Zilzie work to an uncompromising pursuit of the right soil for each grape, they've formed a close bond with many of the nation's finest growers. Yarra Valley is Victoria's oldest wine region, renowned for producing sophisticated Chardonnay wines of the highest order. Zilzie have assembled parcels of the best fruit to compose an elegant and refined example. Compelling nectarine flavours are complemented by a subtle creamy texture and refreshing minerality. Match Zilzie with chicken caesar and all good luncheon faire or a crispy skin barramundi for dinner.

Yering Station have been growing grapes since the 1830s and bottling their wines on the property since the 1850s. Touted as Victoria's first winery, they have consistently produced some of Australia's most recognizeable, most highly awarded and most dependable table wines, since the resurgence of Yarra Valley as a winegrowing region. Today's Yering Station winemaking team know good Chardonnay fruit when they see it, choosing the finest parcels for your Village, selected on the basis of good flavour profiles and clear varietal expression.

Only ever made in the most exceptional vintage years, a Yarra Valley flagship of superior structure, styling and finesse. Yering Station are always very excited when they can bring in a harvest of such quality, a wine of great elegance, remarkable intensity of fruit and exquisite balance. Everything that a first growth in Chardonnay should be, treated to wild yeast and barrel ferments, as always for a reserve wine by this artisanal team, extremely limited in production.

One of Victoria's, indeed the nation's, first ever Chardonnay, the ancient plots at Yering Station are still producing grapes which form the backbone to some of the most enduring Yarra Valley vintages. There are a number of Yering Station editions of Chardonnay each year, even within the precious old vineyards there are unique individual microclimes, determining each parcel's eligibility for inclusion. Priority is given to limiting yields, thereby optimising flavour. A rich course of wild yeast oak barrel ferments achieves a big, golden Chardonnay wine.

Australia's number one range of sparkling wines, Yellowglen puts the endowment of superior quality fruit and appreciation of chic styling back into bubbly. Established in the 1970s, Yellowglen is named after a goldrush mine that was discovered during the establishment of Victoria's finest sparkling wine vineyards. The petulant Yellowglen Cremant is fashioned to be slightly more toothsome than the normal effusive sparkler, a deliciously soft and satisfying wine which is sweetly perfumed, luscious and richly flavoured, textural and creamy on the palate.

Good things in cute packages, think parties, celebrations, friends and fun, think Yellow! Yellowglen's popular sparkling is now available in 200ml Piccolo, a vibrant and fruity style that's brimming with lifted melon, pineapple and citrus flavours, before a wonderfully refreshing crisp, dry finish. There isn't anyone who doesn't love Yellowglen in Piccolo, the girls will be glad you brought a few along for that spontaneous soiree, the boys are sure to go through a slab or two on those weekend get togethers around the flat screen during grand final season.

One of Victoria's most reliable producers of distinctive regional wines, Yarra Ridge design a crisp, golden delicious Chardonnay with prominent varietal fruit flavour, fine structure, persistence and length. Yarra Ridge was an early instigator of the fruit forward Yarra Valley Chardonnay style and has been a staple on fine dining menus across Australia for decades. Ongoing developments in viticultural management and refinements in the vinification have achieved a consistent wine of character and charm to accompany all good faire.

Originally planted in 1997, the Yal Yal property has been trained since establishment to yield limited harvests of the finest fruit. A source of Chardonnay for Mornington's most distinguished labels, the pick of crop was set aside in 2009 for inaugural release, it met with resounding critical acclaim and sold out within a few months.Treated to a course of rich barrel ferments and a term of age in fine French oak, Yal Yal defines the stately style of Mornington Chardonnay, a match to marinated spatchcock and truffled white meat recipes.

A generously proportioned, single vineyard wine from the Yabby Lake property at Tuerong. Inspired by the great Chardonnays of Burgundy, Yabby Lake are an articulation of the auspicious terroir and climes of Mornington. A blend of three splendid clones, P58 from Block 1, B76 from Block 4 and the Mendoza off Blocks 1 and 6, each planted to a specific regimen of aspects and soil, are exactingly crafted and assembled. A long term commitment to producing the finest Chardonnay has achieved the creation of a truly remarkable wine.

Exclusively Mendoza clone Chardonnay, hand picked off the propitious vines at parcel 1 of the illustrious Block 6 at Yabby Lake's Tuerong vineyard on the Mornington Peninsula. Grapes are crushed and pressed along with the complete solids into a selection of seasoned and new, tightly grained 500 litre French oak puncheons, naturally vinified for three weeks through the action of wild indigenous yeasts, followed by eleven months maturation. An exotic array of applejack, citrus blossom, grapefruit pith, almond meal and flint aromas, a precise mineral intensity.

The fundamentals of success at Witchmount were sowed through the establishment of superior vineyards and a highly accomplished viticultural team. Crafted from parcels of hand picked fruit, gently pressed and treated to indigenous yeast ferments, followed by six months of luxurious, lees stirring battonage in a selection of the finest French oak. A satiating melody of jasmine florals and lemon curd richness, over lovely creamy textures, Olivia's Paddock strikes the perfect balance between bold fruit character, fawning oak and crisp orchard acidity.

The quiet achievers in Yarra Valley Chardonnay, De Bortoli have been husbanding the choicest sites for decades, all the while training their vines to yield harvests of increasingly higher quality fruit. Windy Peak can now make available to fine wine enthusisats with an eye for value, a quality of Chardonnay without peer. For all adherents of fine and approachable new world Chardonnay, Windy Peak is richly structured, a regimen of extravagant vinification techniques contribute exceptional balance to the finished wine.

A vigorous diction of new world Chardonnay, framed within a tasteful veneer of judicious oak, crafted by an artisanal winery that's claimed best white and best red wine trophies, as judged amongst peers at the Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Association. Willow Creek offers a stylishly proportioned palate, finishing as crisp as the maritime winds which enthuse the Peninsula. Fashioned from fruit of the highest quality, luxuriously fermented in fine French oak, textural and rich, effusive, unmistakably Mornington and thoroughly invigorating.

Located in the cool, dry Sunbury region, Wildwood have been quietly crafting wines of elegance and balance since 1983. Priority is given to managing the land with care and respect, allowing the vines to express their character as naturally as possible. Chardonnay from two blocks on the Wildwood estate are fashioned to old world charm and contemporary styling. The Chardonnay of choice to accompany grilled salmon or guinea fowl, wet cheeses and all good faire.

All White Box wines are made from grapes grown to estate vineyards within Heathcote and Yarra Valley. The fruit is always selected from the most appropriate site depending on the nature and variety of wine. The estate's Chardonnay is crafted from batches of the best Yarra Valley fruit. The cooler climate of the Yarra Valley lends itself to the production of Chardonnay, producing a more intensely flavoured and expressive wine. Structure and finesse, well balanced acid brings the natural fruit sweetness to a long, clean finish of exceptional length, taught and crisp.

Water Wheel is situated at Bridgewater -On- Loddon under the shadow of the historic water powered Water Wheel Flour Mill, surrounded by hectares of thriving vines. One of the Bendigo region's most eminent farming dynasties acquired the estate in the late 1980s and embarked on a program of planting vines, installing new facilities, employing a highly skilled winemaking team and introducing a major new oak regimen. Dividends have arrived in the form of conspicuous award winning wines, meritorious accolades and superlative Chardonnay.

Established 1963, well ahead of the resurgence in Victorian viticulture, Wantirna Estate hosts a block of priceless Chardonnay vines, now into their fifth decade of maturity, planted to an east facing slope which captures a judicious measure of morning and afternoon sunlight. Grapes are all hand picked and gently pressed into a selection of seasoned and new French oak barriques, followed by the luxury of eleven months lees stirring battonage. The toasty butternut style of old world Chardonnay, structured and refined, lingering on a succulent, mineral finish.

A collation of Chardonnay parcels harvested off choice Yarra Valley sites, including the auspicious estate properties at Tarrawarra and Dixons Creek. De Bortoli operate the most well established Chardonnay vineyards in the region, her viticultural team have had decades of practice at training their vines to yield the finest harvests. Long on the palate with all the vital Yarra Valley stonefruit flavours, Vinoque is enhanced by old world vinification techniques to become nutty and complex, immensely satisfying and long on the palate.

Tucks Ridge continue to produce the style of wines that other estates can only dream about. Chef TV superstar Iain Hewitson came to Tuck's Ridge once for a single episode of his cooking adventures and filmed seven. So what's not to love about Tuck's Ridge? An assemblage of six vineyards around the foothills of Dromana, Red Hill and Merricks North. All are north facing blocks, critical to fruit development.

Vinified from top quality fruit grown to superb vineyards at Dixon's Creek and Yarra Glen, crafted by the winemaking teams of Shadowfax and Yering Station. Toolangi are highly regarded by industry peers, their Chardonnay is a tribute to a great vineyard, pruned and thinned to yield minimal harvests of the finest fruit. An intense, savoury meal and mineral nose precedes a solid palate of penetrating fruit character and exquisite charm. Well structured, forward drinking and full of flavour, Toolangi are at the cutting edge of Yarra Valley Chardonnay.

The McWilliams team are masters at striking perfect balance, while walking the tightrope between excellence and approachability. Harvests of choice Yarra Valley Chardonnay are treated to a course of the most extravagant vinification techniques, infusing the wine with opulent complexity and enriching the palate. The luxury of barrel ferments in French oak and two months lees stirring battonage, are followed by ageing in a high proportion of new French barriques, contributing classic old world characters of boulangèrie, savoury and grain.

The best Chardonnay always exhibit conspicuous balance. Those fortunate enough to have countenanced the wines of Tallarook will understand why Terra Felix are so well received. The objective is to create a robust style of Chardonnay which can be enjoyed in its youth, without evolving too rapidly while in bottle. A measure of oak is perceptible yet inseparable from the fruit, characters derived from vinification contribute complexity without dominating.

There's a very special southerly facing block at TarraWarra, which was planted to the auspicious Mendoza clone from cuttings off the illustrious Leeuwin Estate vineyards in Margaret River. There are few harvests like it in Yarra Valley, treated to a gentle whole bunch press into French oak barrels for a wild yeast ferment and ten months of age. Defined by its creamy grapefruit curd richness, intensity of flavour and magnificent length, Yarra Valley Chardonnay which bridges the gap between well fleshed fruit and crisp savouryness, moreish at the finish on a lingering note of frangipane and spice.

Out front of the TarraWarra property sits a quirky herd of metal sculptures by artist Jeff Thompson, permanently grazing under a stand of trees. From fruit grown to mature Yarra Valley vines, TarraWarra's estate Chardonnay is crafted in much the same way as their flagship Reserve, the addition of a tank fermented component contributes freshness. A beautifully made, golden Chardonnay wine which over delivers, with its clean precise palate, luxuriously leesy barrel ferment characters, textural creaminess and superior length.

Not just a fancy moniker, Blanc de Blancs of the pure Chardonnay kind, treated to French oak ferments and the full Methode Traditionnelle. Visualize the perfect mousse, an ultra fine bead, green apple and cinnamon notes are underpinned by exquisite minerality, a luxurious two years repose on sedimentery yeast lees, all in pursuit of the essential effervescent Chardonnay, fastidiously fashioned for cohorts of the most refined sparkling Cuvée and the most discerning James Bond aspirants alike.

A smooth, powerful and intense Chardonnay of great complexity. Wild yeast, lees and elegant, well-integrated oak combine with Tallarook's intense green melon and citrus flavours, to form a harmonious palate with deeply satisfying texture and lingering, savoury aftertaste.

Victorian Chardonnay is known for its affable nature and easy to appreciate apple fruit characters. Tahbilk have been one of the nation's most successful purveyors of Australian white wine since well before Federation. The fruit of their distinguished old vineyards was at the very fore of the resurgence of interest in Victorian table wines during the 1970s. A crystalline textured, beautifully rounded Chardonnay with an elegance of fine oak, seamlessly in support of its crisp, Goulburn Valley fruit palate.

An assemblage of Chardonnay from the right side of Port Philip Bay. A backbone of fruit from the Scotchman's vineyards is supported by parcels grown to good vineyards around Bellarine and Geelong. A refreshing and flavoursome fruit driven, yet texturally rich Chardonnay of quality and consistency year to year, designed to be enjoyed in it's youth.

A Burgundy interpretation of Mornington, the ultimate expression of terroir. Three particular blocks have consistently provided Stonier with low yields of quality fruit, mature hand tended vineyards aged well over twenty years. The vines are predominantly planted to cooler sites around Merricks and Merricks North, harvested slightly later in the season than some of the younger Stonier sites. A rich and engaging style to match with seared Moreton Bay Bugs, deglazed with amandes effilées and sauterne.

The name Stonier is widely recognised as Mornington's most splendid Chardonnay, sourced from a select coterie of hand tended vineyards amongst the rolling hills of the peninsula. A unique topography and cool maritime climes make a distinctive expression of Chardonnay. A richly barrel fermented wine, the highly talented team arbor through a diligent lees stirring and fermentation process, to achieve a complex array of exotic fresh citrus fruit flavours supported by natural acid with a delicate mineral character, in a fruit driven, early drinking style.

Sticks Dolan developed a passion for making good wine whilst playing Aussie Rules footy for Port Adelaide! Sticks is a vibrant Chardonnay with exemplary integration of oak, sourced from premium vineyards operated by some of the Yarra Valley's finest growers. With access to the best Yarra Valley Chardonnay, Dolan's role as winemaker is very straightforward, to craft a wine that allows the outstanding quality of fruit to speak for itself.

One of the Yarra Valley's original vineyards dating back to 1862, St Huberts currently operates four blocks of distinguished Chardonnay vines. Planted on a gentle slope of well drained grey loamy soils, the fruit from these parcels provides the backbone to one of Victoria's most stately Chardonnay wines. The princely berries translate into a beautifully aromatic bouquet and rich palate, slightly citrus, set against a background of grapefruit, apple and melon flavours all bound together by suggestions of cool climate mineral and French vanilla oak.

This is what fully emancipated Chardonnay tastes like. The magnificentally slow ripening aspects of Macedon Hills sire a style of Chardonnay that defines Victorian viticulture. Wonderfully perfumed with delightfully complex aromas of white flowers, lightly grilled nuts, grapefruits and earth. A concentrated, complex yet magnificently balanced, expansive palate, articulating its cooler origins. Grapefruit pith, citrus and floral flavours are complemented by maritime characters of melon, soft pears and figs. Oak and lees add complexity, tasty natural acidity ensures the palate finishes cleanly.

It was Karl Seppelt who established the greater Henty region to viticulture in 1964. Burgundian varietals perform brilliantly under the cool ripening, maritime influenced climes, all white grapes excel. Originally chosen on the virtues of a growing season and terroir which favoured the production of cool climate sparkling wines, to rival the nation's best, Seppelt's Drumborg Vineyard has delivered vintages of the most remarkable Chardonnay. Textural, complex and rich, the Chardonnay of choice to accompany white pudding, milk veal or suckling pork.

From one of the southernmost vineyards on Australia's mainland, Drumborg at Henty is an elite site planted to several different varieties of red and white grapes. Seppelt do not bottle a pure Drumborg wine at every vintage, the growing season must be excellent and the quality of harvest must be second to none. A splendid construct of extravagantly barrel fermented, single vineyard Chardonnay from a unique and distinguished site, articulating the splendid Drumborg minerality, a wine of indelible length and exquisite poise.

Mount Bellarine, on which Scotchmans Hill is located, is an extinct volcano where thick, black, moisture retentive and fertile volcanic soils of black clay with basalt subsoil lend individual and intense flavours to the wines. Chardonnay grapes grown here exhibit penetrating characters of stonefruit and melon with firm acid structures and crisp textures. Scotchmans Hill also retain vineyards in the King Valley where the cooler climes produce a softer, rich style of Chardonnay with vivid expressions of yellow peach, melons and aromatic tropical fruits.

Scotchman's Hill can source grapes from the higher altitudes of King Valley, where the crisp and saturate microclimes develop Chardonnay that's renowned for sparkling wine. A backbone of fruit grown to vineyards nearby the Geelong winery is vinified alongside parcels of cool ripened King Valley Chardonnay, achieving a remarkably mouthfilling blanc de blancs style exhibiting elegance and poise. Offering excellent varietal definition and superb balance, the sparkler of choice to serve at every ocassion, as a smart aperitif or to accompany your favourite cuisine.