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James Halliday97 points
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Campbell Mattin97 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2006
- Brand Leeuwin Estate
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Leeuwin Estate 'Art Series' Chardonnay 2006"Bright and youthful colour; a complex array of nectarine, grapefruit and spic..."$320.00 -
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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2012
- Brand Leeuwin Estate
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.9% Alcohol
Leeuwin Estate 'Art Series' Chardonnay 2012"The “Art Series” represents Leeuwin’s most opulent & ageworthy wines from eac..."$199.00 -
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Ray Jordan99+ points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2016
- Brand Leeuwin Estate
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.9% Alcohol
Leeuwin Estate 'Art Series' Chardonnay 2016"The “Art Series” represents Leeuwin’s most opulent & ageworthy wines from eac..."$103.99 -
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Ray Jordan99+ points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2016
- Brand Leeuwin Estate
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.9% Alcohol
Leeuwin Estate 'Art Series' Chardonnay 2016 Magnum"The “Art Series” represents Leeuwin’s most opulent & ageworthy wines from eac..."$299.00 -
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James Halliday99 points
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Huon Hooke98 points
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Campbell Mattin97 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2017
- Brand Leeuwin Estate
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.9% Alcohol
Leeuwin Estate 'Art Series' Chardonnay 2017"The “Art Series” represents Leeuwin’s most opulent & ageworthy wines from eac..."$109.99 -
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Ray Jordan99+ points
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Campbell Mattin96 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Leeuwin Estate
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Leeuwin Estate 'Art Series' Chardonnay 2018"The “Art Series” represents Leeuwin’s most opulent & ageworthy wines from eac..."$120.00 -
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Erin Larkin98 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Leeuwin Estate
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Leeuwin Estate 'Art Series' Chardonnay 2019"Leeuwin Art Series Chardonnay on release is an achingly painful thing to drin..."$139.99 -
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Erin Larkin98 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Leeuwin Estate
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Leeuwin Estate 'Art Series' Chardonnay 2019 Magnum"Leeuwin Art Series Chardonnay on release is an achingly painful thing to drin..."$450.00 -
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Erin Larkin98 points
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Andrew Caillard98 points
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Ray Jordan99 points
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Decanter98 points
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The Wine Advoca98 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Leeuwin Estate
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Leeuwin Estate 'Art Series' Chardonnay 2019 Magnum"Leeuwin Art Series Chardonnay on release is an achingly painful thing to drin..."$450.00 -
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Campbell Mattin94 points
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Ray Jordan92 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2017
- Brand Leeuwin Estate
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Leeuwin Estate 'Prelude' Chardonnay 2017"Baby brother to the “Art Series” Chardonnay which tends to take centre stage,..."$29.99 -
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James Halliday'96 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Leeuwin Estate
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Leeuwin Estate 'Prelude' Chardonnay 2018"Baby brother to the “Art Series” Chardonnay which tends to take centre stage,..."$29.99 -
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James Halliday'96 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Leeuwin Estate
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Leeuwin Estate 'Prelude' Chardonnay 2019"Baby brother to the “Art Series” Chardonnay which tends to take centre stage,..."$29.99 -
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Campbell Mattin94 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Leeuwin Estate
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Leeuwin Estate 'Prelude' Chardonnay 2020"Baby brother to the “Art Series” Chardonnay which tends to take centre stage,..."$31.99 -
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Campbell Mattin94 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Leeuwin Estate
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Leeuwin Estate 'Prelude' Chardonnay 2021"Baby brother to the “Art Series” Chardonnay which tends to take centre stage,..."$40.00 -
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James Halliday97 points
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Huon Hooke97 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2009
- Brand Leeuwin Estate
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2009"The 'Art Series' represents Leeuwin's most opulent & age worthy wines from ea..."$249.99 -
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James Halliday'98 points
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Ray Jordan98 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2014
- Brand Leeuwin Estate
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2014"Art Series is Leeuwin Estate's pinnacle Chardonnay with 2014 being the 38th v..."$240.00 -
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Ray Jordan99 points
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Gary Walsh96 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2015
- Brand Leeuwin Estate
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2015"Classical pear skin, lime and white peach fruit spectrum defines the nose, am..."$224.99 -
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James Halliday99 points
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Bob Campbell MW98 points
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Decanter97 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2016
- Brand Leeuwin Estate
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2016"2016 was an outstanding year, with an early, fine summer with daily sea breez..."$190.00 -
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.