Chardonnay

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Another cracking good chardonnay from Moss Wood. The aroma is immediately engaging with a floral lemon scent and a slight vanilla bean essence. Subtle cut lime and pear edge into add some further complexity. The palate is a powerful statement with a deeply intense creamy stone fruit and edgy lemon rind combination working together. Gathers momentum towards a long finish.

Great Southern

Chardonnay

These lighter bodied elegant and quite delicate chardonnays have been very good from Monty's Leap. This is certainly delicate but 100% barrel fermentation with about 25% new and time on lees has produced a textured fine chardonnay with a beautifully defined palate. Nectarine and other stone fruits with a light buttery cashew character are lifted by a saline acidity.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A classy wine of tremendous concentration and palate depth. This gets 44% new French and the balance older oak, spending nine months in barriques. The oak is more obvious but still well integrated. There's a lemon creamy brioche characters with slightly savoury and slightly saline notes as well. Also, this wine doesn't get malolactic fermentation. Has a slight lemon and...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is matured in 20% new French and the rest seasoned. It's a blend of four different clones – 2 Dijon, Gingin and P58. These were all planted by George Heydon. It's a delicate style of chardonnay with oak and subtle condiment rather than a significant structural. It has a saline briny character with a lip-smacking finish. No malolactic fermentation...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A very tidy wine from this cooler vintage. There is 25% new French oak, and it gets 14 months. The mid palate is boosted by malbec with petit verdot and cab franc which works into the meaty blackcurrant fruit with a little black olive and bay leaf character. There is a good tannin structure with neat oak integration. Not a...

Geographe

Chardonnay

Impressive chardonnay sourced from the Geographe region. Beautiful opening with lemon scents and edgy grapefruit evident on the nose. The palate has achieved a high level of complexity with a flinty charry edge to the lime dominated citrus nuance. A tight minerally savoury finish completes a tidy wine.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

There is a purity and naturalness about this wine, largely a result of winemaking approach of pressing straight to oak, wild fermentation, full malo and ageing for 10 months before being bottled unfiltered. Lemon curd and brioche with almond meal and a trace of jasmine. The palate is textured and controlled with a very long finish.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Generous and highly flavoursome chardonnay from this warmer vintage. Rich lift of butterscotch and white peach dominated stone fruit. A little butterscotch and quince paste. Has a crunchy grapefruit and lemon zest combination working neatly with the crisp acidity.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This has a lovely aroma of floral notes with some savouriness. This is very powerful and precise at the same time. Has a touch of breadcrust character which comes from the very small amount of malolactic fermentation. There is a lot of power and intensity in the middle palate but retains a vibrant crunchy mouth feel. Has a tart nectarine...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A wine with a pristine purity that is part of the vineyard DNA. There's a delightfully fresh pastry-like character without the butterscotch. It has a lip-smacking salinity which is from the vineyard. The short rows of the vineyard have super low yields and they are from cuttings off Leeuwin's famous Block 20, so the bunches are very small. The fruit...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

There is a very strong influence of the soil and slope of this vineyard which has never been irrigated. The fruit comes off the top 8 rows at the top of the vineyard and there is also a section of UC Davis clones from another 8 rows in the middle, adding the richer pastry nougat characters. It's a rich and...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A fully ripe and plush shiraz displaying typical dark fruit notes of plum and blackberry with a slightly earthy dark chocolate character. Has a smooth and seamlessly constructed palate with ripe supple tannins and a nice touch of oak. A restrained and quite pretty wine the benefits of the cooler climes.

Great Southern

Chardonnay

This is a classy chardonnay offering so much. Sourced from Mount Barker and then wild fermented before spending an extended time in oak. Has a savoury light stone fruit character with a richer almond meal and light lemon curd influence. The crystalline minerality lifts and extends the long palate.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This comes from Mandoon's Karridale vineyard. It was a warm year, but the cooler Karridale region has ensured it retains its fine delicacy with a little more engine room intensity. Crunchy savoury fruit with a little chalky acidity creates a linear structure which extends with focus and precision through to a long finish.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Another excellent chardonnay. It's had the treatment with wild yeast fermentation and battonage to develop palate richness and feel. The nose reveals a mealy almond aroma with a trace of savouriness. The palate is richly textured but with a tight acid line that controls and drives through to the finish. Nice spicy touches add further complexity and interest.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

You have to pinch yourself when considering that this is Leeuwin's second level chardie. Fact is, it's very good. The last couple of years have seen slightly more richness and palate intensity restored after dabbling briefly with a finer style. It's minerally with a spicy pear and nectarine character. The palate is layered and rich. This is as good an...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A lot of things happening in the making of this super chardonnay. Initially fermented in a mix of quartz amphorae, which provides some complex influences on the fruit. Then about 20% was fermented in new oak. There is a lancing minerally pristine character here with the intricate weave of stone fruit, lime and a tickle of flint. But you go...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

As the name suggests the fruit was sourced smack bang in the middle of Metricup in Margaret River. This is about as classically conformist as a Nick Peterkin wine can be. It was all naturally fermented in barriques after which regular lees stirring came into play. It is an engaging wine with notes of lemon curd lemon and sea spray...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This comes from a vineyard planted down south at Karridale in 1997. The cooler climate vineyard has been further influenced by the cooler vintage. It's the result of best barrel selection. The nose of lemon rind and grapefruit with a subtle almond mealiness is appealing. The palate combines texture with a defined linear feel, accentuated by a chalky acidity and...

Western Australia

Chardonnay

A fragrant light bodied wine with just a faint edge of oak adding complexity. Has a nice lemony, melon character on the palate with a clean crisp finish. Ideal current drinking wine.

South West

Chardonnay

This is a blanc de blancs style made from 100% chardonnay. Has a nice crunchy lemon rind and citrus aroma that rolls with distinctive biscuit bready nuances. The palate is light and crisp with a very complete and pleasing mouth feel. There is texture but there is a fine linear feel that makes it such a refined elegant wine.

South West

Chardonnay

This excellent sparkling wine made from South-West chardonnay provides a perfect illustration of how successful Howard Park's investment in sparkling wine has been. This is a complete wine that retains a freshness and purity. It was aged in French oak before bottling and was then left on its lees for 24 months, allowing the palate flavours and richness to develop....

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Well, there have been some good ‘uns under this label but I reckon this might well be the best. It combines with subtle finesse the power of the fruit with an elegance and refinement to create an exquisite expression of the region. So much is happening in the palate with a merging of butterscotch, roasted nuts, brioche and lemon curd...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Continues the recent form for this wine, which is fast becoming one of the best in Margaret River. Intense, concentrated and precisely balanced. The nose has a bright minerally purity with a crunchy honeycomb and butterscotch nuance to the bright lemony grapefruit and subtle quince paste characters. A most impressive chardonnay.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a most beautiful and engaging chardonnay. It was a hot vintage, but the early picked chardonnay has come out really well. Aromas of jasmine cracked seashell and light lemon essence. The palate is so precisely defined and linear with deep penetration and length. A light crunchy cordite edge on the finish. A finer and more elegantly refined style...

Pemberton

Chardonnay

A delicious slightly sweet take on verdelho. Loads of tropical fruit with a splash of citrus and a squeeze of passionfruit pulp. The crisp acid ensures it never cloys, keeping the palate clean and fresh. Excellent spicy food drink.

Western Australia

Chardonnay

Such a good value for money chardonnay delivering a beautiful mix of flavours showing nectarine and edgy citrus to balance. It's a fruit-driven wine but a little subtle oak adds the final flourish to complete it.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This really is a terrific chardonnay for this price. After collecting the free run juice, it was initially fermented and matured for 11 months in oak. The intensity of the melony grapefruit sits comfortably with the oak. A little lime and citrus tang provides further palate balance and lift. Racy clean long finish.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

The low-yielding Block 6 produces fruit of tremendous depth and concentration together with a fine chalky acid that is just perfect for this linear style. The aromas have a slightly crème brulee and lemon tart character, while the subtle savoury citrus mix adds another dimension. That zingy provides the focus towards a long precise finish with good palate intensity.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

From the get-go this is a beautifully appealing and presented chardonnay from down at Karridale. Creamy savoury notes with a little peachy character. The palate is deep and intense showing slightly mealy stone fruit and lemon rind lifted with a subtle lemon zest. A precise chalky acid completes the finish. Excellent.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

The fruit, which comes from way down at Karridale, shows the intensity and purity this subregion is known for. Pear and lime with a little lemon zest present on the nose. Then the palate threads with deft precision through to a long fine finish. Has a chalky minerality with subtle roasted cashew characters.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This was a year when whites excelled. It's all from the Gingin clone with the power and intensity evident, albeit managed to produce a wine of sublime elegance and refinement. I reckon this is as good a Grace Farm chardie as I have seen. Light cereal notes with a limestone minerality on the nose. The palate has a lovely texture...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

The wines under this label have been quite a revelation in recent years. This one from the excellent '22 vintage is another cracker. It's a precise and elegantly crafted wine with a steely minerally core. Aromas of pear and quince paste with a little citrus tang. The palate has a slightly crystalline minerality with a lingering finish. Has a distinctive...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A wine that has move effortlessly into another zone in quality and style. It's a mighty impressive wine that has been handcrafted from the picking through into the cellar. The fruit is off some pretty old vines and it's been given 14 months in oak. Creamy stone fruit and even a touch of brioche and lemon rind, yet it retains...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a mighty impressive sparkling wine. It's from the 2019 vintage which produced excellent fruit for sparkling. Aromas of freshly baked bread and morning brioche with a lemon rind infusion. The palate has a creamy stone fruit character but held, as it should be, with control to create a long and linear expression.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a chardonnay that relies less on winemaking intervention and is designed to present the variety and region in their clearest forms. The rich stone fruit flavours are balanced with a deft touch of oak. It works well because the quality of the fruit is so good. Ideal to drink in the shorter term while all those primary characters...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Pym sources this from a single Karridale vineyard. This was a very good vintage in Margaret River with the small volumes have tremendous power and fruit concentration. You can see that immediately here. There's a creamy nectarine combo working on the nose with deeper mealy complexity. It's been put through malolactic fermentation which seems to complete the entire package perfectly....

Margaret River

Chardonnay

One of the most powerful and generous of the Flametree chardonnays yet released. You start with the grapefruit and vanilla pod, light stone fruit crème brulee on the nose. Then the palate delivers with its powerful wave of intense fruit supported by excellent fine-oak. A little tick of saline acidity and lemon on the finish completes a very good wine.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

One of the best chardonnays yet under the Fire Gully label. Good season together with precise winemaking have brought out the best in the fruit. Aromas of lime and quince paste with subtle notes of pear and pineapple. Has a creamy palate displaying a deft touch to deliver a wine of refinement and delicacy.

Great Southern

Chardonnay

From the outset you know you are on to something of richness and power. The nose bursts with a hit of struck match, butterscotch and roasted nuts. Then the palate reveals a combination of the excellent fruit and the winemaker's art. Rich and textured with a lavish intensity that drives purposefully to a long finish. Score: