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Importer Clearance Alert!GOLD MEDAL: Chardonnay du MondeA brilliant, award-winning Chardonnay from the sunny south of France. Bursting with floral aromas and notes of white nectarine and juicy peach, this wine delivers a silky mouthfeel and a moreish, satisfying finish. One of the best-value wine among the Gold Medal winners in the 50 Top Chardonnays of the World competition!

96 POINTS: Luca Maroni93 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team"Coming from the warm but tempered shores of Chieti in Abruzzo on Italy’s east coast, this Malvasia Chardonnay from Ortonese is a ripe, fruity and easy-drinking Italian white wine. Ripe peach, juicy pear, hints of mango and even fig are all ...

93 POINTS & 5 STARS: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit"It's splendidly fruited with elegant complexity, showcasing golden peach, lemon peel, vanilla, and stylish oak aromas, followed by a wonderfully weighted palate that offers a fleshy texture with a creamy mouthfeel. It's harmonious and seductive with a lengthy...

96 POINTS: Heiner Lobenberg96 POINTS: Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate5 STARS: Michael Cooper13% Abv“The taste of Dog Point Chardonnay lies between Pouilly-Fuissé and Mcon. Delicate, bright lemon yellow. Freshly poured, the intense minerality explodes out of the glass in the form of perfectly skil...

95 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting TeamBrut Dargent Blanc de Blancs Chardonnay brut is produced according to the traditional method, and is was aged for a minimum of 12 months in bottles in cool Burgundian cellars. Packaging and flavourwise this is champagne quality. HIghly recommended."This pale and br...

95 POINTS: Heiner Lobenberg93 POINTS: James SucklingSuperb Chardonnay from one of the world's established masters. Many producers compare their Chardonnay to Burgundy, but the 2012 of this local classic by the legendary Michael Brakjovich MW was blind tasted next to top Meursault and Montrachet by a...

“Chassagne and Santenay provenance. Mid yellow, quite firm punchy nose. Grapey style with good acidity. Generous and easy going, a little more length than I first picked. Drink from 2023-2025."- Jasper Morris MWWe love Philippe Colin’s ‘Baby Burg’. Enjoy it now, or cellar for a few more year...

WAS $29.99, NOW ONLY $23.7793 POINTS & 5 STARS: Sam Kim; The Wine Orbit94 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team"Wonderfully fruited and inviting, the bouquet shows golden peach, fig, nougat and hazelnut aromas, followed by a succulent palate offering creamy texture backed by beautifully pitched acidity, ...

93 POINTS: Wine Enthusiast Magazine"This textured and powerful wine opens with a nose of citrus, fresh herbs and hay. On the palate, an impressive display unfolds, featuring a persistent finish of crushed shells and salt along its fine long finish."- Wine Enthusiast MagazineDomaine de Vauroux, a ris...

GOLD MEDAL: Mundus Vini Spring Tasting 2024GOLD MEDAL: Sakura Japan Women’s Wine AwardsGOLD MEDAL: Mundus Vini Spring Tasting 2023GOLD MEDAL: San Francisco Chronicle Wine Comp94 POINTS & 5 Stars: Sam Kim; The Wine OrbitBEST BUY: Wine EnthusiastGOLD MEDAL: Sakura Wine Awards93 POINTS & 5 STARS: Sam...

95 POINTS: Sam Kim; The Wine Orbit94 POINTS: Bob Campbell MW92 POINTS: Cameron Douglas MWTop Rank: #1 French Chardonnay 'Real Review' Jan 24"Rich, fleshy chardonnay with ripe peach/tree fruits, vanilla, cashew nut, peppery spice and subtle oak flavours. Appealing wine in a crowd-pleasing style. It h...

The 2023 Chardonnay was crafted from organic, hand harvested fruit from the Oak Estate vineyard located just over the fence from Herringbone.Pineapple and citrus aromas with hints of toasty oak, the wine is creamy on the palate with a beautiful richness of fruit flavours and oak influence.It was who...

91 POINTS: Sam Kim; The Wine Orbit91 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team"Beautifully ripe and inviting, the bouquet shows golden stone fruit, roasted cashew, nougat and oatmeal notes, followed by a succulent palate that's smooth and rounded. Generous and lingering with rich fruit flavours. At its best:...

93 POINTS: Sam Kim; The Wine Orbit93 POINTS: Bob Campbell MW92 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team90 POINTS: Cameron Douglas MS "Bright and pale gold in the glass. The nose displays intense aromas of peach and ripe pear, with slight notes of white blossom and honeysuckle. A bunch of fresh stone fruits ...

The work of mythical Italian producer Angelo Gaja, the Chardonnay-based Rossj Bass is named after Angelo’s youngest daughter, Rossana, and ranks amongst Italy’s most sought-after white wines. The addition of a small proportion of Sauvignon Blanc to this Chardonnay has created a rounded, structur...

17/20 POINTS: Jancis Robinson MW 90% Chardonnay, 10% Sauvignon Blanc Often compared to the finest white Burgundies from Montrachet, the limited-production Rossj Gaja is highly sought after by Chardonnay lovers around the world thanks to the decades Angelo has dedicated to demonstrating the potential...

Domaine de la Baume in the Languedoc-Roussillon region is situated in Servian, between Béziers and the medieval town of Pézenas, at the centre of the world’s largest wine-growing area. In this haven of peace and quiet, one road leads to the magnificent wrought-iron gate adorned with a J and a P,...

92 POINTS: Cam Douglas MS"Familiar scents and flavours of peaches and cream with a clay and lees touches, some vanilla and wood smoke from a lick of oak. On the palate the wine touches with a satin-cream mouthfeel then acidity and some fine tannins add breadth, texture and length. Fruit flavours are...

95 POINTS: Cam Douglas MS"There’s a definitive complexity within the bouquet of this wine, aromas of place then fruit, careful selection of barrels and skilled winemaking. As the wine opens out in glass a touch of gun-flint delivers a youthful quality then scents of stone fruits, nut and citrus fr...

94 POINTS: James SucklingVariety: 60% Pinot Bianco, 30% Chardonnay, 10% Sauvignon BlancOrientation: South – SouthwestSlope: 5 – 60 %Altitude: 280 – 700 m a.s.l A blend of Terlano’s most traditional white varieties, namely Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay and Sauvignon, this cuvée was one of the win...

90 POINTS: Sam Kim; The Wine Orbit "Beautifully ripe and inviting with rockmelon, apricot, nougat and roasted cashew aromas, it's succulent and creamy in the mouth delivering lovely fruit intensity combined with refreshing acidity, making it silky and delectably appealing"- Sam Kim; The Wine Orbit O...

93 POINTS: Sam Kim; The Wine Orbit (Previous vintage)92 POINTS: Bob Campbell MW (Previous vintage)92 POINTS: Cameron Douglas MS (Previous vintage) "A satin mouthfeel as the wine touches the palate, flavours of whited fleshed stone fruits with a fine line of grapefruit and mineral. Nice weight and in...

92 POINTS: Stephen Wong MW, The Real Review"Cloudy amber-orange. An enveloping nose of honey with ripe apple, blood orange and pithy pink grapefruit. A hint of thyme and something savoury underneath. Yet to unfurl fully despite being perfumed. Funky and savoury reduction appears on the palate alongs...