Chardonnay

Margaret River

Chardonnay

The purity and clarity of the fruit from this great year is evident from the start. Aroma of light white peach and melon with a slightly nutty influences emerging. The palate is light to medium bodied but textured with a subtle mix of stone fruits, a fine citrussy precision and a butterscotch richness.

Mount Barker

Chardonnay

Strikes immediately with complex and intriguing notes of faint struck match against a background of grapefruit, vanilla bean and tart nectarine. The palate texture has been created with a mix of oaks of different ages and formats with partial malolactic fermentation. Has a subtle cracked seas-shell character permeating against the dry savoury minerality. Shows the virtues of the Mount Barrow...

Great Southern

Chardonnay

A delicately poised chardonnay from vineyards in the Great Southern. It goes through natural fermentation in a mix of new, one and slightly older French oaks before being kept separate on lees for 10 months with partial malolactic fermentation. Beautiful aromas of lime and grapefruit with a faint cumquat character. The palate is fine and slightly chalky with a deep...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

An outstanding chardonnay which comes from the Allingham vineyard at the cool Karridale subregion. It is so exquisitely integrated and woven together with such subtlety and precision. It gets down to each barrel where decisions are made on malolactic fermentation and the degree of lees stirring. The result is a marvellous wine displaying freshness and vibrancy with typical notes of...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a cracking good chardonnay. A little winemaking involvement with battonage, wild yeast fermentation, time on lees and a mx of different format oaks has worked well with the intensity of the fruit. The nose is quite beautiful with aromas of nectarine and white peach with an edgier grapefruit nuanced in the background. The palate shows delightful texture but...

Karridale

Chardonnay

This pristine and pure chardonnay comes off a number of blocks on the Mount Barrow vineyard in Mount Barker. This is a another cracking chardie. Distinctive notes of oyster shell minerality with an apply grapefruit and fine lime character. The palate is finely balanced and defined with a melon lemon character extending to a very long finish. Beautiful textural feel...

Frankland River

Chardonnay

Made from Gingin clone chardonnay off the Lange Estate vineyard. It was wild fermented free run juice with 27% new French oak. There’s a muted backdrop of spicy oak and mineral white peach character. It’s a fine and delicate style with a distinctly linear palate extending to a clean long finish. Ideal for current drinking.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

I have to say this is one of the best and most complete of this wine I have tasted. Combines the power and structure of cabernet and delivers it with poise and polish. Lifted leafy minerally aromas with traces of blackcurrant and tobacco. The palate is medium bodied with fine chalky tannins and neatly weighted oak in support. Makes quite...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

The key here has been to present the quality fruit with little winemaking intervention. I mean, why would you want to muck around with it when the vibrant natural fruit intensity presents with such balance and flavour intensity. Has a crunchy racy acidity sustaining through to the long finish. Finishes with a dry savouriness.

Great Southern

Chardonnay

This is a supreme example of Denmark chardonnay from this supreme vintage. Opens with a striking minerally oyster shell aroma with a slightly briny character. This comes off the Karriview vineyard which also provides fruit for the Loam. It was all handpicked and was pressed into tight grained barriques. Interestingly it is one of the few Australian chardonnays using 100%...

Great Southern

Chardonnay

This is something of a breakthrough chardonnay from Denmark. It joins some other outstanding wines being produced in this subregion, but when you take in the price Nelson is making a real statement…and why not. It comes off the Karriview vineyard and was picked from selected vines with just enough to make one barrel. Basket pressed to oak and then...

Mount Barker

Chardonnay

This is all from the Wyjup vineyard and there is a mix of old and younger plantings, with about 2/3 coming from the 79 planting. It was all handpicked and whole bunch pressed to barrel with full solids. It was stirred monthly with about 40% of the oak new. Thijs is an intense and powerful wine with rich textured fruit....

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A wine that really makes a statement about the vintage and the now mature vineyard. It’s predominantly Gingin clone with about 5% other clones. A mix of new and use French oak of different sixes was used with wild yeast fermentation and nine months on lees. It’s textured with a lovely mix of roasted hazelnut, brioche and lemon curd laced...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is such a beautifully presented chardonnay from this excellent vintage. It’s a mix of Gingin and Dijon clones, which combines the power of Gingin with the linear penetration of Dijon. It’s a medium bodied wine but still packs plenty with notes of brioche and lemon curd with a subtle nutty influence. Minerally finish adds a nice lift.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

One of the best chardonnays yet from Flowstone. This is more subtle and understated but no less intense and finely structured. Gets lightly more new oak than the standard with malolactic fermentation and an extra six months in oak. Beautiful aromas of citrus and melon zest with a little edgier lime. On the palate richer notes of brioche and mealy...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a classy chardonnay from what was a cooler season in Margaret River that produced white wines of finesse and purity. Fermented in a mix of 25% new and 75% once-used French oak before malolactic fermentation which took place over 12 months. Engaging aromas of hazelnut and stone fruits with a little lemon curd and fresh brioche. The palate...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Here is a really impressive chardonnay offering plenty of those generous flavours but delivered with a deft touch of finesse. Aromas of white peach and grapefruit with a little brioche complexity. The palate has lots of drive with deeply flavoured fruit supported by some nice oak treatment. The lively minerally acidity sustains a long finish with a slight savoury flourish.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

An excellent value for money chardonnay offering plenty of deep flavour. Opens with a citrus and stone fruit mix on the nose. Then the palate lifts with stone fruit and a bright lemony acidity. Trace of grapefruit adds to an appealing wine for drinking in the next couple of years.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A sympathetic traditional approach has been taken to create this excellent Margaret River chardonnay. It’s pressed straight to oak where full solids and indigenous fermentation build palate complexity. A small amount of partial malolactic fermentation has added further richness to the palate. Has a fine pear and light grapefruit edge on the nose with a delicate yet penetrating palate. The...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Immediately assails with an intensity of quince and lemon zest against a backdrop of richer lemon curd. The palate displays a degree of delicacy, yet there is intense fruit concentration delivered with finesse. Strikes a nice oak and fruit balance and the finish lifts with a slight savouriness. Nice wine in the short term.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is generally a fine and more delicate chardonnay compared to the Reserve. It works really well in this season, striking the balance between power and finesse. More citrussy than the reserve with notes of stone fruit and popcorn with just a little oyster shell minerality, The crystalline palate is bright and lively with a deep intensity focused keenly to...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Product of the excellent albeit quite small ’22 vintage. Heady stuff on the nose with distinct pear and edgy lime characters with a note of oatmeal and cashew. The palate is layered with nuances emerging at every turn. Has a crystalline edginess that cuts through, while complex flavours of quince, lemon pith and grapefruit reveal. There’s a dry savouriness that...

Pemberton

Chardonnay

A little more winemaking has gone into capturing the best of this marvellous vintage. A combination of lees stirring in a mix of oaks, several months maturation on lees and partial malolactic fermentation has contributed to its texture and layered complexity. Aromas of stone fruit augmented with a little struck match. The palate is finely integrated with the savoury limey...

Pemberton

Chardonnay

A beautiful vintage has produced fruit of such pristine purity. Light stone fruits of nectarine and white peach with a little pear and cut lime adding their light touches. A light bodied palate but one with elegance and complexity as it extends through to a precise long finish. Neatly crafted wine.

Pemberton

Chardonnay

A fine and delicate style of chardonnay putting a subtle combination of nectarine and peach characters on display immediately. It’s held together with fine grained oak and a fine minerally acidity that helps define the palate. Finishes with a dry savoury touch. A wine for the next few years.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Another excellent chardonnay from Grace Farm displaying a fine balance between delicacy and power. It comes together beautifully. Aromas of savoury roasted almond and creamy stone fruit with a little quince and lemon curd. Love the palate structure and the fine minerally savouriness on the finish. A classy wine.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This turned into a very good season in Margaret River with the resulting wines displaying excellent fruit intensity and balance with precise acidity. The cut lime and tart pear aromas capture the reginal characters. A little smoky overlay indicates oak influence. The palate is tightly framed but with good crunchy deep fruit intensity. There’s a fine oyster shell minerality running...

Blackwood Valley

Chardonnay

This is a slight departure from the more highly aromatic fruit driven 2021. It shows more savoury complexity along with secondary winemaking influences. There’s a faint hint of struck match complexity merging with the ripe stone fruit characters. Excellent balance and power through to a long finish.

Blackwood Valley

Chardonnay

From what was a pretty good year for whites, comes this excellent chardonnay. Lightly lifted notes of white peach and nectarine with a neat twist of lemon. The palate is lightly framed but has good intensity with notes of roasted almond, lemon rind and quince. It’s balanced and poised with a precise palate profile. Shorter term wine.

Great Southern

Chardonnay

I love what Singlefile is doing with their Small Batch wines. You are getting something distinctly different. It’s a generous style displaying intense aromas of butterscotch and toast with lemon tart and ripe stone fruit characters. Has plenty of lees work and malolactic fermentation to build further texture and mouth feel. And the palate length is extraordinary. Hard to put...

Great Southern

Chardonnay

Thoroughly beautiful chardonnay from a Denmark vineyard planted in 1989. It was whole bunch pressed and fermented in a one third new and two thirds one year old French barriques. Partial malolactic fermentation with regular lees stirring over six months. On the nose grapefruit and zest lemon emerge. The palate has a fine minerality and delicate acid to sustain through...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A recent addition to the Moss Wood portfolio showing the great strides that have been taken in managing the Ribbon Vale vineyard. This is probably the best release yet. It was a superb season and its shows in a wine of elegance and refinement, yet with layered complexity and sophistication. Nice lemon scents yield to more lemon zest flavours with...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Great vintage, great wine. It’s the perfect combination. This is right up there with any previous Cullen chardonnay, and if someone argued it to be the best I wouldn't put up much of a fight. Follows the Cullen biodynamic approach which sees the fruit harvested by hand, whole bunch basket pressed and then fermented in a mix of concrete eggs,...

Geographe

Chardonnay

In great vintages like the 2023, the Geographe region shines, expressing some quite beautiful varietal fruit characteristics. It’s a medium bodied wine of power and driving intensity. Characters of cashew and peachy stone fruit are immediately evident. There’s a creamy lemon rind mix working through the palate. A crisp fine acid supports a lingering precise finish.

Swan Valley

Chardonnay

Impressive chardonnay from the Swan Valley. Aromas of cashew and tart melon with a little oak infusion bringing a slightly toasty creaminess. A fine acidity sustains the finish. Great value quality chardonnay.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is 55% Karridale and 45% Wills Domain. It was all handpicked and it shows. This is a wine of finesse and style. Some slightly toasty characters in there. This has about 40% new oak in here. The oak is beautifully applied with its subtle restraint. The toastiness comes from the new oak puncheons. Has a dry savoury and slightly...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

There is a similarity with the Paladin Hill, but the difference is barrel selection. This comes from Northern Wilyabrup, plus some estate grown chardonnay and some Karridale chardonnay. All barrel fermentation and 10 % new oak. A combination of barriques and puncheons. It’s loaded with light lemony grapefruit and melony fruit characters. The minerally acidity provides an excellent balance. Small...

Mount Barker

Chardonnay

Just about the best yet under this label. All handpicked Mount Barker fruit, barrel fermented and then four months lees stirring. It’s all worked its magic to produce a wire of complexity power and finesse. The underlying power and persistence is remarkable, but the way it presents with subtle understatement is equally impressive. The higher proportion of new French oak...

Pemberton

Chardonnay

A little more winemaking has gone into this exceptional Pemberton chardonnay from this outstanding vintage. All handpicked, whole bunch pressed, and barrel fermented with about 25% wild yeasts, before four months of lees stirring. Attractive aromas provide a captivating merging of quince and peach with a pithy lemon nuance. The palate is precise with a chalky sustaining acid carrying through...

Pemberton

Chardonnay

A chardonnay with power and delicate elegance. Engaging aromas of scented lemon and lightly roasted cashew with a little quince edginess. The palate is beautifully textured, as a result of the fine months of regular lees stirring. Has a fine steely minerality on the palate with a subtle chalky edge that focuses through to an extended finish.