Alkoomi takes advantage of the cool maritime climes around it's Frankland River vineyards to showcase the natural charm of Chardonnay. Finished to a fresh and fruit driven unoaked styling, the wonderful features of this wine make it a cinch with all good faire.

$1699each $201DOZEN EACH DOZEN Alkoomi make use of water supplied from on site dams efficiently to prevent vine stress during extended dry periods without sacrificing the naturally low yields that produce concentrated flavours. The vines are all pruned by hand, harvesting occurs in the cool of the morning, usually starting at 2.00 am, to ensure that grapes arrive at the winery in top condition. The winery is completely self-contained, including bottling, labelling and packaging. Chardonnay grapes are picked in the second week of February having achieved the perfect baumes and pH levels for this style of wine. Alkoomi was tank fermented and bottled immediately after vinification to retain freshness. Alcohol 13.3%

Brilliant pale straw with light green hues. Aroma of peaches and cream with subtle savoury notes. The balanced palate is rich with creamy length flavours of rockmelon and peach are complemented by underlying citrus notes and supported by nutty complexity, leading to a lingering, full flavoured finish. A wine made to appreciate in its youth, vibrant and fresh.

Andrew Garrett is fashioned to express the vitality of the ripe fruit whence it originates. A soft, well balanced wine with generous flavours enhanced by subtle oak, retaining the attractive varietal characters of the Chardonnay grape. Wines that bear the Andrew Garrett brand reflect a personal commitment to quality and many years experience. Whether it's music or food, good company or a great bottle of wine, it's all about taking the time to look after yourself and unwind. Enjoy Andrew Garrett Chardonnay with warm friends, cool tunes and hot jazz.

$1299each $153DOZEN EACH DOZEN Andrew Garrett is committed to extensive, long term viticultural development and environmentally sustainable winemaking in Australia. The fruitgrowers and winemakers manage the vineyards with care and devotion. An ensemble of physiologically ripe parcels of fruit were sourced from premium vineyards to compose this stylish wine. Grapes are selected from good vineyards earmarked for their propensity to yield fruit of generous flavour profiles and consistent quality. Fruit is crushed and the skins are removed to amplify the bright varietal characters. After inoculation to select yeasts and a long, cool fermentation the wine is assembled and lightly filtered before bottling. Approx 13.5%

Pale gold in colour. A bouquet of ripe peaches before a palate showing rich fruit characters tempered by crisp, fresh acidity and just a hint of oak. Notes of ripe peach and melon, tropical fruits and citrus harmonise on the deep, elegant palate. The balance between acid and fruit, light oak and varietal fruit, is impeccable, the milky oak enhances but does not dominate. Refreshing and flavoursome, enjoy with seafood and poultry, pasta or spicy Asian. Enjoy life, enjoy Andrew Garrett.

Pure Clare Valley Chardonnay, some of it from blocks which can trace a lineage back to the original Quelltaler vineyards, the first Aussie wine ever formally served to the UK House of Commons! Annie's Lane recounts the legend of a local lass who operated a mobile canteen in the Clare Valley, providing sandwiches and warm drinks to harvesters and pruners working in the vineyard.

$1699each $201DOZEN EACH DOZEN Annie's Lane cuts through one of the Clare Valley's first vineyards. To this day, the Annie's Lane team retain some of the most distinguished sites and secure the best quality grapes. Harvests of Chardonnay are sourced which can weigh in with the smallest berries, show great colour and offer the biggest flavours. Some thinning of the vines during the growing season keeps the fruit flavours and palate weight developing. Following the crush, unclarified juices are left to settle and racked off lees before a portion is fermented in oak, combining the bright fruit driven characters with a touch of nutty, leesy complexity. The remainder is tank vinified, slow and cool, retaining the vital regional charm of Clare Valley Chardonnay.

Pale straw with green hues. Aromas of peach and cinnamon develop into lively varietal flavours across the soft and full flavoured palate. Citrus notes, grapefruit and integrated background oak characters create complexity. Enjoy Annies Lane with Alfresco cuisine and chicken pasta recipes.

Chardonnay grapes picked off vines, planted to splendid decomposed granite soils atop the soaring heights of slow ripening Tumbarumba, are minimally handled with a view to maximizing fruit character and regional expression. Under & Over is a fresh and vibrant Chardonnay wine, fashioned to be enjoyed as aperitif or alongside good food, immensely approachable in its youth.

$1299each $153DOZEN EACH DOZEN Tumbarumba's cool climate and elevated aspects, where the vines can be planted to altitudes of 900m, are vital to the production of remarkable Chardonnay wines exhibiting great elegance, subtlety and length. Sustainable viticulture calls for low yields, achieving intense wines of moderate alcohol, requiring minimal additions and limited oak. Armchair Critic source their Chardonnay from some of the finest Tumbarumba sites. Harvests of partially hand picked fruit are completely de-stemmed before a cool and quick, precision actuated vinification to maximise varietal purity. The wine is primarily matured in tank while a smaller component is aged in a selection of mostly older oak barrels for complexity.

Pale light straw colour. Crisp aromas of river stones, citrus flowers, stonefruits and lemon. The palate is equally pure and fruit driven with grapefruit, citrus and white apple flavours supported by a fine mineral backbone and bracing acidity. A well balanced wine of character and complexity, crafted to a crisp and refreshing, faintly oaked, fruit driven style, Under & Over is decidedly a grown up style of Chardonnay.

The long, balmy ripening seasons of Margaret River give rise to intense varietal characters in wine grapes. Ashbrook are well positioned to deliver a perfectly balanced and highly flavoursome, delicately wooded Chardonnay, enhanced through a course of barrel ferments in high quality French oak and an extended period of lees contact, translating into a wine of richness and complexity.

$2999each $357DOZEN EACH DOZEN Ashbrook Estate is the archetypal Margaret River boutique winemaking estate. The dedicated team strive to achieve perfect balance between parcels of the highest quality Chardonnay and treatments in fine French oak. Ultimately the wine remains essentially driven by fruit, maintaining sound structue and clear definition. Grapes are picked fully ripe and in excellent condition, displaying attractive varietal characters. Components are fermented and stored in new French oak barriques over the course of several months without any battonage or malolactic, preserving the distinctive expression of Margaret River.

Light straw yellow hue. Intense bouquet of varietal fruit, rich peach, melon aromas and light oak characters. A long flavoursome palate displaying strong and complex fruit flavours. It's virile aromatics and engaging palate is matched by substantial textures and luxuriant barrel ferment flavours, grapefruit and vanillan, cashews, nutmeg and clove. Powerful flavours suggest the wine will be excellent with a range of flavoursome dishes, shellfish, white meats and tempura.

Craighall is widely considered to be a New Zealand flagship. An ultra fine expression of Chardonnay, crafted from the tiny Mendoza clone, hand picked off thirty year old vines and treated to traditional old world winemaking techniques. Flawlessly balanced with vigorous fruit, vibrant minerality and a long, seamless finish.

$4999each $597DOZEN EACH DOZEN Vinified predominantly from fruit grown to very low yielding Mendoza clones planted on the neighbouring Craighall property over twenty years ago. Hand picked grapes are whole bunch pressed through a Willmes membrane. Indigenous yeasts are employed to fully ferment the freshly pressed, unsettled juice at temperatures of 15ºC to 20ºC in a combination of new and used Burgundian oak barriques. These wild yeasts slow the onset and duration of ferments, achieving a textural, multi faceted wine. Lees stirring is employed to enhance complexity and vinosity. Some components are treated to malolactic and ferments are arrested as requisite balance is reached. Aged in barrel on lees for nine months.

Bright, light straw colour. Aromas of nectarine, white peach and delicate grapefruit blossom are full of promise even before the first sip. A very fine entry opens out to a silky, supple mid palate, a simply delicious spread of flavours and weight of fruit. Enticing, freshly baked, old fashioned apple pie scents, irresistible. A creamy, mealy character further fills out the perfectly balanced palate.

Distinguished Langtons Classification. Bannockburn release a Chardonnay each year that accurately and faithfully reflects the merits of an exceptional terroir. This is far from easy, it is only achieved through dedication and resolve.

$4499each $537DOZEN EACH DOZEN Bannockburn manage some of the finest Chardonnay vines in Australia, dry grown and over thirty years of age. Techniques employed to vinify the superlative fruit follow the traditions of Burgundy, everything is done with thought and care, never compromising on quality. Organic practices and extended maceration before a fastidious barrel selection achieve a wine that's exciting and complex. Grapes are inoculated to indigenous yeasts and barrel fermented in a selection of French Allier oak barriques at natural temperatures followed by a spell on sedimentery lees to promote malolactic, a softening and enrichening process which infuses the wine with a rich middle palate and old world characters of butter and cashew.

Pale, straw colour with hints of green. Complex nose displaying chalky minerality, almond meal, grapefruit pith and a creamy biscuit character derived from extended lees contact. The palate is very long with a lovely texture and weight. A hint of creaminess from some malo-lactic involvement. The palate is full without being broad, tight without being austere. Wonderful back palate persistence and structure, the wine goes on and on, a lovely, long, textural finish.

French influences abound at Bannockburn, where Sauvignon Blanc draws inspiration from Sancerre, the emphasis being on elegance and depth of flavour. This is definitely not another boring, grassy, single dimension style.

$2699each $321DOZEN EACH DOZEN From fruit grown to two estate vineyard blocks, one bearing vines over twenty years of age, the other slightly younger, both are low yielding. The maritime influenced climes surrounding the Bannockburn vineyards make for cool and stable ripening, combined with unique soils, providing sensational conditions for growing excellent Sauvignon Blanc. Each site enjoys it's own mesoclimate, the most recent planting consisting of new French clones with greater vine density. Grapes are hand picked in two batches, the majority are vinified in tank to retain vital fruit expression, the smaller component is treated to barrel ferments in small French oak casks with extended lees contact.

Clear, bright appearance, a yellow straw colour and hints of green. The nose is quite complex with the classic mineral, cassis and Loire Valley gunflint characters. Fragrant honey and interesting smoky fume scents from the Italian Acacia puncheons. Good weight and texture on the middle palate before assertive acidity drives through the wine, providing excellent length and persistence.

Raise a glass to Banrock Station, knowing that proceeds from every drop are donated to environmental projects around the world. The Banrock Station vineyards were developed out of a severely degraded property after a century of sheep grazing. Banrock today are a showcase of sustainable viticulture, employing solar power and renewable materials, leaving a minimal environmental footprint. The cleanest, healthiest grapes are vinified into a fully flavoured, generous Chardonnay wine, without the addition of any sulphur or preservatives whatsoever.

$1499each $177DOZEN EACH DOZEN If you love fine wine, you'll appreciate Banrock Station's commitment to the good earth whence it comes. A massive undertaking has seen the area's native wetlands and woodlands restored, creating a healthy environment for the nurture of the cleanest and greenest Chardonnay vines. Native birds flock to the property and it is also a site for eco-tourism. Banrock Station takes care to select healthy grapes of the highest quality, showing concentrated flavours and zesty acid. Fruit and wine, throughout all stages of vinification, are handled gently, with meticulous care to avoid exposure to elements which may cause spoilage. At no stage in the process is any preservative SO2 added. Approx 12.5%

Pale straw colour. Intense aromas of citrus and peach with hints of tropical notes, spicy vanilla bean over a light influence of supple oak. The palate is rich, generous and complex, displaying juicy fruit salad flavours, peaches, melons and honeydew. A soft and creamy medium bodied, textural wine, showing balanced acids and excellent length. Lingers long and satisfying, an excellent food friendly Chardonnay, enjoy alongside flavourful seafood and chicken recipes.

McWilliams have long been sourcing fruit from Tumbarumba for some of their most memorable vintages. It has taken many years of devoted viticulture and dedication to the land before arriving at 842 Chardonnay. This prolific award winner is the flagship white from Tumbarumba's highest plantings, crafted from fruit grown at an altitude of 842 metres. The driving inspiration for the team is to create a truly cool climate, elegant style of Chardonnay which offers engaging complexity while remaining true to the expression of Tumbarumba's lofty terroir.

$3199each $381DOZEN EACH DOZEN Tumbarumba's cool winters and low temperatures encourage the grapes to ripen slowly, allowing maximum flavour accumulation. Chardonnay is sourced from sites and aspects across the undulating highlands of Tumbarumba, each parcel remains separate until the final assemblage. Fruit is cold settled and pressed, minimal contact with skins extracts maximum delicate flavour with low phenolic. Batches are vinified in a mix of fermenters and French oak, parcels remain in barrel on light yeast during a thorough battonage program to achieve complexity. Components are aged a year or more before a rigorous sampling and assessment to determine the final wine.

Pale straw hue. Intense nectarine, white peach and lime citrus dominate the aromatics, secondary characters of rock melon and honeydew, all supported by cashew nut nuances, wrapped around gun flint and intriguing wild ferment notes. The wonderful granite soils of Tumbarumba have provided a wine of immense structure and amazing intensity. High concentrations of fruit show through on the palate which is superbly balanced by creamy, textural layers. A wonderfully long, intense palate which finishes fresh and clean.

Meaning place of water, Barwang owes the character of it's wines to the most exacting standards of viticulture. An affinity for the land and a holistic approach to sustainable vineyard management is essential to the final goal of delivering bold, flavoursome wines. Characterised by a multitude of steep slopes, rich basalt soils and high altitude, the growing conditions at Tumbarumba contribute greatly to providing a long ripening period which consistently produces Chardonnay with exceptional flavour and heightened concentration of essential varietal fruit.

$1499each $177DOZEN EACH DOZEN The assorted blocks of Chardonnay vines are grown to altitudes between 840m and 500m. These sites produce a diversity of parcels from which to assemble a well balanced and complete wine. Following an evening and early morning harvest, fruit is transferred to the winery and tipped directly into the press for a slow, gentle cycle, ensuring only the finest free run juices are extracted prior to a short cold settle. Batches are racked to a selection of new and seasoned French oak barriques, taking along a substantial amount of press solids. A mixture of natural and inoculated yeast ferments encourage complexity. Upon completion, parcels are stirred twice weekly before nine months maturation and assemblage.

Pale straw colour. White peach, nectarine and fig characters over fresh green apple undertones. The nose is complex with subtle gunflint and biscuit aromas adding to the interest of this Chablis inspired wine. Impeccably structured, Tumbarumba shows intense fruit flavours, wonderful texture from battonage and beautiful length derived from the ample natural acidity, coalescing into a complex and classy wine.

Bellarmine jugs were used throughout the middle ages to carry wine from oak cask to table. The terroirs and clime around the Bellarmine vineyard at Pemberton are a Chardonnay maker's dream come true. Soils are red gravel laterite which provide excellent drainage while providing warmth to the vine root systems at night, courtesy of the sunshine that the gravels have absorbed during the day.

$1899each $225DOZEN EACH DOZEN Chardonnay is sourced exclusively from Bellarmine vineyard in the high quality cool climate region of Pemberton. Fruit is harvested throughout the cool of night. Juices are gently pressed off skins and separated from the harder solids. Juices are cold settled for two days, the clear juices are racked away from lees and innoculated. A portion is transferred to oak for fermentation, the balance remains in tank. Ferments are temperature controlled to achieve a gradual drop in sugar levels whilst retaining maximum flavour. Upon completion, the wines are batonaged to infuse complexity and introduce a touch of creaminess, followed by three months maturation in a selection of new and seasoned French oak barrels.

Pale yellow colour. Stonefruits and nectarine, citrus with subtle oak. Complex palate with citrus, green apple, and nectarine flavours. Subtle spicy oak, tight acidity and a creamy texture with minerality, good length and persistence. A ightly wooded dry white wine made to the Chablis style. Enjoy with crispy skin roast chicken and good wet cheese.