn MoreMedhurst Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2019$32.99 Per item -
This Yarra Valley Chardonnay was made from fruit sourced entirely from Medhurst Estate Vineyard. All fruit handpicked whole bunch pressed and fermented in French oak (10% new) where Indigenous fermentation in barrel lasting around one month. We decided to put one ... Learn MoreMedhurst Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2018$32.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Natural winemaking philosophy, while making quality the priority. Beautifully balanced throughout, displaying grapefruit and peaches, tempered with hints of almond & minerality. Long, clean finish. ... Learn MoreGiant Steps Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2020$33.90 Per item -
Made by Gourmet Traveller Winemaker of the year 2017, Dave Bicknell. This is a powerful chardonnay, classically styled, oatmeal and oak, peach and roasted cedar wood; it announces itself and it then stays the course. There’s a quartz-like character and ... Learn MoreOakridge Local Vineyard Series 'Barkala' Chardonnay 2016$35.00 Per itemOut of stock -
Natural winemaking philosophy, while making quality the priority. ... Learn MoreGiant Steps Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2019$37.29 Per itemOut of stock -
“You would have to go a long way to find three more open-hearted and utterly committed winemakers; the world is their oyster, their ambitions unlimited.” James Halliday. Aromas of grapefruit and nectarine with pleasing mineral lift of struck match lead ... Learn MoreOnannon Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay 2019$37.99 Per item -
Defined by its citrus blossom aromatic lift and precise long, lingering finish. Characteristic pristine, pure and intense aroma. The palate is poised and complex. Tightly wound together with a precise minerality, the wine has beautiful line and length. Each parcel ... Learn MoreYabby Lake Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2019$38.90 Per item -
Apple, nectarine and peach flavours with flashes of cedar, custard and wood smoke. - Campbell Mattinson Adrian Rodda moved to Beechworth to start his own winemaking label after spending more than a decade at Oakridge Wines in the Yarra Valley. ... Learn MoreA Rodda Baxendale Vineyard Chardonnay 2019$39.99 Per itemOut of stock -
White peach, creamy almond, a little struck match, light spicy oak. Light, bright, very cool feel and fine acidity, a little ripe grapefruit but mainly this almond friand and white fruits. A whip of flint, and heaps good length. Such ... Learn MoreA Rodda Willow Lake Vineyard Chardonnay 2019$39.99 Per itemOut of stock -
A bit more woof and struck match here, ripe lemon and nashi pear. Tight and tangy grapefruit, spicy sulphide, good crunch and flesh, and a firm long finish. - Gary Walsh Adrian Rodda moved to Beechworth to start his own ... Learn MoreA Rodda Smiths Vineyard Chardonnay 2019$39.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Tod Dexter grows and makes fantastic chardonnay. The power here, the length. - Gary Walsh The bright straw-green hue heralds a beautifully handled wine. - James Halliday Tod and Debbie Dexter planted their vineyard in Merricks, Mornington Peninsular in 1987. After ... Learn MoreDexter Chardonnay 2019$39.99 Per item -
Elegance is on its side too, no mean feat given the wine’s inherent power. You’d bet on this wine landing in an excellent place over the next few years. - Campbell Mattinson Delicate yet complex citrus bouquet is ... Learn MoreSoumah Single Vineyard Hexham Chardonnay 2019$40.00 Per item -
Drawn from the south-facing Merricks Grove vineyard, where the grey sandy loams are marbled with red ironstone. Hand harvested, hand sorted and whole bunch pressed. Natural fermentation on high solids in 500-litre puncheons (one new François Frères barrel ... Learn MoreGaragiste Merricks Chardonnay 2017$42.99 Per itemOut of stock -
A luscious and complex Yarra Chardonnay from one of the most respected and collected wineries in Australia. Matured for 11 months in new and used French puncheons. Aromas of white peach and matchstick notes with hints of oak. The palate shows ... Learn MoreGiant Steps Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay 2018$44.99 Per item -
When rare parcels of particularly outstanding Beechworth grapes become available, winemaker Keppell Smith likes to create something unique and bottle it under Savaterre's 'Frere Cadet' (Younger Brother) label. The Frere Cadet range of wines evolved to be more accessible in ... Learn MoreSavaterre 'Frere Cadet' Chardonnay 2018$44.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Salo is the side-project of Young Winemaker of the Year nominee Dave Mackintosh and Steve Flamsteed, Head Winemaker of one of the most awarded wineries in the Yarra Valley, Giant Steps. Over the last 6 years they have made Salo from ... Learn MoreSalo Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2018$44.99 Per itemOut of stock -
2017 was a textbook cool climate vintage in Yarra Valley. Begins with aromas of Apple, lemon curd & hints of wet stone minerality. A well-rounded palate with excellent fruit presence and good weight. Impressive mouthfeel with a long soft finish. ... Learn MoreGiant Steps ‘Tarraford Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2017$44.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Grown on a south facing slope, the fruit is hand picked lightly crushed, and basket pressed. The heaviest solids are briefly settled out by gravity, then the juice transferred to barriques awaiting the start of fermentation. This occurs naturally, when ... Learn MoreDomenica Chardonnay 2019$45.00 Per item -
Reflexion is less about declassifying and more about strengthening the top wines of Mount Mary, though you won’t see Reflexion released every year. ... Learn MoreMount Mary Reflexion Chardonnay 2016$47.99 Per itemOut of stock -
Pale straw with green tints, this Chardonnay is appealing from the outset. A nose of nectarine pip, citrus curd, spice and earth lead into lees and struck match. To begin with the palate is tight and focused with citrus and ... Learn MoreScorpo Estate Chardonnay 2018$48.00 Per item -
Applejack Vineyard, in the upper Yarra Valley, was planted by respected viticulturist Ray Guerin and is managed by his son Mark. The higher altitude results in a cooler and extended growing season, ideally suited to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay (3-4 ... Learn MoreGiant Steps ‘Applejack Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2019$50.00 Per item -
The Giant Steps Single Vineyard range is produced from the most site-expressive fruit off the best vineyards in great years. Each single vineyard wine tells a story about the vineyard, vintage and variety. Green apple, buttery nuances and lifted mineral ... Learn MoreGiant Steps ‘Wombat Creek Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2019$50.00 Per item -
Racked directly to barrel after whole-bunch pressing, this wine is the purest expression of TarraWarra Chardonnay. Made without yeast or acid addition, the fruit batches from each block are kept entirely separate in barrel over the 10 months in oak. It ... Learn MoreTarrawarra Reserve Chardonnay 2017$50.00 Per itemOut of stock -
The Giant Steps Single Vineyard range is produced from the most site-expressive fruit off the best vineyards in great years. Each single vineyard wine tells a story about the vineyard, vintage and variety. Green apple, buttery nuances and lifted mineral ... Learn MoreGiant Steps ‘Wombat Creek Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2017$50.00 Per itemOut of stock -
Beautiful bright straw colour, highlighted by golden tints; bright and shiny The perfume is intoxicating with its hints of oatmeal, peach and honey; also that ever elusive character of struck match stick. The vanilla spice is beautiful, yes it's all ... Learn MoreDalwhinnie Moonamble Chardonnay 2018$50.00 Per item -
The wine comprises Chardonnay clone 95. The fruit was whole bunchpressed and then sent straight to barrel (33% new oak) to ferment with indigenous yeasts. Of the three barrels, one was sulphured three weeks later after fermentation to prevent MLF; another was ... Learn MoreOnannon Tuerong Mornington Chardonnay 2019$52.99 Per item -
White golden colour. Wet crushed stones and mineral to start, then the tight aromatic nose combines with grapefruit and lemon rind aromas. The palate is all lean and tightly wound citrus fruit at the moment with high energy and super ... Learn MoreMayer Chardonnay 2018$54.99 Per itemOut of stock
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