Margaret River enjoys a Mediterranean climate with cool winters and good rainfall, followed by dry, moderate summers, ideal conditions for wine growing. The auspicious climes afford grapes an opportunity to remain on vine for full development of all the bold regional perfumes and flavours which characterize Margaret River Chardonnay. The team at Pitchfork choose to preserve the exquisite freshness of fruit, by crafting an unoaked wine that speaks of its provenance and is articulate of truly world class Chardonnay.

$2099each $251DOZEN EACH DOZEN The Hay Shed Hill Vineyards were established in the 1970s, to be eventually acquired by Madfish and Howard Park winemaker Michael Kerrigan, just before Christmas 2006. He was already familiar with the Hay Shed Hill property and its potential. Kerrigan could not pass up the opportunity to redevelop one of the region's finest sites, to make wine that's as good or better than any in Margaret River. Choice parcels of estate grown Chardonnay are treated to a chilled vinification in controlled fermenters, bottled promptly upon completion, unwooded without exposure to oak. A low temperature, protective regimen is employed throughout the process, preserving the exquisite Margaret River character.

Pale straw with green hues. The full array of Margaret River Chardonnay aromaticness without the influence of oak or lees, a bright, clean tropical fruit bouquet of stonefruits and nectarine. A whole new level of depth and intensity, rich with tropical fruit flavours, clean zippy acidity balances the sweet fruit on the bright, fresh flavoursome palate.

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Swan Valley based Sandalford have beeen making wine for over 150 years, changing their style and vinification throughout the passage of generations in many ways. During the 1970s, they developed a major new vineyard in Margaret River. Now one of the oldest, it is also one the largest, covering six hundred acres, the source of the most exceptional quality in mature vines Chardonnay. Oak barrel ferments, wild yeasts and time spent sur lies, a west coast Chardonnay of greater complexity for those who like a bigger, richer style.

$2499each $299DOZEN EACH DOZEN Chardonnay grapes are harvested from fully mature, dry grown Gingin clone vines. Fruit is crushed and treated to pressing. The exclusively free run juices are transferred to a selection of seasoned and new Burgundy coopered French oak barriques or chilled fermenters. All barrels are individually inoculated with a choice variety of yeast. Consider it as mach iii in the new Sandalford philosophy of Chardonnay making, whereby alcohol is capped, malolactic is forbidden and there's a close eye on oak, achieving a fresher, more modern and appealing style. Components are held on gross lees for eight months prior to assemblage, stabilisation and filtration.

Pale straw hue. Restrained notes of white stone fruit and hints of vanillin oak. A very clean, crisp Chardonnay, tightly wound, there is warmth from the alcohol, integrating beautifully with the stone fruit and barrel ferment characters of vanillin and freshly roasted nuts. Balancing acidity keeps the whole package in check with a clean and austere finish, ensuring freshness and vitality.

Stella Bella have won resounding critical acclaim and a reputation for producing artisanly crafted Margaret River wines of great expression, personality and quality. Stella Bella have established an almost peerless reputation after receiving numerous accolades at significant competitions, including coveted Gold and Mission Hill Trophy at the London International, the only southern hemisphere Chardonnay to win such a prestigious award.

$3649each $437DOZEN EACH DOZEN Stella Bella take an opportunistic approach, estate vineyards provide much of the fruit but the team are always in search of growers with a Stella Bella vision. Each location must add to the stature and integrity of the finished wine. A collation of harvests, mostly hand picked Chardonnay, including Gin Gin, American and Burgundian clones, grown to the southern precincts of Margaret River. Batches are whole bunch pressed for optimal extraction of free run juices into a selection of seasoned and new Burgundy coopered barrels. Ferments are kept at 25C to 26C, stirred regularly until completion of malolactic. Components are assembled after a year in oak and assembled for six months prior to fining and filtration.

Limpid white gold hue. Aromas of stonefruits and cashew, white flowers and honey, creme brulee and hay. The palate is savoury and deep, gently viscous with a soft round mouthfeel showing nutty figgy flavours over a citrus twist. Perfectly integrated fine grained oak, natural acidity is fine and on point, soft mineral acidity to finish, making Stella Bella an accompaniement to marron or salmon, smoked duck or brie.

Bridgeland is one of the most picturesque properties on Margaret River. Originally prime farmland, it boasts one of the largest dams in the region, approximately a kilometre in length and covering eighteen hectares. Bridgeland is endowed with a unique confluence of terroir and clime, a longer, cooler growing season and slower ripening period to produce wines of the highest quality. Barrel fermented in a high proportion of new French oak barriques, battonaged throughout the maturation to infuse opulent textures and extraordinary complexity.

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Swings & Roundabouts retain access to some of Western Australia's best vineyards. Their rounder and more deliberate style of Chardonnay targets fresh drinking rather than oak overkill. The pick of Margaret River's fruit is vinified into a finely honed Chardonnay wine with effusive stonefruit/ apple characters and brisk vegetative acidity, made even more attractive by a course of luxurious barrel ferments, adding texture and infusing the wine with warming vanilla spice. A treat alongside prawns or chicken caesar, Swings & Roundabouts is an easy to appreciate aperitif style.

$2299each $275DOZEN EACH DOZEN A collation of fruit from the estate's Swings vineyard alongside parcels from some of the most ardent growers, vinified and augmented by ageing in a third of French oak to complement it's creamy palate, loads of fresh fruit fragrance and regional Chardonnay characters. Having earned a reputation as one of West Australia's leading winemakers, based around a young and enthusiastic team, Swings & Roundabouts are accomplished at crafting the vigorous Margaret River styles. Picked throughout the cool of night, grapes are cold pressed and clear juice fermented to natural yeasts. Half of the wine is treated to oak barrel and matured several months under the estate cellars. Alcohol 13.0%

Pale green to light luminous straw hues. Lifted attractive melon fruits on the bouquet with hints of lifted nectarine, subtle vanillin oak in the background adds complexity and depth to the overall impression. Fruit filled, dry and medium bodied to taste, freshly cut orchard fruit and melon flavours lead to a generous and creamy middle palate, textured, structured and fine, resolving on a persistent, clean and lingering finish.

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A Chardonnay of extraordinary freshness, slightly more fruit forward than its icon Heytesbury sibling. Vasse Felix create a complex, softly textured wine, crafted to the old world traditions of wild yeast ferments and regular stirring in fine French oak. The final effort is distinct, elegant in style and true to Margaret River. Typified by its bright, delicate fruit and tight, underlying acidity throughout, a reflection of the purity to be found in Margaret River, a Chardonnay of compelling primary fruit flavours within a palate of the soundest structure.

$2799each $335DOZEN EACH DOZEN Vasse Felix have always been well positioned to produce the finest Margaret River Chardonnay. Sultry maritime climes are ideal for the early ripening varietal. The grapes are smaller than normal, sugar ripeness is accelerated, natural acid levels are always fortuitously favourable to the bright expressions of fruit. Grapes are all harvested by hand, chilled and gently whole bunch pressed, followed by an unclarified, wild fermentation through the action of natural indigenous yeasts in fine French oak barriques, a course of malolactic, battonage and lees stirring derive texture, richness and complexity. Components are treated to nine months in oak before the final assemblage.

Pale lemon, greenish hues. Fruit and savoury elements from natural, barrel ferments entwine within intricate fragrances, light notes of pineapple skin, green apples and apricot, fresh lime and lemon glaze, granita biscuit, lightly toasted almond and clove oak spice. Succulent and juicy palate, fresh and vibrant with delicate fruit flavours, fresh pineapple and green apple, a hint of lemon cheesecake before a dry, lemon biscuit, citrus pith finish.

Margaret River is recognized as a more modern style of Chardonnay, focusing on varietal fruit characters while permitting oak and fermentation complexity to support, not overwhelm. Heytesbury represents the best Margaret River Chardonnay Vasse Felix can produce each year, a regional flagship assembled from a barrel cull of the most spectacular parcels, representing the finest of vintage, articulating the complexities achieved through natural ferments, increased solids exposure and quality French oak.

$10299each $1235DOZEN EACH DOZEN Half the grapes are hand picked and whole bunch pressed, the balance picked in the cool of night, preserving vibrant fruit character. Parcels are pressed off and the free run juices separated before settling overnight, racked to an extravagant selection of mostly new French oak barriques with varying levels of solids, achieving intense barrel ferment characters and palate weight. All batches are fermented wild without any added yeasts or malolactic to retain splendid natural acidity, stirred throughout nine months maturation, allowing the lees to impart further complexity to the texture and palate weight. The best barrels are identified and assembled into the final wine.

Lovely bright straw with subtle green hue. Vibrant aromas of spiced pear, apples and orange blossom combine with a hint of toasted vanilla bean. The palate is fresh and tight, with restrained fruit weight complimenting the structure and texture of the elegant French oak tannins, followed by minerality and flint. Delicate oak spice sits beautifully, a seamless mineral acidity contributes to a long, crisp, yet silky finish, satisfying and clean.

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