Sidewood Estate Chardonnay 2025
Wild ferment in French oak (20% new). Nine months maturation on lees. Winemaker is Dylan Lee, while renowned Darryl Caitlin consults. Sidewood Estate, Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills, 2025 Opens with savoury, […]
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Sidewood Estate Mappinga Chardonnay 2025
Flagship Chardonnay label for Estate. Winemaker is Dylan Lee, while renowned Darryl Caitlin consults. Note that the 2024 is still available at time of writing. Sidewood Estate, Mappinga, Chardonnay, Adelaide […]
Howard Park Chardonnay 2025
Chardonnay reigns supreme in Margaret River and Howard Park have made this label since 1992. It rightly sits in their “Heritage” range, among Australia’s benchmark Chardonnays/ Howard Park, Chardonnay, Margaret […]
Y Series Chardonnay 2025
Fruit from the major regions of South Australia. No oak, sits on the lees early for complexity. Wild Ferment and “vegan friendly.” Winemaker is Heather Fraser. Y Series, Chardonnay, South […]
Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard 1.5m Chardonnay 2025
To explain the 1.5m labelling: “In 2003 the Croser family removed 1.3 hectares of the original Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay (planted in 1979 in the Piccadilly Valley as the first Adelaide […]
Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2025
The original Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay planted in 1979 in the Piccadilly Valley as one of the first in the region. French oak barrique (1/3 new) fermentation before barrel ageing until […]
Margaret River 2023 Chardonnay – An Exploration
Wine writing and reviewing can be a collegiate exercise, but unfortunately there’s not that many of us here in Hobart, so when Cassandra Charlick moved to town, I was quite […]
Howard Park Arbor Novae Fiano 2025
The name Arbor Novae means “new trees” in Latin, and expresses Howard Park’s ongoing connection with the trees that support the ecosystem of their own vineyards and then extend out […]
Howard Park Miamup Chardonnay 2025
The Miamup Chardonnay is made from a vineyard selection from the famed prime region of Margaret River. Winemaking same recipe as previous vintages: Fermentation (primary and malolactic) in a combination […]
Cook’s Lot Iconique Barrique Rolled Chardonnay 2019
Aged in new toasted French oak puncheons for 24 months and given extended lees contact by modern barrel rolling (they also have a ‘Stirred’ in the range) Cook’s Lot, Iconique […]
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