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Bellebonne-bis NV Rose
$45.00Strawberries and cream, raspberry and roses, all with wonderful clarity. Brioche notes are offset by that saline quality and again the chalky mouthfeel. So bright and engaging, you can taste the ripe grapes are utterly pristine. Fresh, engaging and incredibly moreish. The best value and most delicious pink fizz at this price in Australia. Waters […]
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A Rodda Willow Lake Vineyard Yarra Chardonnay 2022
$55.00Almost invariably the most sought after wine of the release, no doubt due to the fame of this vineyard. A real statement of Yarra cool, waving the flag for contemporary Australian Chardonnay, pioneered in the Yarra Valley. Almost Puligny like in it’s initial aromatic reticence and floral notes. But with a bit of warmth, comes […]
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Christian Moreau Petit Chablis 2022
$65.00From vines located at the top of the hill of Grand Crus only metres from the Grand cru Valmur and also this wine includes another very small 0.4 ha planting also at the crest of the hill of Grand Crus (just above Vaudesir) that the Moreau family have planted more recently. This wine shows amazing […]
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Christophe et Fils Vieilles Vignes Chablis 2022
$65.00Coiled, cool and tense, a rockier road than the estate’s Chablis. Aromas of lemon, lime zest, gardenia, grapefruit and green apple. Full of tension, Riesling like in breadth and crystal cut acidity. Very refreshing, linear in shape, with just enough fruit to blunt the sword. Very long, the carry goes on and on with a […]
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A Rodda Smiths Vineyard Beechworth Chardonnay 2022
$55.00A wine of shape and shadow, flavours coming and going, textures altering and a structure that is almost hidden. Subtle aromatics of mandarin blossom, yellow fruits and Rodda’s signature fruit tingle tang. The richest and most structured of the single vineyard chardonnays. Deep, concentrated and driven by pure yellow fruits, preserved citrus, salt, wood spice […]
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Traviarti Chardonnay 2023
$50.00Aged in 600 litre Stockinger demi muids, it’s a testament to the richness and depth of fruit that the oak plays only a supporting role. 2023 is a cool, wet vintage and this is looking very Chablis-like, with its silky texture, mineral grip, oyster shell and long line of salinity. Medium bodied, rounder in shape […]
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Lambert Wines Chardonnay 2022
$55.00A delight to just smell, let alone drink, the stony Denton soils shine through scents of ripe citrus fruits and white flowers. Texturally too, it is simply gorgeous, with compact, chalky weight aligned to lithe acidity, a whisper of grip and pent-up energy. Poised, driven and sustained, it’s Yarra Valley Chardonnay at the peak of […]
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Te Mata Elston Chardonnay 2021
$55.00Immense, proportioned Chardonnay, but with a tingling freshness to match the creamy, nutty spiciness. Full bodied, with yellow fruits, grapefruit, orange blossom, lime and lemon zest. Flinty and funky; slight savoury note and a moreish chewiness. For those who never fell out of love with Chardonnay. Waters Wine Co Expressive nose of white grapefruit, white […]
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Nocturne Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2022
$58.00This 2022 leads with gentle reduction, flinty complexity and loads of acid and fruit in the mouth. This is abundantly composed, vigorously svelte and polished while being authentic. You get salted peach, preserved citrus, jasmine tea, star anise, clove, cut fennel and a line of graphite through phenolics. This is a thoroughly exciting Chardonnay to […]
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Kerri Greens Hickson Chardonnay 2021
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Despite the excellent, if curious labels, the wine’s of Kerri Greens are entirely classical. Lovely bouquet of stone fruits, lime , white flowers, grapefruit, cream and a dusting of oak spice. Fleshy palate, with vivid flavours, cut through with a terrific line of acidity. Yum! Waters Wine Co It comes across as a flavoursome […]
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Fighting Gully Road Chardonnay 2022
$50.00Quite different from the 2021 vintage, being more open and less structured. Very complex, with notes cashew, rockmelon, white peach, spring jasmine, butter white cherry and preserved mango. Succulent and luscious, the palate displays some darker yellow fruit, the acidity tightening the palate and applying a little more sinew and structure. A chardonnay lover’s chardonnay. […]
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Paul Dethune Brut Grand Cru NV
$120.00Deep and rich aromatics of honeysuckle, spring jasmine, lime, grapefruit, yellow peach, fresh bread and sage. Deep and vinous, Ambonnay personified, ample, generous and with terrific width. Very mouthcoating flavours of figs, citrus, red cherry, grilled nuts, almond meal, savoury spice and burnt butter. What’s remarkable is its freshness and teasing elegance. Champagne doesn’t get […]
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Saumaize-Michelin Saint Veran 2020
$60.00A great introduction to the estate, very much of their style and what one tends to expect from these parts. Lovely lift, with lemon, lime preserve, savoury spice, white flowers and yellow fruits. Pulpy and juicy, thoroughly abundant, with cream, spice some citrus zest, mandarin and white peach. Good energy to balance the satiny richness. […]
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Gembrook Hill Blanc de Blancs 2017
$65.00Made from chardonnay planted in 1983. Traditional method, six years on tirage, 6.15g/L dosage. Bright gold with green tinges. Lively, complex and understated from the first sip. Aromas of poached pear, white peach, orange zest, lightly toasted nuts and a little candied ginger. As always with this cuvée, there’s rapier-like acidity, but this is more […]
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Irrewarra Chardonnay 2022
$70.00A deliciously mineral and slippery drink. An array of citrus and complexity lined with a fantastic backbone of acidity.
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Sailor Seeks Horse Chardonnay 2020
$60.002020 was a tiny vintage at Sailor Seeks Horse in the Huon Valley, yielding just 2 t/ha. But the long, cool growing season has produced wonderful Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Wines of elegance and finesse; structure and complexity. And very limited. “With high natural acidity we decided to put a few more of the […]
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Bernard Defaix Chablis 2021
$65.00Screwcap. Certified organic. Defaix’s Chablis Villages is drawn from four parcels of mature, 30-plus-year-old vines situated around Milly and Poinchy, on the left bank of the Serein River. The wine was fermented wild and aged on fine lees for 10 months in glass-lined tanks. The older vines and organically tended vineyards here translate more character, […]
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Salo Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2022
$50.00From the early 2000s-planted Full Moon vineyard in the Upper Yarra. Natural fermentation on full solids, and no lees stirring or mlf. At Salo, Dave Mackintosh and Steve Flamsteed only make one Yarra wine, and the 2022 is another ripper. From a low-yielding vintage, this is slightly more powerful than the 2021 and here you’ll […]
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Fletcher C21 Langhe DOC Chardonnay 2021
$55.00Labelled as Fletcher, as half of the fruit is bought, the other from his own vineyard on the Bricco Capre. Classic chardonnay flavours, yet the shape and structure are all its own. Grapefruit, peach, jasmine, subtle oak notes and rock melon. Super intense palate, so bright, tight and coiled. The fruit is of the highest […]
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Sailor Seeks Horse Chardonnay 2022
$65.00Whole bunch pressed, ‘hyperox’ into press tray, 12 hour settle in tank, racked to 300L hogsheads, 20% new, wild ferment, no MLF, full lees 12 months’ elevage in barrel, then 3 months in tank before bottling. Not fined. Mostly 277 and 95 clones with a little 96. Citrus, stone fruit, slatey middle palate, touch of […]
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Stargazer Chardonnay 2022
$65.00Higher toned and more angular than the 2021, the 2022 is wider and less round in shape. Bright and bracing, yellow peach, white peach, grapefruit, citrus, white flowers, wood spice, pastry and cashew. Intense, very linear, driven, compact and generous. Bracing acidity and great cut, a chardonnay of both volume and cut. Anyone familiar with […]
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Bicknell FC Applecross Chardonnay 2021
$55.00From a 330m elevation vineyard in the Upper Yarra. Whole-bunched pressed to older puncheons. Natural fermentation and no mlf. A touch riper and more concentrated than last year’s version. Aromas of red apples and just-ripened orchard fruits with a little flint. Fans out nicely on the palate. Gently savoury and with a touch of grip […]
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Mercer Limited Release Chardonnay 2022
$50.00From one of the country’s great Chardonnay vineyards, much of the fruit going towards Penfolds Yattarna. High toned aromatics of lemon and lime, zest, citrus marmalade, star jasmine, wood spice and cream. Shaped like an inverted pyramid. The attack is razor sharp, on point and then it fans out with sumptuous flesh, texture and extract. […]
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Giant Steps Tarraford Chardonnay 2020
$60.00A soft, delicate, restrained wine with aromas of white flowers and a whiff of almond meal. Cashew-nutty too. A more straightforward style and a trifle short on the finish compared to other vineyards. It’s remarkably backward and restrained considering it’s the lowest altitude vineyard and earliest harvested. 92 Points – Huon Hooke, The Real Review […]
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Bloody Hill Villages Coldstream Chardonnay 2023
$42.00A chardonnay that is impossible not to like. Fresh, bright and intense, with melon, white peach, nectarine, jasmine, quince and mandarin. Lovely tension between the hyper fresh citrus notes and the richer, fleshy stone fruits. A nod to both contempory and classic Yarra Valley. Waters Wine Co
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Mac Forbes Yarra Junction Chardonnay 2022
$65.00This is the style of chardonnay that put Mac Forbes on the map – tight, saline, intense and mouthwatering. Green apple, citrus – fresh, preserved, and acacia honey, pink grapefruit and white peach. Super tense and tight, the skin contact adding just that little bit of texture and mid palate oomph. Very long, never deviating […]
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Mayford Chardonnay 2022
$44.00This is an impressive follow up to the 2021 release, ratcheting up the quality another notch…the words “best ever” are tempting to utter. It is a tightly structured, restrained and highly expressive Chardonnay that will age beautifully. Scented with fragrant citrus blossom, grilled nuts, honeysuckle, crème brulee and warm brioche. The palate offers texture and a […]
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Dawson James Chardonnay 2020
$65.00From the Far Horse Block of the Meadowbank vineyard, situated in the Derwent Valley, Southern Tasmania and planted in 2000. Awesome Chardonnay, and for lovers of the grape, whatever your stylistic preference, this one’s for you. Rich, it is full bodied, yet the wine’s so fresh and tensile with masses of tangy acidity. Yellow and […]
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Domenica Chardonnay 2023
$55.00‘A very fine chardonnay, without quite the precision, detail and tension that I recall from other years. Stone fruit, flint, lanolin, porcini and that regional tattoo of glazed quince. Quinine bitterness at the finale. Mid-weighted and nicely nervous in the mouth, while suitably open-knit enough to breach already. Fine. Drink or hold. Screw cap.’ 95 Points […]
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