New Zealand Listener

A chardonnay shopping list

Which is our most prestigious white-wine variety? If price is the guide, chardonnay is a runaway winner. Several wines – such as Church Road Tom Chardonnay 2019, Clearview Estate Endeavour Chardonnay 2018 and Craggy Range Les Beaux Cailloux 2017 – are on the shelves at $150 or more.

From Hawke’s Bay’s sturdy, rich, peachy chardonnays to the more citrusy, crisper styles found further south, New Zealand’s chardonnays offer an intriguing diversity of regional styles. The satisfying, full-flavoured wines featured here can all be bought for $40 or less – some for just $20.

Allan Scott [Black Label] Marlborough Chardonnay 2019

This bold wine was grown in the Wairau Valley and fermented and matured for eight months in French

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