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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.64 $15.41
12 bottles: $11.52
Bold and strong in character, this deep rich and golden Chardonnay is filled with stone fruit aromas and a sweet...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.35 $13.00
12 bottles: $9.98
With rich fruit flavors, Altoona Hills Chardonnay shows considerable complexity, reinforced with subtle notes of...
White
750ml
Bottle: $24.94
12 bottles: $24.44
All fruit was hand harvested in the cool of dawn, immediately destemmed and pressed and the juice settled in...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $22.94
12 bottles: $22.48
• Chardonnay. • Fruit sourced from Dixons Creek, 45 year old planting and dry farmed. • Fine, silty grey clay...
White
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
12 bottles: $23.46
Sleek and intense, with mouthwatering yuzu, green apple and pomelo flavors at the core, revealing details of sea...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.76 $13.43
12 bottles: $10.45
The bouquet has lovely aromas of peach, melon and cream, while the palate is rich and long with varietal Chardonnay...
White
750ml
Bottle: $64.79
6 bottles: $64.00
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
This white is fresh and light, but not shy on intensity, with notes of toasted sesame seed, fresh grated ginger and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.59 $14.31
12 bottles: $11.42
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.79 $15.84
This wine is pale gold with a slight green tinge. On the nose are aromas of stone fruit and lime. The palate is light...
White
750ml
Bottle: $15.94
12 bottles: $15.62
Boasts baked spiced apple, lemon sherbet and orange blossom notes that are effusive and juicy on a compact frame....
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $49.50
This has a savory, crushed stone edge to the nose with fresh pastry, as well as white peaches, lemon pastry and...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $74.45
Pure and focused, with a laser beam of lemon meringue, fleshy mandarin orange and orange sherbet showing incredible...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $49.50
Pale yellow. Bright and energetic in style, displaying Anjou pear, tangerine, floral and mineral qualities on the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
Bright, pale green with washed straw hints. Mouth-watering aromas of fresh apple and white peach with floral...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $10.89 $12.13
Smooth and creamy chardonnay, with aromas of mangoes, peaches, pie crust, lemons and crushed stones. Clean and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.58 $14.30
12 bottles: $11.40
White
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
A big rich and full of flavour Hunter Valley Chardonnay, grapefruit and melon flavours with a flavoursome buttery oak...
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
The Agnes represents the very best of what Kirkton Estate can do with Chardonnay. Sourced from the finest low...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $31.86 $35.40
12 bottles: $29.35
There's an oceanic quality to the nose; lime blossom and sea shells. Fresh, evolving and textured with layered...
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Chardonnay Australia 750ml

Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.

Whilst most of Australia consists of arid deserts and dense bushland, the oceanic coasts to the south of the country have a terrain and climate ideal for vine cultivation and wine production. It took several decades of failed attempts at the end of the 18th century in order to produce vines of a decent enough quality for making wine, but since those first false starts, the Australian wine industry has continued to grow and grow. Today, wine production makes up for a considerable part of the Australian economy, with exports in recent years reaching unprecedented levels and even overtaking France for the first time ever. Whilst the greatest successes in regards to quality have been the result of the Syrah grape varietal (known locally as Shiraz), Australia utilizes several Old World grapes, and has had fantastic results from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Riesling, Chardonnay and more. As the Australian passion for locally produced wine continues to develop, wineries have begun experimenting with a wider range of grape varietals, meaning that nowadays it isn't uncommon to find high quality Australian wines made from Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Tempranillo and Viognier, amongst many others.