Chardonnay

Marlborough, New Zealand. This Chardonnay from the Awatere Valley is brimming with varietal character, balance and elegance. The nose is lifted and fresh with notes of citrus flower and crushed oyster shell. The citrus & stone fruit characters on the palate and balanced acidity combine to create an expressive, modern style of Chardonnay...

Yarra Valley, Victoria. The bouquet has peach and melon fruit complimented by subtle toasty oak. It has a lovely balanced palate of peach and citrus, subtly complex nuttiness, with a long fine acid...

 

WINERY RATING
James Halliday,	Australian Wine Companion 2009

WINERY RATING
James Halliday,	Australian Wine Companion 2009

Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria. This chardonnay shows classic Bellarine varietal aromas of peaches and citrus with a nutty creamy background and toasty, buttery flavours interwoven with a complex mineral structure and a crisp dry finish...

Geelong, Victoria. Lifted aromas of Lime and Citrus fruits are underpinned with a hint of cashew derived from the French oak maturation. The first sip will discover more Citrus fruit drive as well as a hint of Lemon Sherbet with an excellent acid line throughout the palate...

Barossa Valley, South Australia. With fruit from Eden Valley and Barossa Valley this Chardonnay is beautifully balanced with ripe orchard and stone fruits being complemented by fine grained acidity. Lees stirring and new French oak have added savoury complexity and texture to this wine...

Multi-Regional, Victoria.  The base of the 2021 B5B White is Vermentino; we split this into two parts and fermented separately. The first part was destemmed, gently pressed and fermented in foudre, the second was fermented on skins for 10-18 days. While the wine was naturally fermenting in the foudre we introduced Pinot Gris, Riesling, Chardonnay & Pinot Noir juice at different stages as a way of increasing texture and complexity while maintaining fruit vibrancy...

Alpine Valleys, Victoria, Complex and stylish with attractive floral notes, fresh white peach, and a delicate nuttiness...