Yalumba are proud of their tradition in taking a holistic, environmentally conscientious approach to viticulture. Ever since establishment by Samuel Smith in 1849, the priority has been a focus on responsible land management. The name Yalumba is in reference to this fundamental principle, an indigenous word meaning all the land around. The label of Y Series is adorned by a Cape Barren Goose, one of many endangered species which have found sanctuary within the refuge of Yalumba vineyards.

While the wood treatment in Wynns Chardonnay has gradually been reduced over the years, the style of oak is refined and plays an important but subtle role, enhancing the varietal characters through the use of techniques which ensure complexity. As a young wine it displays vital expressions of fresh cut melon, figs and citrus fruit finely balanced by vanillin oak. Hints of butterscotch and roasted nuts evolve as the wine ages. The enduring tradition continues at Wynns, a highly attractive Chardonnay that's immediately enjoyable yet ages magnificently.

Wolf Blass have been producing many of Australia's finest white wines for over thirty years, receiving thousands of awards at international competitions. Their highly specialized Chardonnay vineyards are amongst the estate's most precious assets, the fruit from these choice sites translates into wines that are generously flavoured and always satisfying. Yellow Label delivers the right balance of Chardonnay orchard fruit flavours as supported by delicately integrated oak. Drink in its youth to enjoy the bright fresh flavours.

Designed to be early drinking and refreshing, in a clean unwooded styling, Red Label defines the consistency of quality for which Wolf Blass is renowned. Crisp and refreshing with the tantalizing melon, stonefruit and mango flavours of fine Chardonnay, the absence of any oak allows the unadulterated varietal characters to shine through, fresh and lively with good weight of fruit and excellent length of palate.

By the most accomplished maker of satisfying and accessible white wines. Wolf Blass drinks beautifully as a refreshing aperitif style, it also matches traditional white wine faire perfectly. A lightly oaked Chardonnay wine with a forward drinking palate of healthy, crisp and clean fruit. Creamy with a touch of oak, endowed by varietal citrus, stonefruits and cashew, the Chardonnay of choice, to be enjoyed lightly chilled in its youth.

Exclusively Adelaide Hills Chardonnay? You bet, it's a Wolf and it's nothing but the finest, in a modern adults only styling. Wolf Blass captures the affinity between Adelaide's Hills and Chardonnay, fashioning a vital wine with crunchy fruit characters and solid structure. High altitudes and a cool climate make Adelaide Hills the ideal location for Chardonnay, where the grapes develop elegant flavours while retaining cleansing natural acidity. Extended time resting on yeast lees adds creamy textures and exciting mouthfeel.

In 1966 Wolf Blass registered the business name Bilyara, the aboriginal word for the local Eaglehawk, and produced his first vintage of two hundred and fifty dozen. To this day, the Wolf Blass winemaking team produce wines of outstanding quality, character and consistency each and every year. An exclusively Chardonnay wine that's irresistable when chilled, Eaglehawk Cuvee Brut is crafted to a ripe and fruit driven, forward drinking styling, innately suited to all good faire and charming company.

Scrubby Rise is a significant part of the Wirra Wirra estate vineyards. Originally bushland, it's now anything but scrubby, it does however continue to produce wines which rise to every occasion. Formerly known as Sexton's Acre, this Chardonnay has always been a defacto member of the Scrubby Rise range. Refreshingly unoaked, it's for all those who like their wine to reflect the vineyard, not the trees, just a celebration of natural Chardonnay fruit character.

Wirra Wirra patriarch Greg Trott venerated cricket as the most noble of pursuits. He even built his very own concrete pitch at the family farm to emulate his heroes. Trotty aspired to wearing the famous baggy green cap of the national team, even if only to carry the drinks as twelfth man. It's a certainty that if the drinks tray offered Wirra Wirra, Trott would have been warmly welcomed as an essential member of the team. A sensation in Adelaide Hills Chardonnay, richly barrel fermented, a match to the freshest seafood or seared white meat recipes.

An estate harvest of Burgundian clones Chardonnay, finished to a style of the most sophisticated balance between bold varietal fruit and subtle savoury complexities. Grapes are destemmed and gently pressed, the slightly cloudy juices are racked directly to seasoned and new French oak barriques for a traditional, old world ferment. Batches are stirred weekly over the course of nine months maturation before assemblage. Truly a magnificent wine made in small batches for those who delight in the richness and exquisite balance of judiciously oaked Adelaide Hills Chardonnay.

A delicately oaked Eden Valley Chardonnay, produced in small quantities by one of the Barossa'a great winemaking dynasties. Barrel aged, it sees an extended period on lees to give a more savoury flavour, achieving a round, voluptuous body.

The zenith in Clare Valley Chardonnay, St Andrews are a true labour of love for the Taylor family, sourced from an historical property adjacent to the estate wineworks. St Andrews continue to attract an impressive array of international awards and recognition for their outstanding quality. Parcels of French Bernard clone Chardonnay are selectively hand picked off the distinguished Angela block G30 and Victoria block V20, carefully sorted and gently pressed into the extravagance of new Louis Latour French oak for an opulent barrel ferment and course of age.

Fine wine enthusiasts know that they can trust Taylor to deliver superb quality table wines year after year. The dedicated family of eminent Clare Valley winemakers spare no expense or effort to make it happen. Promised Land is build around a backbone of estate grown fruit, vinified to a refreshing modern style with soild structure and excellent palate weight. The pure lifted Chardonnay chic, without the influence of oak, are perfect to enjoy alongside good food and cheery company.

Taylors take aim at crafting a rich and generously proportioned Chardonnay of great elegance, delicacy and finesse, by assembling components of Clare Valley and Margaret River fruit. The result is closely knit, deriving synergies while presenting the highlights of two distinct terroirs. Each parcel contributes its own charm to the finished wine, an enlightening, multi dimensional experience, achieving an intensely flavoured, complex Chardonnay wine layered with luxurious oak barrel ferment creamyness and crisp, west coast minerality.

From fruit harvested off estate vines planted to the finest Chardonnay growing terroirs in Valley Clare. Taylor continue to claim a staggering weight of accolades and awards at national competitions, much of it for their superlative white wines. There's never any expense or effort spared by Taylor in a pursuit of the highest quality fruit, employing a combination of old and new world viticulture. A seamless palate of clean varietal fruit framed by judicious oak, attractive melon flavours, nuttyness and spice, Taylor get their Clare Valley Chardonnay just right.

Tiers is a mere three hectares of intensively managed, closely planted, historically significant Chardonnay vines. The growing seasons at Piccadilly are uncannily similar to the microclimes of Burgundy and Dijon. Tiers Vineyard was the first site planted in the region since the nineteenth century and is at the centre of the Piccadilly Valley, at 450 metres, near the Petaluma wineworks and Brian Croser's home. The Chardonnay vines on Tiers Vineyard were derived from an old Davis California clone, originally imported from Mersault during the 1880s. A mere 300 dozen are produced.

Tapanappa are a joint venture of elite peerage, a vinous concord between Petaluma's Brian Croser, Champagne Bollinger and Chateau Lynch Bages. Brian Croser selected the Piccadilly Valley at the centre of the Adelaide Hills in 1978 because it provided the best terroirs in which to grow Chardonnay for Petaluma and for Croser sparkling. Grapes are all hand picked and destemmed into a high proportion of new French Vosges oak barriques for ferment through the action of home yeasts over the course of a cool Piccadilly Valley autumn. Ripe peaches, quince and fig, marzipan and vanilla oak complement the fresh fruit.

The Stepping Stone Padthaway Chardonnay shows distinct regional characters and represents fantastic value. The complex wines emerging from the Padthaway vineyards are acknowledged as some of Australia's finest. Positioned at the gateway to the Limestone Coast, the region is characterised by vast views of vines and majestic eucalypts. Deep straw with green hues, aromas of lemon, lime and tropical fruit precede a fresh and lively palate. A creamy, nutty finish makes this wine an ideal choice with pasta in cream sauces and chicken stuffed with camembert and prosciutto.

What constituted a lane, I suppose, was a large encampment of German emigrants who had pitched their tents in a parallel line on the opposite side of the row. They were recent arrivals from Germany by the ships Zebra and Prince George, and were the pioneers and founders of the little rural hamlet of Hahndorf.

M3 Chardonnay is sourced exclusively from a single site, the Shaw+Smith M3 property at Woodside, named after the three partners in the vineyard, brothers Michael and Matthew Hill Smith, along with cousin Martin Shaw. M3 is a major refinement in styling, a serious attempt to produce an exceptional Chardonnay with the capacity to age gracefully. A sophisticated, barrel fermented wine with pure fruit character and restrained oak, exhibiting great elegance and exquisite length. A must for all enthusiasts of stately white wine.

Sourced exclusively from Shaw + Smith's picturesque Lenswood property on Adelaide Hills, established 1999, a great amount of work on the ground has significantly enhanced the virtues of a truly amazing Chardonnay vineyard. Hand picked grapes are whole bunch pressed into a high proportion of new 500 Litres French oak puncheons for a rich course of barrel ferments and term of maturation on gross sedimentery lees. An exquisite, fine boned Chardonnay in new world Burgundian styling, so highly articulate of an exceptional vineyard site.

A selection of the finest Chardonnay from Schild's extensive holdings in the Barossa, around a backbone of fruit grown to the original Three Springs Farm and a further component from the precious Schild estate property in the hundred of Moorooroo. Demonstrating the excellence which can be gained from vines planted to a higher altitude, closely managed for a harvest of lower yields. Dominated by an intriguing mix of tropical and temperate orchard characters, a pure expression of Barossa Chardonnay, in a refreshingly fruit driven, unwooded styling.

Alma was the Schild matriarch, married to estate founder Ben Schild, she raised a family of eight children under primitive conditions while supporting her husband throughout the establishment of Schild vineyards. The original homestead at Three Springs was acquired by Ben in 1952 as a mixed farm with dairy sheep, stonefruit orchard and a small acreage of vines. Alma showed the greatest perseverance whilst encouraging her husband and nurturing a large family during some of the most impoverished times in Australian history.

Sarantos Chardonnay is a wine specifically designed to complement and reflect the easy-going, relaxed lifestyle Australian's enjoy today. The criterion for putting this wine together was that it must have universal appeal and above all must be easy to drink. Fresh and approachable, it features titillatingly pleasant characters of melon, lychee and peach. Whether Sarantos is enjoyed with friends at Al Fresco styled cafes, or whether it be a quiet night at home relaxing, it's a Chardonnay that's the perfect partner to any occasion.

The Thorn-Clarke family can be proud of a long history, growing the Barossa's finest Chardonnay, the best batches are retained for their own labels. Sandpiper sits lightly oaked, retaining a refreshing fruit character as it undergoes extended yeast maturation. A delicious Chardonnay dominated by nuances of white peach and tropical fruits over a nutty, lengthy palate. Sandpiper makes a stylish aperitif and is exquisite alongside good food, a personable wine of classic Eden Valley charm, creamy with a touch of mineral before a crisp, cleansing finish.

Tim Burvill was responsible for producing the super premium white wines portfolio during his tenure at Penfolds, winning many conspicuous medals and accolades along the way. RockBare is a creamy textured Chardonnay with alluring aromatics, generous flavour profiles and refreshing acidity. If you're tired of the politically correct styles of Chardonnay, then RockBare will be right up your alley. Delicious alongside your favourite recipe of scallops, supreme de volaille or creamily sauced, flat noodle pappardelle pastas.

To make first class Chardonnay, Richmond Grove selects the most superior quality fruit. It is while ripening in the vineyard, that the finest parcels of Chardonnay are identified. Good varietal fruit character remains up front in the finished wine, attractive citrus and fig flavours are perfectly balanced by soft lemon acidity, all supported by luxurious creamy textures from the partial malolactic. A measure of toasty vanilla oak adds structure and length while infusing rich complexity.

A mostly Chardonnay wine with smaller components of complimenting white varietal grapes grown to some of the finest vineyards, including the Davey family's own. Red Knot brings together the best of McLaren Vale, big bold wines which offer consistency, alluring bouquets and a stylish palate with good varietal character. Fashioned to give white wine lovers what they want, the Shingleback team has constructed a generously flavoured classic dry white in vibrant fruit driven styling, completely unoaked and innately suited to contemporary Al fresco cuisine.

A splendid high altitude effort, expressing fully the uniqueness of Chardonnay grown to the lofty terroirs of Eden Valley. Grapes are sourced from choice independent grower vineyards, tucked way up high in the eastern Barossa ranges. The region is particularly cool, perched atop steep slopes and on lean rocky soils, planted to clones of Chardonnay which can thrive in the challenging mesoclimes. Yields here are normally low, producing outstanding white wines with a measure of delicacy and purity of fruit.

Peter Lehmann is about making a delicate, soft refreshing Chardonnay with the accent very much on letting the fruit flavours come to the fore. Barrel fermentation and maturation is used only sparingly, a small component is vinified in French oak barriques to give a touch of beautiful textural creaminess and contribute complexity. By assembling parcels of the finest Chardonnay from good vineyards in the lower Barossa, with those of the higher, cooler Eden Valley, Peter Lehmann makes a wine with great depth of flavour and stylishly taut structure.

By one of the nation's most illustrious and enduring wineries, Petaluma have won Distinguished Langtons Classification for their eminent editions of Chardonnay. Choice vineyards at Lenswood and Balhannah in the Adelaide Hills have been trained for decades to yield harvests of world class fruit. White Label is identifiably Adelaide Hills, fruit forward and revitalizingly fresh, the Chardonnay of choice, to drink immediately upon release, while awaiting for her eminent sibling to evolve and come of age.

Tiers is a bottle aged Chardonnay vinified from fruit grown to a spectucalar site, the first Adelaide Hills vineyard to be planted in the twentieth century.

Langtons Distinguished Classification. A powerful yet elegant wine, enriched by the extravagance of barrel ferments, new French oak and battonage. Petaluma assembles Chardonnay from an archive of superior blocks in Piccadilly Valley, all are fortuitious microclimes, blessed by slow ripening conditions, very similar to Chardonnay's ancestral home in La Bourgogne. These splendid sites are closely planted and fastidiously managed through strict regimens of shoot and fruit thinning, to achieve the most meagre yields of peerless quality Chardonnay.

Pepperjack is a tribute to the rich heritage of Barossa Valley. Pepperjack's dynamic and imaginative team are masters of traditional winemaking practices. Conscious of modern styles and contemporary tastes, they have crafted a ripe, fruit driven Chardonnay, cannily treating separate components to various techniques. A vibrant peach, applejack and melon palate is brought forward into an immensely satisfying Chardonnay wine, endowed with the generous and enduring Pepperjack style.

Kym Tolley takes aim at crafting a crisp, young wine with soft fruit flavours to be consumed without the need for any bottle age. A stylish and elegant cool climate style of Coonawarra, the finely tuned acids achieve a crispness of palate that many new world Chardonnays lack. Quality new French oak, rich barrel ferments and partial lees stirring, all contribute to the style, the fruit flavour is not shrouded, but enhanced by the judicious use of oak, a key feature in all Penley wines.

Decidedly Adelaide Hills, sunshine and steelyness in the glass, perfumed with enticing crisp orchard fruit aromas, endowed with creamy textures, reined in by crisp mineral acidity and framed by a hint of oak. A compilation of harvests from superior vineyards, some of which contribute fruit to Penfolds elite range of super premium Bin vintage editions, Max is Adelaide Hills Chardonnay of sound structure and controlled power, fashioned to be forward drinking and affable, in the timeless and enduring, decidedly Penfolds way.

Since inaugural release, Koonunga Hill has continued to deliver an engaging Chardonnay wine in the traditional Penfold style. Koonunga Hill is now considered by many to be amongst Australia's best values in white wine, the final word in easy drinking Chardonnay. A well proportioned palate with a level of intensity and excellent varietal definition over a subtle underlay of moderate oak. Matured in a selection of small French barriques, Koonunga Hill is richly concentrated with plenty of distinctive primary fruit characters, supported by textural, creamy flavours.

Bin A series Chardonnay is a pathfinder wine, fortuitous achievement of the consequential Penfolds white wine project. Reserve Bin A has evolved into a wine with a distinctive style, it remains an integral part of the Penfolds portfolio. Exclusively Adelaide Hills Chardonnay is sourced from up to eighty vineyards with a core provenance from ten elite cooler sites. Bin A is very much for the connoisseur, a highly suitable match bresaola and seaweed consomme, grilled Marron or crisply truffled skin chicken, Bin A demands a decant and is not for the faint of heart.