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  1. Clyde Park Single Block B3 Chardonnay 2021
    Clyde Park Single Block B3 Chardonnay 2021

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    2021
    chardonnay
    Australia
    Special Price $73.00 Regular Price $85.00
  2. William Fevre Chablis 2022
    William Fevre Chablis 2022

    FIVE STARS - To bottle in November. The average age is 40 year old vines, and 10% in wood. Excellent long finish. Sources are Chablis and Chichée for half and the rest in Viviers, 50 year old vines. Well drained steep slope which though south facing is at altitude and stays fresh. A fresh lemon yellow. The nose is a little more subdued than the Petit Chablis but more classical. This too has the attractive saline bitterness of extreme youth, but the fruit builds beautifully on the palate. Drink from 2025-2030 JASPER MORRIS MW

    TOP VALUE - There is slightly better Chablis typicity present on the aromas of mineral reduction, iodine and cool white fleshed fruit. There is also slightly better volume and richness to the delicious medium weight flavors that possess a lovely sense of underlying tension, all wrapped in a refreshing, clean, dry and sleek finale. This is very good for its level plus it should reward a few years of keeping if desired. BURGHOUND

    Distinct shellfish notes. Plenty of volume, a fleshy sunny character on the palate, freshened by lingering salinity to finish. Top example of AP Chablis in 2022. From 40ha of vines, with three distinct plots, including one from a lovely vineyard to the east around Viviers, with vines planted in the 1960s, but all of the vines have plenty of age. DECANTER

    2022
    chardonnay
    France
    375
  3. Louis Michel Petit Chablis 2023
    Louis Michel Petit Chablis 2023

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    2023
    chardonnay
    France
    375
  4. McHenry Hohnen Calgardup Brook Vineyard Chardonnay 2019
    McHenry Hohnen Calgardup Brook Vineyard Chardonnay 2019
    Rock salt, smoke and seaweed on rocks - a wine that smells of the sea. But, oh how it thrills and fills into its fruit on the palate. Hazelnuts, almond blossom, masses of chalk-lined lime; cold white apples, gold-skinned. Long-limbed, rangy, breathtakingly graceful. It has a saline sparsity, yet draws a crescent line through the mouth, filling every corner with a cool lunar glow and the promise of fulness to come. The finest gauze of white pepper, peppermint and pressed-pear sweetness on the finish. Super-subtle complexity. (17.5+) TAMLYN CURRIN, jancisrobinson.com

    The 2019 vintage was cool in Margaret River, with no shortage of rain. For those producers that handled the vineyards with detail and agile responsiveness, the vintage was a resounding success. The 2019 Calgardup Brook Vineyard Chardonnay is minerally and layered with graphite and flint laced into the aromatics. In the mouth, the wine is taut and spicy, but it has expanse and shape through the mid-palate onward, too. Through the finish, there's a saline/nougat nutty character: almond skin and walnut. Very smart. A brilliant wine that will only improve. (95+) ERIN LARKIN, wineadvocate.com

    2019
    chardonnay
    Australia
    432
  5. Domaine Chanzy Mercurey 'Le Bois Cassien' Monopole Blanc 2021
    Domaine Chanzy Mercurey 'Le Bois Cassien' Monopole Blanc 2021

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    2021
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  6. Buisson Battault Bourgogne Blanc 2022
    Buisson Battault Bourgogne Blanc 2022
    Domaine Buisson-Battault are consistent producers of first class Burgundy. Made by traditional methods, these wines really express the true characteristics of the region. JASPER MORRIS MW

    Overall, there is a lot to like here… they were consistently well-crafted and clearly terroir-driven. NEAL MARTIN, vinous

    Good aromatic width, containing a hint of green citrus. Fresh, broad and attractive in the mouth - that's a lovely village wine. BILL NANSON

    From two leui dits - Les Clous Perrons, les Magnys - in Meursault with time on lees in barrel to bring weight and texture with 12 months and 10% new oak. From vines 50+ and 25+ years old. Again those beautifully handled lees add something to both the feel of the wine and its aromatic profile. That is one of the hallmarks of these wines and its great to see at this level. Ample roundness and generosity, but there is zip and pep too. Salty minerality here! Very good Bourgogne. Better than its classification.


    2022
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  7. Feuillat-Juillot Montagny Les Crets 2022 1er
    Feuillat-Juillot Montagny Les Crets 2022 1er
    Attractive spice notes, with an extra touch of tropical character, nice weight and good acidity on the finish. Attractive, early-drinking introduction to the charms of Montagny. Finishes with a mineral lick. JANCIS ROBINSON
    2022
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  8. Guigal Cotes du Rhone Rouge 2020 1500ml
    Guigal Cotes du Rhone Rouge 2020 1500ml

    A rocking little gem in the making, the 2020 Côtes Du Rhône has a round, elegant, incredibly satisfying profile as well as textbook blackberry and black raspberry fruits supported by pepper and floral notes. It should be outstanding and well worth a few bottles. JEB DUNNUCK

    Wines of the Year 2023: Value category and top scorers
    Modern, lifted and a bit heady, but attractive and evocative. Black cherry inkiness segues into a dense palate where all the fruit is crammed into a structured body with drying tannins. Herbs and stones hemmed in by a firm grip. A good all rounder DECANTER

    An impressive Cotes-du-Rhone with stacks of blackberry and black raspberry fruit wrapped around a core of moderately dry tannins on the bold palate. Long self-confidently dry finish. A cuvee of 50% syrah, 45% grenache and 5% mourvedre. Drink now. JAMES SUCKLING

    The medium to full-bodied 2020 Cotes du Rhone will see plenty of more time in tank, yet it's already drinking well, with hints of garrigue and black olives adding nuance to the blackberry and cherry fruit. Silky and clean, it's delightfully easy to drink. WINE ADVOCATE

    2019
    Rhone Blend
    France
    467
  9. Domaine la Roubine Gigondas 2022
    Domaine la Roubine Gigondas 2022
    70% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre, 10% Cinsault. Certified organic. Tank sample.
    Tasted blind. Earthy and meaty, with a savoury note. Both red and blue fruits, with a cooling herbal streak alongside ripe and succulent tannins. Lovely balance of sweet fruit and savoury undertones.JANCIS ROBINSON
    2022
    Rhone Blend
    France
    467
  10. Haden Fig Willamette Chardonnay 2022
    Haden Fig Willamette Chardonnay 2022
    Fresh lemons, sliced apples and warm herbs on the nose follow through to a medium body with crisp acidity. Fresh and lively with a straightforward character and a fruity finish. Drink now. JAMES SUCKLING
    2022
    chardonnay
    USA
    452
  11. Frantz Chagnoleau Saint Veran Prelude 2022
    Frantz Chagnoleau Saint Veran Prelude 2022

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    2022
    chardonnay
    France
    427
  12. Dawson James Chardonnay 2020
    Dawson James Chardonnay 2020

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    2022
    chardonnay
    Australia
    490
  13. Alexis de Benoist Macon Villages 2021
    Alexis de Benoist Macon Villages 2021
    Golden colour. Deep and honeyed, grilled cashew and white flower aromatic. Fruit spectrum dances around the orchard and something slightly more exotic with a puff of white smoke putting a complexing note into the conversation. The palate follows suits with a lovely attack of sweet citrus and melon fruits spreading across the palate before a blast of limestone-linked austerity and tension pulls everything back into line. It's a wine I just loved drinking. you get Macon generosity and enjoyment alongside enough tension on the backend to keep you wanting another glass. This guys is a "watch-this-space" producer. MICHAEL MCNAMARA, PWS
    2018
    chardonnay
    France
    427
  14. Goisot Blanc Saint-Bris La Ronce Blanc 2019
    Goisot Blanc Saint-Bris La Ronce Blanc 2019

    OUTSTANDING - Here too there is plenty of sauvignon blanc character to the ripe aromas of ocean breeze and lemongrass scents. The citrus character of the nose also appears on the sleek, intense and nicely saline-infused flavors that deliver very fine length on the balanced and dry finale. This elegant wine is an excellent example of the genre. BURGHOUND

    WORTH A SPECIAL SEARCH - An airy transparency to these top notes. Cool, the most mineral and incisive of these wines. Slowly building a floral perfume in the flavour and holding that floral perfume the longest in the finish. Also chalky finishing but seemingly with even finer texture. Also a great wine and it's between this and the Moury for my most favourite - bravo! BILL NANSON

    2019
    chardonnay
    France
    358
    Special Price $76.00 Regular Price $85.00 As low as $68.00
  15. Patrick Sullivan Woori Yallock Chardonnay 2024
    Patrick Sullivan Woori Yallock Chardonnay 2024

    Medium-full yellow colour with a smoky struck-flint aroma overlying lemon/citrus fruit, a touch of oak spice, all in balance. The palate is superfine and seamless, elegant and long, with touches of oak and reductive smokiness meeting citrus and stone-fruits, the back-palate swelling into a big finale. A beautiful wine, everything is in its place and the finish seems endless. Very impressive chardonnay. (98) HUON HOOKE, therealreview.com

    Nectarine, cumquat jelly and rosewater, ginger and cinnamon, hazelnut, chamomile and mint, and while I’ve likely written some outlandish stuff here, in essence, it pretty much just smells and tastes like a very good Chardonnay. It has plenty of flavour, though it’s not heavy, hazelnut and salted pistachio, a subtle cultured butter character, a chalky and stony thing to texture, acidity is cool and fine, green mango and ripe lemon closes out a finish of excellent length. It has a certain X factor that pushes it up to 96 points for me. Outstanding. GARY WALSH, thewinefront.com

    2024
    chardonnay
    Australia
    396
    Special Price $76.00 Regular Price $89.00
  16. Domaine du Joncier Lirac 2022
    Domaine du Joncier Lirac 2022

    A voluptuous, well-balanced and charming Lirac red with aromas of dark cherries, plums, warm spices and wet stones on the nose. It’s medium- to full-bodied with fine tannins. Juicy center palate with pulpy dark cherries and a refreshing core of purple berries. Well-driven and focused with a flavorful finish. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. JAMES SUCKLING

    48 % Grenache, 35 % Mourvèdre and 17 % Syrah from very low yields of 15 hl/ha, at Domaine du Joncier on the pebble terroir of the Vallongues plateau. Certified Biodynamic, Joncier was acquired by Mont-Redon in 2022 and the wine remains Joncier-labelled. 100 % destemmed with gentle extraction via pumpover. Matured for 15 months in 228 litre Burgundy barrels (Syrah) and stainless steel (Grenache, Mourvèdre). Unfined, unfiltered.

    This wine is incredibly impressive with great energy and intensity while remaining very supple, elegant and fresh. A remarkable success and a great addition to the already outstanding Château Mont-Redon Lirac (one-third of which is from these vineyards at Joncier).

    2022
    Rhone Blend
    France
    467
  17. Girardin Bourgogne Blanc 2022
    Girardin Bourgogne Blanc 2022
    The grapes for Cuvée Vincent are carefully sourced from select vineyards across Burgundy, including sites in the Côte de Beaune and Côte Chalonnaise. Inviting aromas of green apple, pear, lemon zest, and white peach, accented by delicate notes of toasted almonds and wet stone. On the palate, it is medium-bodied and beautifully balanced, with crisp acidity framing flavors of citrus, ripe orchard fruits, and a touch of creaminess. The clean, mineral-driven finish leaves a lasting impression of elegance.
    2021
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  18. l'Oratoire Saint Martin Cairanne Haut Coustias 2020
    l'Oratoire Saint Martin Cairanne Haut Coustias 2020

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    2020
    Rhone Blend
    France
    467
  19. Wolf Blass White Label Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2012
    Wolf Blass White Label Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2012
    4 bottles available at time of offer
    This is a very different wine to its Gold Label sibling, the grapefruit and white peach fruit complexed by barrel ferment, but still retains purity, delicacy and precision. Trophy Sydney Wine Show '13. JAMES HALLIDAY
    2012
    chardonnay
    Australia
    483
  20. Verget Mâcon-Bussières Vignes de Montbrison 2022
    Verget Mâcon-Bussières Vignes de Montbrison 2022

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    2022
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  21. Sailor Seeks Horse Chardonnay 2023
    Sailor Seeks Horse Chardonnay 2023

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    2023
    chardonnay
    Australia
    490
  22. Domaine la Roubine Gigondas 2023
    Domaine la Roubine Gigondas 2023

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    2023
    Rhone Blend
    France
    467
  23. Matrot Bourgogne Blanc 2022
    Matrot Bourgogne Blanc 2022

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    2022
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  24. Louis Michel Chablis 2023
    Louis Michel Chablis 2023

    The quite strict 2023 Chablis Village offers Granny Smith and orange rind on the nose, with light mango scents emerging with aeration. The palate is taut and fresh with a slight creaminess in texture towards the finish. Drink over 4-5 years. NEAL MARTIN, Vinous

    The grapes come from eight different areas, which are mainly located on the left bank of the Serein river, Pargues in the Forêts valley, and Vaillons. They are blended with the parcel located just below the Montée de Tonnerre, to create this authentic Chablis. No added yeast, long fermentation using indigenous yeasts, in temperature-controlled vats. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation.

    Matured for 6 to 10 months. In stainless steel tanks, with the least possible handling. Long moderately cold stabilisation. Fining using bentonite if necessary. The wine is gently filtered once before bottling

    2023
    chardonnay
    France
    375
  25. Clotilde Davenne Chablis 2023
    Clotilde Davenne Chablis 2023

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    2023
    chardonnay
    France
    375
  26. Domaine Frederic Leprince Bourgogne Blanc 2021
    Domaine Frederic Leprince Bourgogne Blanc 2021
    Grapes from terroirs located in Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet, at the foot of clay-limestone hillsides, with great east/south-east exposures.
    2021
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  27. Black Estate Home Chardonnay 2020
    Black Estate Home Chardonnay 2020

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    2020
    chardonnay
    New Zealand
    502
  28. Antoine Olivier Santenay Coteaux Sous La Roche Blanc 2018
    Antoine Olivier Santenay Coteaux Sous La Roche Blanc 2018
    South facing with lots of stones and gravels. A clean, fine and inviting nose. Full of energy, soo good, simply excellent wine, maybe more … BILL NANSON, Burgundy Report
    2018
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  29. Domaine Vrignaud Chablis 2021
    Domaine Vrignaud Chablis 2021

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    2021
    chardonnay
    France
    375
  30. Saumaize-Michelin Vire Clesse 2022
    Saumaize-Michelin Vire Clesse 2022
    Come from vines in Clessé, further north in the Mâconnais, where the climate is cooler and the grapes ripen later. Lovely freshness here and a crystilaine spine of acidity that spikes the lush fruits.
    2022
    chardonnay
    France
    427
  31. Hoddles Creek Road Block Chardonnay 2021
    Hoddles Creek Road Block Chardonnay 2021

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    2021
    chardonnay
    Australia
    506
    Special Price $80.00 Regular Price $93.00
  32. Yeringberg Chardonnay 2022
    Yeringberg Chardonnay 2022

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    2022
    chardonnay
    Australia
    506
  33. Giant Steps Wombat Creek Chardonnay 2022
    Giant Steps Wombat Creek Chardonnay 2022
    From the marginal Wombat Creek vineyard planted at around 400m elevation in the early 1980s. Whole-bunch pressed to French puncheons (25% new), one-third mlf. Aromas of yellow grapefruit, gently poached apples, white peach and a little yuzu. With its mouth-watering acidity, this the most tightly wound of the four Giant Steps chardonnays in 2022. Finishes chalky and long, but it needs another six to 12 months to fill out a little. (94) PHILIP RICH, Wine Companion
    2022
    chardonnay
    Australia
    506
  34. L.A.S. Vino Barrels of Metricup Chardonnay 2023
    L.A.S. Vino Barrels of Metricup Chardonnay 2023
    The 2023 Barrels of Metricup Chardonnay leads with pineapple and pressed linen, yellow peach and Pink Lady apples. In the mouth, the wine is rich and full, loaded with opulent fruit and exotic spice. Everything is kept in check, and there is a long spool of flavour through the finish. For a mild, long year, this is concentrated, powerful and ripe. It's really good."
    (95) ERIN LARKIN, The Wine Advocate
    2023
    chardonnay
    Australia
    432
  35. Giant Steps Tarraford Chardonnay 2022
    Giant Steps Tarraford Chardonnay 2022
    The warmest site among Giant Steps' four single-vineyard chardonnays, though planted on a cool, south-facing slope in Tarrawarra. Whole-bunch pressed and barrel fermented in French puncheons (25% new) with 10% mlf. An engaging and lovely wine. Opens with subtle scents of pink grapefruit, orange blossom and coriander seeds. Builds nicely on the gently textured, saline and structured palate before finishing zesty and long. The sort of wine that begs you to take another sip. (97) PHILIP RICH, Wine Companion
    2022
    chardonnay
    Australia
    506
  36. De Bortoli Lusatia Chardonnay 2019
    De Bortoli Lusatia Chardonnay 2019
    From the Lusatia A Block, Woori Yallock, Yarra Valley. Whole bunched pressed, racked to older French oak casks, natural fermentation. Lees are stirred toward the end of fermentation and then left to rest until late November. The wine was gravity racked to vat for a further 6 months on fine lees before bottling.
    2018
    chardonnay
    Australia
    506
  37. Copain Les Voisins Anderson Valley Chardonnay 2017
    Copain Les Voisins Anderson Valley Chardonnay 2017
    This features a savory edge to the intensely crisp and fine-pointed flavors of freshly cut green apple and lime. Shows minerally precision on the finish. Drink now through 2024. 2,917 cases made. WINE SPECTATOR
    2017
    chardonnay
    USA
    362
  38. Domaine de Bellene Saint Romain Blanc Vieilles Vignes 2023
    Domaine de Bellene Saint Romain Blanc Vieilles Vignes 2023

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    2023
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  39. Domaine d'Henri '821" Chablis Brut Nature 2020
    Domaine d'Henri '821" Chablis Brut Nature 2020

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    2020
    chardonnay
    France
    375
  40. l'Oratoire Saint Martin Cairanne Les Douyes 2020
    l'Oratoire Saint Martin Cairanne Les Douyes 2020
    A seductive and well-made Cairanne with crunchy berry character. On the nose cherries, forest berries and herbs dominate. The medium-bodied palate reveals a harmonious structure and poised character. Delicious and vivid. JAMES SUCKLING
    2020
    Rhone Blend
    France
    467
  41. Patrick Piuze Chablis 'Terroir de Fye' 2023
    Patrick Piuze Chablis 'Terroir de Fye' 2023
    From a small 2.5 hectare plot that sits adjacent to Montee de Tonnerre 1er cu.
    2021
    chardonnay
    France
    375
  42. Stargazer Chardonnay 2023
    Stargazer Chardonnay 2023

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    2023
    chardonnay
    Australia
    379
  43. Thierry Laffay Chablis Vieille Vignes 2022
    Thierry Laffay Chablis Vieille Vignes 2022

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    2020
    chardonnay
    France
    375
  44. Antoine Olivier Santenay Coteaux Sous La Roche Blanc 2019
    Antoine Olivier Santenay Coteaux Sous La Roche Blanc 2019
    A depth of vibrant, slightly mineral aroma, less sweet than the carafe. More intense in the finish, I love that finish, long – as seems obvious to say again in 19…BILL NANSON, Burgundy Report
    2019
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  45. De Bortoli Lusatia Chardonnay 2017
    De Bortoli Lusatia Chardonnay 2017

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    2017
    chardonnay
    Australia
    506
  46. Roland Lavantureux Chablis 2022
    Roland Lavantureux Chablis 2022

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    2022
    chardonnay
    France
    375
  47. Domaine Gour de Chaulé Gigondas Tradition 2022
    Domaine Gour de Chaulé Gigondas Tradition 2022

    STAFF PICKS 2024 - ROSCOE HALLIGAN-ROSE

    Too long a story to tell here, but the brief version is, I spent a good bit of time before our recent trip to the Rhone trying to find a producer that fit our wants and needs perfectly, we found three in the end. The Rhone is so exciting at the moment with so many great wines coming out, and many remain at reasonable prices. Still, in the face of this wave of excellent wine it is still rare to find someone crafting wines that are this extraordinary. Paul Formosa is one of the most talented and focused young winemakers I have come across in a long while. His wines are nothing short of spectacular.
    Wonderful purity of expression, vivid, bright and clearly defined. Lighter in colour than you may expect, but that belies the deep wells of character that lurk amongst those soaring aromatics, dramatic fruit and the flashes of minerality that add to the overall feel of crispness that accompanies the luxurious and beautifully cushioned fruit. The wine goes on and on and with each moment another nuance or detail escapes from the depths and flicks or flutters along your mouth, tantalising you with the feeling of things to come.
    Composed and self-assured, this is not a Gigondas that seeks to stun you with bold and forward fruit, rather it lures you in with its seductive flavours, its shapely profile and its enticing array of perfume. Sneaky structure pays second fiddle here, but it is all perfectly measured and ensures a very long and expressive life ahead. This was an easy choice for my wine of the year. ROSCOE



    The promising 2022 Gigondas Cuvée Tradition 1871 mixes 80% Grenache with the remainder equally split between Syrah and Mourvèdre. Glossy red fruits mingle with dashes of dried herbs and a splash of rosewater. Refreshing acidity neatly balances the moderate fruit concentration, persisting all the way through to the sapid finish. This is a lovely Gigondas. NICHOLAS GREINACHER, Vinous

    2022
    Rhone Blend
    France
    467
  48. Goisot Bourgogne Côtes d'Auxerre Gueules de Loup Blanc 2020
    Goisot Bourgogne Côtes d'Auxerre Gueules de Loup Blanc 2020

    Nuanced behind the concentration. Ripe orchard fruit, with underlying citrus, clean and mineral with weight and length. I love the crystalline finish. JASPER MORRIS MW

    A higher-toned perfume – a little more chalky freshness. Extra fresh, extra mineral in the mouth. A subtle tannin and then an extra depth of finishing flavour. A faint, positive green accent only in the finish of this wine today. Super wine BILL NANSON

    2021
    chardonnay
    France
    358
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