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Chardonnay 

 

 

2006 Allira Strathbogie Ranges Chardonnay  Single vineyard wine! Incomparable value. DUAL TROPHY WINNER at the 2008 Strathbogie wine Show, including the trophy for BEST WINE OF SHOW  $11.50 per bottle

2005 Ashton Hills Chardonnay   "Right up there in the super-value ranks... Really really good." - The Wine Front, 94 points $29.95 per bottle

2003 Bass Phillip Old Cellar Chardonnay      $29.95 per bottle

2006 Calulu Park Yarra Valley Chardonnay    Astonishing value for money! Single vineyard wine sourced from 30-year-old unirrigated vines, bright, juicy, fresh and clean   $14.95 per bottle

2007 Cape Mentelle Chardonnay      Trophy Best Chardonnay - 2009 Sydney Wine Show; "Its long, vibrant and seamless palate finishes with a powerful crescendo of flavour. Excellent balance and focus" - Jeremy Oliver, 95 points; "A lively and fresh Chardonnay with a glorious finish" - Paul Ippolito, 95 points; "A lovely wine" - Grant Dodd, 94+ points; The Wine Front - 93 points   $33.95 per bottle

2006 Cape Mentelle Chardonnay      "Awesome" - Winorama, 96 points; "A chardonnay of great purity and complexity" - Jeremy Oliver, 95 points; James Halliday - 95 points; "Brilliant Margaret River chardonnay" - The Wine Front, 95 points; "A pleasure to drink" - Grant Dodd, 95 points; "This Margaret River Chardonnay is firmly positioned among the region's greats" - Epicure Uncorked Summer 2007 - THE BEST WHITE WINE   $36.95 per bottle

2002 Cape Mentelle Chardonnay     James Halliday - 94 points; Epicure Uncorked *****; Winestate *****  $39.95 per bottle

2007 Carbunup Crest Margaret River Chardonnay     Great value, delicious Margaret River chardonnay; "A fragrant bouquet with a striking mix of tropical and citrus aromas moves into a delicate, finely flavoured palate" - James Halliday, 90 points  $19.95 per bottle

2008 Chalkers Crossing Tumbarumba Chardonnay     One of my favourite chardonnays and my biggest selling chardonnay by quite some margin; "Displays all the usual elegance and subtlety of Chalkers Crossing chardonnays... a restrained and pure wine in every way" - James Halliday, 94 points     $19.50 per bottle

1998 Coldstream Hills Chardonnay      Jeremy Oliver - 90 points  $29.95 per bottle

2007 Craggy Range Les Beaux Cailloux Chardonnay   "Creamy, silky fruit flavours, the oak is seamlessly integrated and the whole palate lifted by succulent acidity. Tremendous length... A lovely wine" - The Independent Wine Monthly, 19.0 points out of 20    $64.95 per bottle

2005 Cullen Chardonnay      James Halliday - 96 points; "A stunning, complex serious chardonnay" - Tim White, 96 points; "Could easily pass for a Meursault Premier Cru" - The Wine Advocate, 95 points; "A wine of breathtaking depth, balance and complexity... A stunner" - Huon Hooke; "A great chardonnay that combines grace with power" - Winorama, 94 points    $69.95 per bottle

2002 Cullen Chardonnay      "A wine that captures remarkable fruit intensity, which it seamlessly delivers along a superbly long and elegant palate" - Jeremy Oliver, 96 points; "Beautifully made, proportioned and balanced" - James Halliday, 96 points    $75.00 per bottle

2001 Cullen Chardonnay      Jeremy Oliver – 95 points; The Wine Front - 95 points   $69.50 per bottle

2000 Cullen Chardonnay      James Halliday – 95 points; Jeremy Oliver – 94 points   $67.00 per bottle

2007 Curly Flat Chardonnay   James Halliday - 96 points   $39.95 per bottle

2006 Curly Flat Chardonnay   "A lovely wine with real focus... very long and extremely powerful on the finish" - James Halliday, 95 points; "Wonderful delicacy with floral notes" - Jancis Robinson MW, 18.0 points   $39.95 per bottle

2004 Curly Flat Chardonnay   Gourmet Traveller Wine - ***** 96 points; James Halliday – 95 points; "It's a ripsnorter" - The Wine Front, 95 points; "Really exciting chardy at a great price" - Stuart Gregor; Paddy Kendler *****   $41.50 per bottle

2001 Dalwhinnie Chardonnay      The Wine Front - 95 points; Jeremy Oliver – 93 points   $42.00 per bottle

2005 De Bortoli Yarra Valley Reserve Chardonnay   Gourmet Traveller Wine ***** 95 points; "It's a stellar wine... It is purity personified" - The Wine Front, 95 points; "An understated wine of great finesse" - James Halliday, 94 points; "A beautiful and fine wine of distinction" - Winorama, 94 points  $39.95 per bottle

2006 Devil's Lair Margaret River Chardonnay    "This is a great Australian chardonnay" - Winorama, 95 points; Jeremy Oliver – 95 points; "This is an A grade wine" - The Wine Front, 94 points; James Halliday - 94 points  $37.95 per bottle

2007 Dog Point Chardonnay   "It's refined and beautifully concentrated without heaviness, ending in a lip-smacking tang" - Age Epicure *****   $32.50 per bottle

2006 Dog Point Chardonnay   "Truly stunning" - Sue Courtney, Wine of the Week; "Finesse, power, elegance and length - this is a beautiful chardonnay" - The Wine Front, 94 points; "I am a massive fan of this wine... intense, textural, and very fine" - Max Allen   $34.50 per bottle

2003 Dog Point Chardonnay     "A sensational white... one of the best New Zealand chardonnays I have tasted" – Joelle Thomson   $36.50 per bottle

2006 Edwards Margaret River Chardonnay      "Delicious example of the fine but generous Margaret River chardonnay style" - Huon Hooke, 93 points; Gourmet Traveller Wine - ***** 93 points    $22.50 per bottle

2006 Ferngrove Estate Chardonnay      Lovely refreshing style;  "Tightly focused grapefruit and nectarine... good length" - James Halliday, 91 points $17.50 per bottle

2005 Geoff Weaver Lenswood Chardonnay     "Ultimate elegance and restraint" - James Halliday, 95 points; Philip Rich - Top 20 Wines of 2006; "Adelaide hills finesse, with tightness and reserve" - Huon Hooke, 93 points; "Delicious" - The Age Epicure *****    $37.50 per bottle

2005 Gracedale Hills Estate 'Hill Paddock' Chardonnay     Delicious Yarra Valley chardonnay; "Attractive wine" - James Halliday, 90 points  $22.50 per bottle

2003 Green Valley Margaret River Chardonnay     James Halliday – 90 points  $27.95 per bottle

2006 Grosset Piccadilly Chardonnay   "A beautifully fresh, understated, refined wine of tremendous complexity... It really builds through the marvellously long palate" - Gourmet Traveller Wine, 96 points *****; James Halliday - 94 points; "A wine of balance, length and finesse" - Winewise, Highly Recommended  $47.95 per bottle

2005 Grosset Piccadilly Chardonnay   "Perfectly balanced and seamless palate" - James Halliday, 95 points; "Full of finesse and restraint" - The Wine Front, 94 points; "Terrific wine" - Jane Faulkner; Jeremy Oliver - 93 points  $48.95 per bottle

2006 Helen's Hill Estate Chardonnay   Yarra Valley at its very best; "Very well-made wine" - James Halliday, 95 points; "Good, chalky minerality and wheatmeal complexity" - Max Allen; Gold Medal, Winewise Small Vignerons Awards; "A fine Yarra Valley Chardonnay " - Paddy Kendler ****(*); BLUE-GOLD Award Winner - 2008 Sydney International Wine Competition  $22.50 per bottle

2007 Henty Estate Chardonnay     $19.95 per bottle

2008 Hoddles Creek Estate Chardonnay   "A delicious chardonnay, exemplifying the Yarra Valley style with its length and finesse" - Halliday's Top 100 of 2009, 95 points; "This is another beauty. Value doesn't come much higher... It's fresh and penetrating, yet generous. Outstanding wine" - The Wine Front, 93 points  $18.95 per bottle

2007 Kooyong Estate Chardonnay     $34.50 per bottle

2005 Kooyong Estate Chardonnay  "A wonderfully complex and meticulously crafted wine... Absolutely delicious." - Ken Gargett, 94 points; "Refined, elegant and beautifully crafted" - James Halliday, 94 points; "Splendidly stylish" - Winorama, 94 point; "Spectacular Chardonnay. Prepare yourself for a show that will take your breath away" - Matthew Jukes & Tyson Stelzers; ***** Gourmet Traveller Wine  - 93 points; Jeremy Oliver - 93 points   $37.95 per bottle

2006 Kumeu River Village Chardonnay  "Is the world's finest chardonnay for the money" - Robert Whitley, 92 points; Wine Spectator - 90 points [90-94: Outstanding]   $21.95 per bottle

2007 Larry Cherubino Ad Hoc Hen & Chicken Chardonnay     James Halliday's Top 100 of 2008 - 92 points  $19.95 per bottle

2006 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay  "The finish is staggeringly long, fine and complex" - James Halliday, 97 points; Ray Jordan - 97 points; "This is as good as a young Art Series gets. It's a fantastically restrained, lengthy, elegant wine, its mass of flavour coiled so tight and intricately that it almost presents as delicate" - Campbell Mattinson, 97 points; "One of the very greatest vintages of one of Australia's top Chardonnays ever made. On a world scale, this is as good as Chardonnay ever gets anywhere outside of Burgundy" - Matthew Jukes & Tyson Stelzer  $77.95 per bottle

2005 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay  "Awesome power, grace, depth and finesse" - James Halliday Top 100 for 2008, 97 points; "A truly glorious wine" - Winorama, 97 points; "Breathtaking palate action, brilliant complexity and yet unreservedly restrained - how do they do it?" - Tyson Stelzer, 97 points; "Almost the perfect chardonnay... a stunning exercise in both power and control" - Jeremy Oliver, 96 points; "This is the best in a decade" - Peter Forrestal; "Time may well prove it to be the greatest Leeuwin Chardonnay yet" - Ray Jordan; Grant Dodd - 96 points  $89.95 per bottle

2004 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay   Halliday's Top 100 of 2008 - 97 points; "A stellar wine" - Peter Forrestal; "A simply stunning wine" - The West Australian; Peter Forrestal, Top 100 Drops - 19.0 points  $89.95 per bottle

2003 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay   Jeremy Oliver - 97 points; Tyson Stelzer - 95 points  $89.95 per bottle

2000 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay   The Wine Front - 97 points, Halliday's Top 100 of 2003 - 96 points    $94.95 per bottle

2006 Lillydale Estate Chardonnay  "Classy, mouthwatering, delicious" - The Wine Front, 92 points; The Age Epicure *****& Wine of the Week; "This really has no right to be so cheap" - Max Allen; A lovely chardonnay" - Winorama, 91 points; "Southern Victorian chardonnay at this price doesn't come any better" - Paddy Kendler *****     $21.95 per bottle

2008 McHenry Hohnen Calgardup Brook Chardonnay   "The fruit and oak seamlessly interwoven on the long and focused palate... the future is undoubted" - James Halliday, 95 points  $32.50 per bottle

2007 McHenry Hohnen Rocky Road Chardonnay  "Delicious white peach and grapefruit flavours in classic Margaret River style, and an intense, lingering finish" - James Halliday's Top 100 Wines of 2008, 96 points; "A splendid debut... Layered, complex and very tasty" - Winorama, 93 points; "I love this Margaret River chardy... Complex but enjoyable. Bring a second bottle!" - www.blogger.com   $32.50 per bottle

2003 Moss Wood Margaret River Chardonnay   Jeremy Oliver - 95 points; James Halliday - 93 points   $54.95 per bottle

2004 Mount William Chardonnay   James Halliday - 93 points $22.95 per bottle

2003 Petaluma Chardonnay      Jeremy Oliver - 95 points; Tim White - 94 points; James Halliday - 94 points; "... an exceptional wine" - Paul Ippolito   $39.95 per bottle

2008 Picardy Chardonnay      "It's one of Australia's best Chardonnays... a wine of precision and impeccable balance with a dry finish that's long citrussy and spicy" - The Wine Front, 95 points; "One serious, sophisticated chardonnay" - Max Veenhuyzen, 18.0 points out of 20   $34.95 per bottle

2007 Picardy Chardonnay      "It really sings on the palate. A stunner" - Huon Hooke; "An absolute beauty - finesse, class and balance" - The Wine Front, 95 points; "A platform of intense fruit flavours... Balance is the key, with a drive of flavour and a wondrous grapefruit acidity on the finish" - Peter Bourne    $34.95 per bottle

2005 Picardy Chardonnay      "A beautifully crafted wine" - James Halliday, 96 points; "Very long palate and an exciting wine" - Ray Jordan, 95 points; "It's an absolute beauty" - Winorama, 95 points; Grant Dodd - 94 points; "The palate is seamless, fine and lingering with a tasty, lip-smacking finish" - The Age Epicure ***** ; Scoop Magazine - Gold, 18.5 points   $39.95 per bottle

2007 Pierro Chardonnay       $59.95 per bottle

2006 Pierro Chardonnay     "First class winemaking, first class grapes" - James Halliday, 96 points; "When you strike a great wine... Memorable" - Grant Dodd, 96 points  $64.95 per bottle

2008 Shaw & Smith M3 Vineyard Chardonnay  "This is one stunning Chardonnay - the purity of the fruit is just sensational... The palate is divine" - Paul Ippolito, 96 points; "A vibrant, fresh and very long palate" - James Halliday, 96 points  $35.95 per bottle

2007 Shaw & Smith M3 Vineyard Chardonnay  "A worthy successor to the great 2006" - James Halliday Top 100 for 2008, 96 points; "This is another ripper from Shaw and Smith... an outstanding combination of elegance and power" - Campbell Mattinson, 95 points; "A masterpiece of subtle complexity" - Huon Hooke, 95 points; "Best I have tasted from the M3 vineyard" - Winorama, 94 points; "Complete and ultimately pleasurable" - Tony Love, 94 points  $36.95 per bottle

2006 Sorrenberg Chardonnay     $49.95 per bottle

2006 Squitchy Lane Yarra Valley Chardonnay     "Very good Chardonnay. Full of classic peach melon varietal fruit" - Paul Ippolito, 90 points; "A very rich Yarra Valley chardonnay showing the full suite of winemaking inputs" - Epicure Uncorked    $22.50 per bottle

2005 Squitchy Lane Yarra Valley Chardonnay     A lovely chardonnay from 25 year old vines in the Yarra Valley   $22.50 per bottle

2004 Te Mata Elston Chardonnay     New Zealand's top chardonnay; "The aftertaste is gorgeous" - Geoff Kelly, 18.5 points *****   $45.95 per bottle

2006 Tomboy Hill Garibaldi Farm Chardonnay    Sensational wine (very Burgundian); "Superfine and elegant; tightly focused " - James Halliday, 95 points  $36.95 per bottle

2006 Tomboy Hill Rebellion Chardonnay    "Perfect balance" - James Halliday, 94 points  $24.95 per bottle

1997 Tyrrell's Vat 47 Chardonnay      James Halliday - 95 points; Jeremy Oliver - 90 points   $47.50 per bottle

1994 Tyrrell's Vat 47 Chardonnay      Jeremy Oliver - 94 points; James Halliday - 93 points   $53.50 per bottle

1993 Tyrrell's Vat 47 Chardonnay      Jeremy Oliver - 94 points; James Halliday - 94 points   $57.50 per bottle

1985 Tyrrell's Vat 47 Chardonnay      $59.95 per bottle

2007 Voyager Estate Chardonnay    "In the top tier of Margaret River chardonnay" - James Halliday, 96 points; "I'd have to plump for Voyager Estate being at the very top of the Australian Chardonnay tree - what a beautiful wine" - The Wine Front, 96 points     $29.95 per bottle

2006 Voyager Estate Chardonnay    "One of Australia's finest" - Nick Stock, 96 points; "This was my favourite in a class of 57 last year" - Huon Hooke, 95 points; James Halliday - 95 points; "It's a top wine from an exceptional vintage" - Winorama, 95 points; "Restrained, classy, long and elegant" - The Wine Front, 94 points; "Great power and potentia" - Australian Wine Review, 17.5++ points out of 20     $29.95 per bottle

2005 Voyager Estate Chardonnay    "The best chardonnay we've made" - Cliff Royle (winemaker); "Superb balance and length" - James Halliday, 96 points; The Wine Front - 95 points; "A stunning, powerful and wonderfully restrained Chardonnay" - Grant Dodd, 95 points; "Awesome chardonnay" - Tim White, 95 points; "In a word, stunning" - Jane Faulkner; Jeremy Oliver - 93 points; Ralph Kyte-Powell *****   $34.95 per bottle

2002 Voyager Estate Chardonnay      "Bloody exceptional. A freak wine" - The Wine Front, 95 points; "Particularly stylish, tightly balanced and focused" - Jeremy Oliver, 95 points; "A complex but perfectly balanced wine" - James Halliday, 94 points; Decanter Magazine *****   $36.95 per bottle

2004 Wedgetail Estate Chardonnay   Superb, cool-climate chardonnay; "... has precision and intensity" - Australian Gourmet Traveller   $31.95 per bottle

2007 We're Estate Single Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay  A lovely example of the new Margaret River style of chardonnay; "Sophisticated winemaking" - James Halliday, 94 points  $26.95 per bottle

2006 Yabby Lake Chardonnay    "This is a beautifully constructed Chardonnay" - Nick Stock, 95 points; James Halliday - 94 points   $37.50 per bottle

2007 Yalumba FDW [7c] Chardonnay    "Lovely purity" - James Halliday, 94 points; "It unleashes phenomenal rich tangy melon and peach flavour... A lot of wine for the money" - Nick Stock, 93 points; "It's been a pleasure doing business with you again FDW[7c]" - The Wine Front, 93 points   $26.95 per bottle

2002 Yeringberg Chardonnay      James Halliday - 94 points; Jeremy Oliver - 94 points   $54.50 per bottle

2006 Yering Station Chardonnay  "Bargain" - Halliday's Top 100 of 2008, 95 points; Jeremy Oliver - 90 points  $19.50 per bottle

Chablis

2002 Brocard Chablis 'Domaine St. Claire'    $37.50 per bottle

2002 La Chablisienne Chablis    $31.50 per bottle

1995 La Chablisienne Les Preuses Grand Cru    $145.00 per bottle

2006 William Fevre Petit Chablis     $26.95 per bottle