The Chardonnay Thread

[redbigot]

Can anyone shed some light on what these Chardy's might be?

Chardonnay 2018 – Black Market Deal #39108

Chardonnay 2019 – Black Market Deal #39153

This is very soft, rounded and alluring Peninsula chardy, with quite a subtle nose of melon, snow pea, pineapple and peppered, buttered white asparagus. Whil...

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Chardonnay 2019 – Black Market Deal #39464

An Adelaide Hills favorite of ours at the ‘fo, these guys have been producing wines since the early 90’s, and each year go from strength to strength, produci...

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Chardonnay 2019 – Black Market Deal #39465

This ranks right up there with the absolute best of the best in Adelaide Hills chardonnay. This is no ‘peek your head around the corner and whisper’ sort of ...

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Go here: Vinomofo Blackmarket Uncovered

 

[cityloop]

Go here: Vinomofo Blackmarket Uncovered

Legend

 

[redbigot]

Legend

Direct thanks to @DLR

 

[qaz]

14% new accounts/10% existing via Cashrewards
No cap

• Giant Steps Clay Ferment Ocarina 2019 - AH/NS/JH96, MB95, HH92 - $42.45 delivered in 6pk @ Vinomofo after $35 off VINOHALLIDAY, 10% Cashrewards - ends today

Giant Steps Clay Ferment Ocarina Chardonnay 2019

Giant Steps is clearly one of the leading producers in the Yarra with winemaking icon Steve Flamsteed steering the ship in the winery. Ocarina is their left-...

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[Jczer000]

Small Island Chardonnay, $24.5 at Dans Essendon fields

https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_86993/small-island-wines-chardonnay

 

[qaz]

Stella Bella Suckfizzle 2019 - GW96, EL95, SK94 - $49.99 in 6pk @ Wine Experience

Stella Bella Suckfizzle Chardonnay - Margaret River | Wine Experience

Stella Bella Suckfizzle Chardonnay - Margaret River, Stella Bella, $69.99, **FREE SHIPPING AVAILABLE** Flavours of crushed lime, lemon and sea salt. Lively mineral acidity and layered texture. Pure, powerful and unparalleled.

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Scorpo Eocene Single Vineyard 2019 - JF96, GW95

• $51.35 @ Red Hill Wine Collective via Vivino after 20% off with VIVINOAU20, 5.6% Cashrewards
• $59.40 @ The Right Drop after 10% off with OPEN10 ($20 off $100 voucher)
• price-match @ United Cellars (less AmEx)

11 of the best new Australian Chardonnay this September (and a Jura interloper)

Chardonnay – aka the king of white wines (which makes Riesling the queen) – gets pride of place in the Graham household, regularly jumping the barrier from ‘tasting’ to ‘drinking’ wine. As a result, when the big dogs of the […]

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Bicknell FC Applecross 2018 - CM(WF)/AG95

• $42.30 @ The Right Drop after 10% off with OPEN10 ($20 off $100 voucher)
• price-match @ Cloudwine

Tapanappa 1.5m Tiers 2020 - CM(WF)/HH/RJ95, AG/JP94

• $46.66 @ The Wine Collective after 8.5% Cashrewards (less $10/$20 voucher)
• $47.49 @ Nicks after 5% off signup
• $48.60 @ The Right Drop after 10% off with OPEN10 ($20 off $100 voucher)
• price-match @ Different Drop ($10 off $100 voucher)

Brookland Valley Estate 2020 $32.50 in 6pk @ Cellar One (referrals) - October Special


A Force To Reckon With - Chardonnay 6pk $425 @ The Stunned Mullet

• 2019 Dm. Christophe & Fils. Chablis AC
• 2019 Felton Road – Bannockburn
• 2016 Dry River
• 2018 Pooley – Cooinda Vale
• 2019 Tolpuddle
• 2018 Vasse Felix – Heytesbury

• 2020 Kumeu River Maté's Vineyard – NS100, CD98, VM(RG)97, FV(TP)96, JR17.5

re-stocked @ WineSquare - $88.36 in 6pk

2020 Kumeu River Mate's Chardonnay, Kumeu Auckland

2020 Kumeu River Mate's Chardonnay, Kumeu Auckland hints of the golden queen peach and mineral notes that we expect from Mate’s Vineyard.

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Oakridge Local Vineyard Series Henk 2019 - HH/PE97, TW96-97, JF/SL96, MB94+, TG93/+++

• price-match @ Prince Wine Store

• $31.57 @ WineSquare in 6pk
• $32/price-match @ United Cellars (less AmEx)
• price-match @ Cloudwine

 

[Doctore1003]

Looking for a WA chardonnay recommendation in the $30-40 price range that I can serve to my Victorian family for Xmas lunch (usually Dexter is the staple). Something light on oaky notes. Looked at reviews on Winefront but couldn’t see much that rated 94 or more. Currently sipping on Stella Bella 2019, which is good, but feel like I could find better. Would love your help!

 

[RnD]

Looking for a WA chardonnay recommendation in the $30-40 price range that I can serve to my Victorian family for Xmas lunch (usually Dexter is the staple). Something light on oaky notes. Looked at reviews on Winefront but couldn’t see much that rated 94 or more. Currently sipping on Stella Bella 2019, which is good, but feel like I could find better. Would love your help!

I don't mind Upper Reach, small winery in the swan valley. The 2020 tasting notes from the winery says that it's a bit of a throw back, however I don't like heavy oak chardonnay. I find the oak influence subtle and well balanced with the citrus notes.

 

[Coz]

Looking for a WA chardonnay recommendation in the $30-40 price range that I can serve to my Victorian family for Xmas lunch (usually Dexter is the staple). Something light on oaky notes. Looked at reviews on Winefront but couldn’t see much that rated 94 or more. Currently sipping on Stella Bella 2019, which is good, but feel like I could find better. Would love your help!

Check out Domaine Naturaliste

 

[Doctore1003]

Check out Domaine Naturaliste

I do love the Artus!

 

[duncs]

Looking for a WA chardonnay recommendation in the $30-40 price range that I can serve to my Victorian family for Xmas lunch (usually Dexter is the staple). Something light on oaky notes. Looked at reviews on Winefront but couldn’t see much that rated 94 or more. Currently sipping on Stella Bella 2019, which is good, but feel like I could find better. Would love your help!

The Vasse Felix Chardonnary, or Fraser Gallop Parterre is around the $40 mark
Or the McHenry Hohnen Laterite Hills...
Or the Domaine Naturaliste suggestion above...

 

[Alex Arch]

I had a bottle of this Cherubino for DMs last night. It's about $5 more than what I paid now but thought it to be a very nice, balanced wine. A hybrid of the old world Pierro style and more austere Howard Park. https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_829123/larry-cherubino-margaret-river-chardonnay-2018

 

[Daver6]

The Vasse Felix Chardonnary, or Fraser Gallop Parterre is around the $40 mark

I second these two as well as the Howard Park Chardonnay, although that's closer to the $50 but I'm sure can be found for less.

 

[qaz]

• 2018 Domaine de Montbourgeau Jura L'Etoile - MB95 - $57.65

2018 Domaine de Montbourgeau Jura L

2018 Domaine de Montbourgeau Jura L'Etoile Chardonnay from Jura, France - Read Reviews At The Wine Collective

www.thewinecollective.com.au

Domaine de Montbourgeau | Jura | Mosaique Wines

The vineyard was planted in 1920, by Nicole Deriaux's grandfather in l'Etoile, and has produced traditional Jura wines since. The vineyard is organically farmed, and the vinification is very traditional, respecting the ancient practices of this region.

www.mosaiquewines.com.au

$25 off $125 orders (+ free delivery) @ Sometimes Always with BIG25 - ends today ACDT - before discount:

• 2018 Domaine de Montbourgeau L'Etoile $60

Domaine de Monbourgeau > L’Etoile Vin Blanc Chardonnay 2018 - Sometimes Always

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The Glimmer of l'Etoile: Domaine de Montbourgeau's Jura Chardonnay and Savagnin (for lovers of great acidity and full flavor)

Domaine de Montbourgeau's logo, which I'm sure you recognize (producer site)

www.chambersstwines.com

• 2018 Tissot La Mailloche $140

Tissot - La Mailloche Chardonnay 2018

It’s exactly what you might expect out of the Jura with the Tissot name attached. Power, minerality, face-smacking presence. The smell of new rain so pretty you could lick the pavement. Tight and tense, while so angelic. Pineapples and apples floating on top. Complex and beautiful Chardonnay as...

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Stéphane et Bénédicte Tissot : le Jura majuscule sur la Route des Blancs - La Route Des Blancs

Stéphane Tissot fait partie de ces vignerons exigeants et authentiques qui pourraient s’approprier le mot Terroir sans réserve. Depuis qu’il a rejoint son père, André, en 1989, il ne cesse, depuis le fief familial de Montigny-les-Arsures, d’expérimenter, d’affiner, d’approfondir, pour...

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The Superb 2018 Jura Wines of Stéphane Tissot, In Stock and Pre-Arrival!

La Tour de Curon on a beautiful day (producer website)

www.chambersstwines.com

Looking for a WA chardonnay recommendation in the $30-40 price range that I can serve to my Victorian family for Xmas lunch (usually Dexter is the staple). Something light on oaky notes. Looked at reviews on Winefront but couldn’t see much that rated 94 or more. Currently sipping on Stella Bella 2019, which is good, but feel like I could find better. Would love your help!

you have good taste but your eyesight could be better

• 2019 Stella Bella - GW94, HH93 - $23 in 12pk + $15 delivery @ Icnussa Fine Foods

Stella Bella Chardonnay 2019 (Box of 12) — Icnussa Fine Foods

Stella Bella Chardonnay 2019 Margaret River Box of 12 bottles With a unique Stella Bella personality, our Chardonnay has a balance of power, generosity and mineral expression. Sourced from our five southern Margaret River vineyards it is an exceptional example of the modern style without the

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I do love the Artus!

2020 Domaine Naturaliste Artus - JH/AL97, AH96, GW95:

• $42 @ Summer Hill in 6pk
• $42.95 delivered @ myCellars (pm for free delivery code)
• price match @ Different Drop (less $10 voucher)

New Releases from Domaine Naturaliste

Bruce Dukes from Domaine Naturaliste believes that truly great wine is created from the ground up, approaching winemaking with a deep understanding of

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MW Corner - Annette Lacey casts an eye on Domaine Naturaliste

Just to make a disclaimer – I have always loved these wines and have listed them in many a restaurant or pub list as they consistently punch well above

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[qaz]

2019 Pyramid Valley Botanical Collection - $116.35 @ United Cellars via Vivino after 15% off with VIVINO15, 5.6% Cashrewards - 6 each - tempting

• 2019 Pyramid Valley Lions Tooth Chardonnay - HH98, JS94
• 2019 Pyramid Valley Fields Of Fire Chardonnay - HH97, JS94
• 2019 Pyramid Valley Earth Smoke Pinot Noir - HH95, JS95
• 2019 Pyramid Valley Angel Flower Pinot Noir - HH90, JS95

also $140.90 @ The Wine Collective after 8.5% Cashrewards (less $10/$20 voucher) - 3 each

Pyramid Valley Wines | Buy Pyramid Valley Wines Wines Online | The Wine Collective

Discover the rich and delicious wines from Pyramid Valley Wines available to order online with delivery direct to your door. Enjoy reds and whites from this premium producer.

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How chicken wire contributed to some of New Zealand’s finest drops

Pyramid Valley has been producing stunning biodynamic wine since 2007, and much of that is thanks to the pioneering work of a Californian couple.

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Pyramid Valley Wine From New Zealand: Terroir Taken To The Extreme - Quill & Pad

In the Waipara region, North Canterbury, in the southern part of New Zealand's South Island there is a cult winery called Pyramid Valley that Ken Gargett has visited a few times. Today he tastes several 2018 wines from the place with the picturesque vineyard names and shares his opinion with us.

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delivered @ cellardoor.co - ends this Sunday:

• Fine Wine Week Chardonnay Bundle 3pk $120 ($40/bt):
  • 2017 Devil's Lair 9th Chamber
  • 2018 Coldstream Hills Reserve
  • 2017 Penfolds Bin 311

CellarDoor.co | Award Winning Wines

Award Winning Wines - For our Family & Friends | CellarDoor.co

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• 2011 Devil's Lair 9th Chamber $75 [RJ98, JH/DP97, CM(WF)/HH96]

Devil's Lair 9th Chamber Chardonnay 2011 | Cellardoor.co

Shop Devil's Lair 9th Chamber Chardonnay 2011 from Cellardoor.co online and enjoy fast and free nationwide delivery to your door.

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• 2018 Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard 2018 - JH96, HH95, NS93 - $26.50 singles delivered @ cellardoor.co - ends this Sunday

CellarDoor.co | Award Winning Wines

Award Winning Wines - For our Family & Friends | CellarDoor.co

www.cellardoor.co

• also $20 in 6pk with any (single) purchase e.g. buying 2 singles of it at $26.50, qualifies to add 2x 6pks at $20

 

[Major]

This is a very nice Chardonnay and went well with the chook

 

[mouseman99]

https://www.danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_903956/seppelt-jaluka-chardonnay

$10 at Dans delivery or some select stores. Decent quaffer

 

[Millie]

I always thought that I'd start a(n aged) riesling thread next after the pinot noir one, given that riesling fanatics like myself probably come second to pinot lovers in terms of their passion for that varietal, and as pinot is to shiraz, so riesling is possibly considered the hip modish low-fi underdog, perhaps the preferred alternative for those who want to be seen as being in the know and enlightened...

However for me somewhat running counter to that, chardonnay displays more complexity, depth and variety, due to its different winemaking techniques, as opposed to the purity of young riesling, not that that necessarily makes it better or worse, just different and what I currently seem to enjoy more

Chardonnay's back in flavour
Wine: the annual white burgundy tasting
James Halliday Chardonnay Challenge: the winners are...
For the love of chardonnay

These are my picks from Cellarmasters after paying $10 for a $100 voucher (Groupon referral), 7% Cashrewards, 5% off WISH gift card (note that dispatch can be delayed upon request to avoid hot weather):

• Wolf Blass White Label 2016 $15.60

​

Previous vintages have been well-reviewed (eg. JO/CM94) and the 2015 was so enjoyable recently, after current favourite Stonier Reserve 2013, that I considered ordering more from cellardoor.co until this arose​

• Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard 2016 $44.20 (HH/PC96, CM/AG/JH95)
• Marchand & Burch 2016 $45.08 (GTW/HH/JH/RJ96, GW95, JO92)
• Mixed Champagne 6pk $186 ($31/bt)
  • 3x Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut NV
  • 3x Lanson Black Label Brut NV

Cellardoor.co (possible $25 credit):

• Seppelt Jaluka 2016 $15.50 (JH94, MB93)
• Coldstream Hills Reserve 2015 $42 (JH97, CM(WF)95)
• Coldstream Hills Mixed Selection 6pk $185 ($30.83/bt)
  • 2016 Coldstream Hills Chardonnay
  • 2014 Coldstream Hills Rising Vineyard Chardonnay
  • 2015 Coldstream Hills Reserve Chardonnay
  • 2016 Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir
  • 2015 Coldstream Hills The Esplanade Pinot Noir
  • 2014 Coldstream Hills Reserve Shiraz

Dan Murphy's after 3.5% Cashrewards & 5% off WISH:

• Toolangi Vineyards Pauls Lane 2012 $32 (JH97, HH92)
• Toolangi Reserve 2010 $45 (JH97, HH95)
• Oakridge 864 Funder & Diamond Vineyard Drive Block 2012 $59.48 (JH97, GW96, JO/HH95)
• Love Affair with Pinot Noir & Chardonnay 6pk $209.54 ($34.92/bt)

Other deals elsewhere include:

• Oakridge Local Vineyard Series Hazeldene Vineyard 2016 $36.17 (CM(WF)/HH/JH96)
  • also available in Yarra Valley Wine Show 6pk $265 ($44.17/bt)
    • 1 x 2016 LVS - Hazeldene Vineyard Chardonnay
    • 1 x 2016 LVS - Willowlake Vineyard Chardonnay
    • 1 x 2015 864 Funder & Diamond Chardonnay
    • 1 x 2016 864 Hazeldene Block 1 Pinot Noir
    • 1 x 2016 LVS - Henks Vineyard Pinot Noir
    • 1 x 2017 Oakridge Meunier
• Luke Lambert Crudo 2017 $24.21 @ AusCellardoor after 10% off (GW94)
• Flametree SRS 2015 $44.99 @ My Wine Guy with NOVEMBER10 for 10% off - ends today (RJ97, HH96, CM(WF)/JH95, JO90; $30 vouchers available)
• Stonier Lyncroft 2013 $30 @ Cellar One (CM(WF)95, HH94 JO92; $25 referral credit)
• Stella Bella Serie Luminosa 2013 $46.50 @ Winery Lane with $75 voucher (HH/JH96, GW95)
• Amelia Park Reserve 2016 $38.50-$44.95
• Langton's Victorian Chardonnay Showcase 6pk $330 ($55/bt) (possible $50 vouchers)
• A. Rodda Willow Lake 2016 $32
• Dappled Appellation 2016 $24
• Burton McMahon D’Aloisio 2016 $27.50

I always thought that I'd start a(n aged) riesling thread next after the pinot noir one, given that riesling fanatics like myself probably come second to pinot lovers in terms of their passion for that varietal, and as pinot is to shiraz, so riesling is possibly considered the hip modish low-fi underdog, perhaps the preferred alternative for those who want to be seen as being in the know and enlightened...

However for me somewhat running counter to that, chardonnay displays more complexity, depth and variety, due to its different winemaking techniques, as opposed to the purity of young riesling, not that that necessarily makes it better or worse, just different and what I currently seem to enjoy more

Chardonnay's back in flavour
Wine: the annual white burgundy tasting
James Halliday Chardonnay Challenge: the winners are...
For the love of chardonnay

These are my picks from Cellarmasters after paying $10 for a $100 voucher (Groupon referral), 7% Cashrewards, 5% off WISH gift card (note that dispatch can be delayed upon request to avoid hot weather):

• Wolf Blass White Label 2016 $15.60

​

Previous vintages have been well-reviewed (eg. JO/CM94) and the 2015 was so enjoyable recently, after current favourite Stonier Reserve 2013, that I considered ordering more from cellardoor.co until this arose​

• Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard 2016 $44.20 (HH/PC96, CM/AG/JH95)
• Marchand & Burch 2016 $45.08 (GTW/HH/JH/RJ96, GW95, JO92)
• Mixed Champagne 6pk $186 ($31/bt)
  • 3x Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut NV
  • 3x Lanson Black Label Brut NV

Cellardoor.co (possible $25 credit):

• Seppelt Jaluka 2016 $15.50 (JH94, MB93)
• Coldstream Hills Reserve 2015 $42 (JH97, CM(WF)95)
• Coldstream Hills Mixed Selection 6pk $185 ($30.83/bt)
  • 2016 Coldstream Hills Chardonnay
  • 2014 Coldstream Hills Rising Vineyard Chardonnay
  • 2015 Coldstream Hills Reserve Chardonnay
  • 2016 Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir
  • 2015 Coldstream Hills The Esplanade Pinot Noir
  • 2014 Coldstream Hills Reserve Shiraz

Dan Murphy's after 3.5% Cashrewards & 5% off WISH:

• Toolangi Vineyards Pauls Lane 2012 $32 (JH97, HH92)
• Toolangi Reserve 2010 $45 (JH97, HH95)
• Oakridge 864 Funder & Diamond Vineyard Drive Block 2012 $59.48 (JH97, GW96, JO/HH95)
• Love Affair with Pinot Noir & Chardonnay 6pk $209.54 ($34.92/bt)

Other deals elsewhere include:

• Oakridge Local Vineyard Series Hazeldene Vineyard 2016 $36.17 (CM(WF)/HH/JH96)
  • also available in Yarra Valley Wine Show 6pk $265 ($44.17/bt)
    • 1 x 2016 LVS - Hazeldene Vineyard Chardonnay
    • 1 x 2016 LVS - Willowlake Vineyard Chardonnay
    • 1 x 2015 864 Funder & Diamond Chardonnay
    • 1 x 2016 864 Hazeldene Block 1 Pinot Noir
    • 1 x 2016 LVS - Henks Vineyard Pinot Noir
    • 1 x 2017 Oakridge Meunier
• Luke Lambert Crudo 2017 $24.21 @ AusCellardoor after 10% off (GW94)
• Flametree SRS 2015 $44.99 @ My Wine Guy with NOVEMBER10 for 10% off - ends today (RJ97, HH96, CM(WF)/JH95, JO90; $30 vouchers available)
• Stonier Lyncroft 2013 $30 @ Cellar One (CM(WF)95, HH94 JO92; $25 referral credit)
• Stella Bella Serie Luminosa 2013 $46.50 @ Winery Lane with $75 voucher (HH/JH96, GW95)
• Amelia Park Reserve 2016 $38.50-$44.95
• Langton's Victorian Chardonnay Showcase 6pk $330 ($55/bt) (possible $50 vouchers)
• A. Rodda Willow Lake 2016 $32
• Dappled Appellation 2016 $24
• Burton McMahon D’Aloisio 2016 $27.50

Thanks for this valuable thread from another chardonnay drinker! Cheers

 

[qaz]

today 20% off still wines <$300 @ Kent Street Cellars with CYBERWINE:

• 2020 Pierro $80 - RJ98, GW96
• 2020 Tolpuddle $71.99 - NS99, JH98, HH97, CM(WF)94+

 

[qaz]

ends tonight - also after 8.5% Cashrewards (less $10/$20 voucher):

• 2018 Domaine de Montbourgeau Jura L'Etoile Chardonnay - MB95 - $57.65

2018 Domaine de Montbourgeau Jura L

2018 Domaine de Montbourgeau Jura L'Etoile Chardonnay from Jura, France - Read Reviews At The Wine Collective

www.thewinecollective.com.au

Domaine de Montbourgeau | Jura | Mosaique Wines

The vineyard was planted in 1920, by Nicole Deriaux's grandfather in l'Etoile, and has produced traditional Jura wines since. The vineyard is organically farmed, and the vinification is very traditional, respecting the ancient practices of this region.

www.mosaiquewines.com.au

$25 off $125 orders (+ free delivery) @ Sometimes Always with BIG25 - ends today ACDT - before discount:

• 2018 Domaine de Montbourgeau L'Etoile $60

Domaine de Monbourgeau > L’Etoile Vin Blanc Chardonnay 2018 - Sometimes Always

sometimesalways.com.au

The Glimmer of l'Etoile: Domaine de Montbourgeau's Jura Chardonnay and Savagnin (for lovers of great acidity and full flavor)

Domaine de Montbourgeau's logo, which I'm sure you recognize (producer site)

www.chambersstwines.com

$45.50 @ Mosaique after 30% off with NOEL21 - free delivery with $200 spend - ends today

2018 Domaine de Montbourgeau, Jura AOC L'Etoile Chardonnay | Mosaique Wines

Appellation: AOC L'Etoile (Jura region) Grapes: Chardonnay Farming: Organic (not certified) Aromatics: Hazelnuts, green apple and white fruits with fresh oxidative characters. Palate: Generously textured yet balanced and fresh. A very approachable and vibrant Jura Chardonnay, plenty of...

www.mosaiquewines.com.au