Chardonnay

You’ll experience a rich and full-flavoured wine that offers a perfect balance of concentrated, ripe fruit and toasty French oak, offset by a refreshing thread of fresh, citrus acidity.

This Chardonnay is a lightly oaked wine in a refreshing style. Showing ripe peach and stonefruit aromas with hints of nougat and Grapefruit.

By New Zealand's "King of Chardonnay". Cheeky and fun, all curves and lusciousness. Made in a large oak barrel. The Fat & Sassy Chardonnay 2022 presents itself with rich aromas and a full body.

From the historic Auntsfield vineyard. Auntsfield produces Chardonnay with finesse, restraint, honed focus and a textured mineral structure. Only the best fruit is used with the resulting wine showing a real sense of place that showcases the mineral structure of the old clay soils of the vineyard.

A ripe and creamy style of Chardonnay on first inspection, before the classic Palliser freshness floods the palate.

Selected as one of the top 12 Chardonnays of 2023 from Hawke's Bay. From one of Hawke's Bay's top producers. A delicious, medium bodied chardonnay with power and tension.

Heartwood is a traditional Hawkes Bay masterpiece. Barrel fermented in French oak barrels, with 30% new oak, it bursts with flavours of stone fruit and vanilla bean - a true delight for the Chardonnay lover. The 2018 vintage was among the "Top 100 Wine Discoveries" by Robert Parker's Wine Advocate.

This classy, single-vineyard wine is considered as one of the best Chardonnays in New Zealand. A complex and powerful wine with bright acidity and beautiful fruit and a signature gun flint complexity and structural depth.

A captivating wine with pure expression, textural richness and impeccable balance. Fermented in New Zealand's first concrete eggs(!). The exceptional vintner Tony Bish uses, fitting for the wine's name, egg-shaped, golden-coloured concrete tanks.

A full-bodied, rich and powerful Chardonnay from New Zealand's "Isle of Wine". Made from the finest barrels of Chardonnay selected each vintage by winemaker Duncan MacTavish.

James Suckling ranks this wine 34th among the best New Zealand wines of 2024! The wine impresses with a combination of youthful freshness, mineral precision, and remarkable complexity—qualities that make it both immediately approachable and cellar-worthy.

The fruit comes from the Mangatahi terraces, known for their cool climate and beautifully fresh, vibrant flavours. Sandy, silty soils with volcanic influence sit above deep red metal gravels – perfect for producing expressive, elegant Chardonnay.

Skeetfield is a brilliant wine with exceptional power and grace. Still very youthful, fruit and oak all in balance - long and lingering.

Library Release: A superbly balanced, wonderfully mature Chardonnay with a clear texture, lively freshness and long-lasting acidity. A limited quantity of each vintage has been set aside for later release. It is a unique way to experience a beautifully matured Chardonnay from one of the country’s top producers. From vines dating back to 1981.