Chardonnay
Chardonnay is the great chameleon of the wine world, a grape that quietly absorbs its surroundings and reflects them back with poise. From the limestone slopes of Burgundy to the coastal breezes of California and the cool valleys of Australia and New Zealand, it adapts with remarkable grace. In its leanest, most mineral guise, Chardonnay hums with citrus, green apple, and struck-flint tension. Give it a sunnier site and it deepens into ripe peach, nectarine, and gentle spice. It’s a variety that responds acutely to climate, soil, and cellar decisions, offering an entire spectrum of styles from chiselled and crystalline to rich, nutty, and plush.
What sets Chardonnay apart is its capacity for texture. Winemakers can sculpt it like clay, fermenting in barrel for creaminess, ageing on lees for savoury depth, or keeping it stainless-steel crisp for purity and lift. The grape takes oak beautifully when treated with restraint, adding layers of vanilla, toast, or hazelnut without losing its core freshness. At its best, Chardonnay strikes a rare balance: generous yet taut, silky yet vibrant, luxurious yet unmistakably refined. It’s the quiet classic, endlessly versatile, effortlessly elegant, and always ready to show another facet of itself.
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2020 Chardonnay, Zephyr Wines
The Glover family were one of the first to plant grapes on their farm in Marlborough’s Dillon’s Point sub-region in 1988. Nineteen years later, led...
View full details2021 Chardonnay 'Charles Heintz Vineyard', Senses
The grapes for this Chardonnay come from the Heintz family, who have owned their ranch in the Sonoma Coast AVA for over 100 years. Planted in 1982,...
View full details2020 Chardonnay, Senses
A beautifully textured Chardonnay with bright crunchy fruit notes complemented by hints of honeysuckle, lime blossom and beeswax through to a ginge...
View full details2021 Chardonnay 'El Diablo Vineyard', Senses
This wine is made from grapes from the famed El Diablo vineyard, which sits on a ridge above Eastside Road in the Russian River Valley AVA. &nb...
View full details2019 Chardonnay 'B.A. Thieriot Vineyard', Senses
This Chardonnay comes from the famed Thieriot Vineyard, over the years, the grapes from these blocks have been sold to top- class producers in the ...
View full details2020 Estate Chardonnay, Paringa Estate
The Estate series from Paringa is a step up from the Peninsula wines and represent the unique Paringa “style” upon which their reputation has been ...
View full details2022 Earthborn '6 Barrels' Chardonnay, Ataraxia
The Ataraxia Chardonnay Earthborn Organic – this new organic variation of the highly endowed Chardonnay’s of Ataraxia is truly exceptional! Ferment...
View full details2022 Chardonnay, Baleia Wines
Baleia is a place of whales and wonder, where wines are born from rocky limestone soil in a remote and unspoilt corner of the Cape South Coast. Her...
View full details2022 10X Chardonnay, Ten Minutes By Tractor
This cracking cool climate Chardonnay by cult Mornington Peninsula winery, Ten Minutes by Tractor, opens with floral, white flower and lime citrus ...
View full details2022 Chardonnay Banghoek Reserve, Delaire Graff
Delaire Graff is one of the leading wine estates in South Africa, situated at the top of the Helshoogte Pass in the Stellenbosch Wine Appellation....
View full details2019 Chardonnay ‘Vine Hill Vineyard’, Kistler
Golden Tension Luxurious yet vividly fresh, Kistler’s 2019 Vine Hill Vineyard Chardonnay combines Californian generosity with a beautifully defined...
View full details2021 Chardonnay, Lismore
Lismore Estate is based in Greyton within the Overberg region of the Western Cape of South Africa. It’s here with the Sonderend mountains as a bac...
View full details2022 Estate Reserve Chardonnay, Lismore
Lismore Estate is based in Greyton within the Overberg region of the Western Cape of South Africa. It’s here with the Sonderend mountains as a bac...
View full details2024 Chardonnay, 16 Stops
Peach Lift Fresh, bright and generously fruity, this South Australian Chardonnay is all about clean flavour and easy charm. White peach, nectarine,...
View full details2024 Great Southern Chardonnay, Three Lions by Plantagenet
Golden Roar White peach, nectarine and lemon blossom rise from the glass, joined by citrus leaf, nougat and a delicate touch of toast. Bright and i...
View full details2023 'Roman Road' Chardonnay, Simpsons Wine Estate
Exuding a true sense of place, the Roman Road Chardonnay is elegant and pure, with a distinctive mineral quality that you would expect from fruit g...
View full details2023 'Gravel Castle' Chardonnay, Simpsons Wine Estate
Simpsons’ Wine Estate creates fine English sparkling wines, which reflect the exquisite characteristics of their iconic, chalk terroir in the North...
View full details2021 'The Raptor' Chardonnay, Lake Chalice
Flint Cream This is a full-bodied Marlborough Chardonnay with bold flinty drive and plenty of ripe fruit underneath. Peach, lemon blossom and citru...
View full details2023 Eden Valley Reserve Chardonnay, Berton Vineyard
Eden Valley is one of Australia’s premier cool climate wine regions renowned for its rugged beauty and distinctive elegant wines. This Reserve Char...
View full details2015 Serruria Chardonnay, Cape of Good Hope
In the glass aromas of orange blossom and spice fill the nose. It is fresh, lively and zippy in the mouth with ample orange and citrus flavour cloa...
View full details2023 Chardonnay 'TH', Undurraga
The Limestone Light of Limarí This is Chardonnay shaped by sea air, desert light and a very particular patch of Chilean earth. From Quebrada Seca i...
View full details2023 Chardonnay Gran Reserva, Viña Echeverría
The Gran Reserva range wines have undergone fermentation or ageing in oak barrels, resulting in more full-bodied wines with a greater scope of comp...
View full details2008 Les Beaux Cailloux Chardonnay, Craggy Range
If this lunch or dinner is a special occasion then look no further! The soils of the Gimblett Gravels Vineyard impart a finely textured mineral qu...
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