Within the golden triangle of Gundagai, Murrumbateman and Tumbarumba, you'll find some of the most auspicious viticulture on earth. Eden Road have assembled the best barrels Chardonnay from the distinguished Courabyra and Maragle vineyards, a mere 400 cases are made each vintage. Delicate handling, a repose on sedimentery yeast lees and judicious exposure to oak, have infused beautiful creamy mouthfeel, ripe varietal acidity and luxurious slate minerality. Structural firmness and seamlessness between all parts, before a long, white satin finish.

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Eileen Hardy is the flagship of the Hardys portfolio, sourced from the nation's most distinguished vineyards. A short list of the most amazing cold climate sites, the best rows of vine from the best blocks, hand pick the fruit, naturally ferment, use high quality French oak and give the highest attention to detail. Add the skill and experience of the most accomplished winemaking team in the land. Eileen Hardy defines the standard of Chardonnay which sets the benchmark that's emulated by every passionate Australian winemaker.

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Pale straw yellow, green hues. The best Chardonnay Hardy's can create exhibits an intense, complex grapefruit bouquet with hints of flint, cream and malt. The palate shows a struck match, flinty mineral character with grapefruit and malt. Piercing, lemon, ripe apple flavours with spice and rind are met by a gently smear of creamy, malty oak, genuine power, grandness, yet delicacy, a serious Chardonnay to cherish and to savour.

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The Kirbys and McKennas are airborne winemakers, Escarpment is an artisanal project for both families. For a house that is devoted to the creation of world class Pinot Noir in the Burgundian style, the rendering of a full bodied Chardonnay wine comes naturally. Escarpment have aspired to release a flagship white which can be sibling to the elite single Vineyard Kupe Pinot Noir. Their salubrious parcels yield the exceptional quality of fruit required to realize the ambition and construct a rich golden wine, the pinnacle of New Zealand Chardonnay.

$3999each $479DOZEN EACH DOZEN Escarpment allows individual vineyard expression from exceptional sites within the Martinborough region. The vines are planted to alluvial gravel terraces at the base of the Aorangi Ranges, the very hills made famous by the legendary Polynesian voyager who discovered New Zealand. In the search for the perfect site, Larry and Sue McKenna kept coming back to an area that offered the rich mix of elements required to grow and make the finest new world wines. The condusive mesoclimes surrounding the superlative Kupe Block stimulate vines and yield parcels of the finest Chardonnay, barrel fermented in a mix of new and seasoned oak followed by a judicious term of lees maturation.

Grown to the Martinborough Terraces along, Te Muna Road, where the free draining alluvial gravels yield complex mineral flavours, extravagantly oak barrel fermented to indigenous yeasts and aged ten months on sedimentery lees. Its bold yellow hues presage a ripe but restrained nose of savoury pomme fruits, judiciously oaked over a flinty mineral backbone, the ultimate exemplar of the august North Island style. Kupe Vineyard evolves gracefully, ideally matched to the freshest shellfish and Boston cray, New Zealand mussels and grilled hapuka.

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Chardonnay vines fare exceptionally well in Margaret River, as appropriate shading yields intensely flavoured fruit with excellent natural acidity. The afternoon sea breezes typical of the region, cap the daytime temperatures and produce cool summer nights for which Margaret River is renowned. The balmy climes encourage ripening of the white varieties as flavour ripeness is achieved at lower Baumes with excellent acid retention. Grapes must be picked from midnight to 7am and are processed separately without delay to preserve quality and freshness.

$6499each $779DOZEN EACH DOZEN Chardonnay is selectively hand picked across separate blocks on different dates, over the course of two or three hours as flavours peak. Parcels are chilled to 5C and passed through an airbag press into new French oak 500L oak puncheons, only the finest quality pressings are retained. Barrels are vinified through the action of wild indigenous yeast, imparting great depth of flavour and aromatic complexity. Upon completion, barrels are topped up and treated to a term of maturation, regularly lees stirred to develop mouthfeel and texture. The best barrels are identified and assembled into the final wine, followed by an extended term of bottle age under the Evans & Tate cellars before release.

Mid golden straw hue. A pure expression of Margaret River, delicate layers of complexity that slowly build and evolve, lemons and lime, white peach and melon aromas provide primary fruit intensity with savoury elements of toast, slate and dried herb. Citrus flavours provide great freshness with stonefruit and melon flavours imparting concentration and fruit intensity. The barrel ferments achieve lovely textures and complex savoury notes.

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