CHARDONNAY & BLENDS
145 TASTED
106 AWARDED
CHARDONNAY UNDER $20
20 TASTED
8 AWARDED
“Overall, the wines in this category were clean and well made, however, a number also lacked fruit intensity and were often propped up with oak or ‘tricky’ winemaking,” was one judges comment. Here we feature only the better wines.
Lake Chalice The Falcon Marlborough Chardonnay 2019 ★★★★
Refined and restrained with everything in balance. Nose has nutty, floral tropical characters with excellent flavour persistence. $18.99
Leefield Station Waihopai Valley Marlborough Chardonnay 2018 ★★★★
A floral and spicy elegance to the nose with flavoursome citrus driven fruit flavours, a hint of oak and malo creaminess. $19.99 NZ
Giesen Estate Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2019 ★★★1/2
An attractive smoky oak bouquet and soft and creamy in the mouth with everything in perfect balance. $16.99
Buller Wines RLB Victoria Chardonnay 2020 ★★★
Nice lift to the toasty citrus nose with a medium bodied, oak driven, palate. $17
Dominic Wines Black Label Langhorne Creek Chardonnay 2020 ★★★
More of an old school oak driven style with hints of pear and peach fruit characters. $17.99
Yealands Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2019 ★★★
Tropical fruit aromas with toffee notes and good length of nutty buttery flavours. $15.95
Trentham Estate Grown Chardonnay 2019 ★★★
A tropical nose followed by loads of toasty oak flavours laced with peach notes. $18
Saint Clair Origin Marlborough Chardonnay 2019 ★★★
Attractive subtlety of smoky toasty fragrances with excellent oak/fruit flavour integration. $19.90
CHARDONNAY $20-$25
13 TASTED
7 AWARDED
The judges found more consistency in this group, however in the pursuit of complexity some went too far! “Keep it simple at this price,” suggested one judge.
Giesen Small Batch Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2019 ★★★★
A beautifully balanced and very flavoursome style with spicy citrus/melon fruit and a whisper of smoky oak. $24.99
Tempus Two Copper Wilde Hunter Valley ★★★★
