Chardonnay

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• 2020 Jackson Estate Shelter Belt Chardonnay Marlborough

  $25-$30

• 2020 Jackson Estate Shelter Belt Chardonnay Marlborough

  3 | $25-$30

• 2021 Pask Declaration Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $30-$40

• Akarua Central Otago Chardonnay 2024

  This wine is what is sometimes described as a ‘fruit and oak’-style chardonnay, but exceptionally made and done with panache. …

  5 | $30-$40 Best Buys

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• Akarua Chardonnay 2022 (Bannockburn, Central Otago)

  Understated but fruit forward with aromas of ripe peaches, florals and a hint of butterscotch on the nose. The palate …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Alchemy Chardonnay 2023 (Hawke’s Bay)

  

  Fresh and clean with aromas of grapefruit citrus, meadow blossoms and herbal spice on the nose. The palate is well …

  5 | $30-$40

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• Anchorage Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2024 Nelson

  $15-$20

• Ant Moore A+ Barrel Reserve Chardonnay 2018 Marlborough

  3 | $30-$40

• Ant Moore A+ Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $20-$25

• Ant Moore a+ Chardonnay 2023 (Marlborough)

  

  A sulphidic style of chardonnay done really well with ripe fruit and vibrancy from the get-go. Though the acid is …

  5 | $20-$25 Best Buys

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• Ant Moore a+ Chardonnay 2024 Marlborough

  3 | $20-$25

• Arrogant Frog Chardonnay 2021 Languedoc

  3 | $15-$20

• Arrogant Frog Ribet White Chardonnay 2023 Languedoc

  $20-$25

• Ash Ridge Premium Chardonnay 2023 (Hawke’s Bay)

  

  Understated on the nose with restrained aromas of lemon citrus pith, baking spice with oak and reductive characters. On the …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Askerne Chardonnay 2024

  

  A rounded nose of ripe stonefruit and oak with savoury hints that segue through to the complex palate, which has …

  4.5 | $25-$30 Best Buys

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• Askerne Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2022

  $25-$30

• Askerne Hawke’s Bay Reserve Chardonnay 2022

  

  The nose is warm and toasty with a smoky, savoury complexity and aromas of bright peach and pink grapefruit that …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Askerne Hawke’s Bay The Archer Chardonnay 2019

  A stylish chardonnay that is showing positive development characters from time already spent in bottle. Both oak and fruit are …

  4 | $50-$60

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• Askerne Reserve Chardonnay 2023 (Hawke’s Bay)

  Understated with a slightly reductive nose and notes of oak spice and lemon citrus behind. The palate is ripe yet …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Askerne Reserve Chardonnay 2024 (Hawke’s Bay)

  An unabashed fruit bomb with judicious use of oak which is exceptionally well balanced against the fruit present on the …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Auntsfield Cob Cottage Chardonnay 2020 (Marlborough)

  Pale lemon in the glass with a youthful green hue. The nose is fresh and clean with aromas of peach, …

  4 | $40-$50

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• Auntsfield Cob Cottage Chardonnay 2022

  A wine that is holding well for time spent in bottle with tropical fruit aromas balanced by the oak present …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Auntsfield Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $30-$40

• Awatere River Chardonnay 2020 Marlborough

  3 | $25-$30

• Awatere River Chardonnay 2021 Marlborough

  3 | $25-$30

• Awatere River Chardonnay 2025

  Medium in the glass with appealing stonefruit aromas but with reserved intensity. The palate is well balanced with a lean …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Ayrburn Billy’s Chardonnay 2024 Central Otago

  $60-$70

• Ayrburn Central Otago Chardonnay 2022 Gibbston

  $60-$70

• Ayrburn Chardonnay 2024 Central Otago

  3 | $60-$70

• Babich Family Estates Marlborough Organic Chardonnay 2024

  3 | $20-$25

• Babich Family Estates Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $25-$30

• Babich Irongate Chardonnay 2024 Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $40-$50

• Babich Irongate Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2022

  $40-$50

• Big & Buttery 2021 California

  3 | $15-$20

• Big & Buttery California Chardonnay 2021 California

  $15-$20

• Black Barn Vineyards 2022 Barrel Fermented Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay

  $40-$50

• Black Barn Vineyards Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2023 Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $40-$50

• Black Cottage Marlborough Chardonnay 2023

  $20-$25

• Boathouse Chardonnay 2024 Bay Of Islands

  3 | $30-$40

• Brancott Estate Letter Series O Chardonnay 2022 (Marlborough)

  A forward and bold, almost brazen, style done well. The palate is richly fruited with lots of butterscotch, cream and …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Cable Bay Chardonnay Awatere Valley 2021

  A light gold colour that is on par for age and a complex nose that is inviting with stonefruit, toast …

  4 | $40-$50

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• Cable Bay Chardonnay Waiheke Island 2021

  Bright in the glass with fruit and oak aromas delicate on the restrained nose and hinting at the lean palate …

  4 | $40-$50

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• Cable Bay Vineyards Chardonnay 2022 Waiheke Island

  3 | $40-$50

• Cape Mentelle Chardonnay 2021 (Margaret River, Western Australia)

  Fresh and bright on the nose with aromas of white florals and some thiol influence. The palate is lovely with …

  4 | $40-$50

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• Carrick Bannockburn Chardonnay 2022

  3 | $30-$40

• Caythorpe Family Estate Chardonnay 2024

  Reserved on the nose with some light reduction evident. The palate is savoury yet with some stonefruit coming through against …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Church Road 1 Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2021 (Hawke’s Bay) )

  

  On the nose the smoky sulphide profile sits alongside fresh apple and zingy lime aromas that awaken the senses. So, …

  5 | $80-$100

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• Church Road 1 Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2022

  Complex on the nose with toasty oak, aniseed and lees aromas alongside a smoky reduction. The palate is bold, bright …

  4 | $80-$100

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• Church Road Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2021 (Hawke’s Bay)

  A very reductive style with lots of flint alongside the citrus aromas on the nose. The palate is full, rich …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Church Road McDonald Series Chardonnay 2023 (Hawke’s Bay)

  

  As there isn’t another red wine tasting scheduled here at Cuisine for 2024, I had thought that I was done …

  5 | $25-$30

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• Clearview Beachhead Chardonnay 2024 (Hawke’s Bay)

  Ripe and full from the first whiff to the last remnants of flavour on the palate, this is a borderline …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Clearview Estate Coastal Chardonnay 2024 (Hawke’s Bay)

  Aromas of citrus, apricot, cashew and hessian fabric and sulphide commingle on the nose with good intensity suggesting the bold …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Clearview Three Rows Chardonnay 2024 (Hawke’s Bay)

  A reductive style done well with lots going on through the nose and the palate. That said, it all works …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Clos Des Pierres Chardonnay 2023 Marlborough

  3 | $30-$40

• Clos du Bois Chardonnay 2021 California

  3 | $25-$30

• Colere Ashmore Vineyard Chardonnay 2020 Marlborough, Southern valleys

  $50-$60

• Colere Holon Chardonnay 2020 Marlborough, Southern valleys

  $40-$50

• Coopers Creek Select Vineyards Big & Buttery Chardonnay 2022 Gisborne

  $20-$25

• Coopers Creek Select Vineyards Limeworks Chardonnay 2021 Hawke’s Bay

  $20-$25

• Coopers Creek Swamp Reserve Chardonnay 2020 Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $30-$40

• Coopers Creek Swamp Reserve Chardonnay 2021 Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $30-$40

• Craggy Range Chardonnay 2022 (Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay)

  Pale in the glass with citrus and stone fruit through the nose and on the palate. A lovely core of …

  4 | $40-$50

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• Craggy Range Chardonnay Gimblett Gravels Vineyard 2024

  

  Bright in the glass and on the nose, with fresh citrus fruit and layered reduction that carries through to the …

  4.5 | $40-$50

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• Craggy Range Chardonnay Kidnappers Hawke’s Bay 2024

  A style that is sometimes described as cuddly, but who doesn’t love a cuddle? Well weighted and complex, this example …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Craggy Range Chardonnay Kidnappers Vineyard Hawke’s Bay 2021

  3 | $30-$40

• Craggy Range Chardonnay, Kidnappers Vineyard, Hawke’s Bay 2022

  3 | $30-$40

• Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Vineyard 2021 (Hawke’s Bay)

  High-toned vanilla and sun-warmed peach aromas delight on the nose with hints of flint that add complexity. The palate is …

  4 | $40-$50

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• Čuvar Guardians Chardonnay 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)

  Pale yellow in the glass with flecks of gold, this is a bold chardonnay with cream, oak stonefruit and reduction …

  4 | $50-$60

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• Čuvar Guardians Chardonnay 2024

  Melon, citrus and lots of oak is evident on the nose and throughout the palate. Although judiciously used, the oak …

  4 | $40-$50

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• Čuvar Iris Chardonnay 2023 Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $25-$30

• Čuvar Iris Chardonnay 2024

  An attractive combination of stonefruit and oak with perfumed florals on the nose. The palate, while not overly complex, is …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Dark Horse Chardonnay 2020 California

  3 | $20-$25

• Dark Horse Chardonnay 2021 California

  $15-$20

• Dark Horse Chardonnay 2022 California

  $20-$25

• Dashwood Chardonnay 2024 Marlborough

  3 | $0-$15

• Delta Estate Chardonnay 2021 Marlborough

  3 | $15-$20

• Delta Estate Chardonnay 2022 (Marlborough)

  

  Pale with sweet citrus and stone fruit aromas on the nose. The palate is mid weighted, focussed and lean with …

  4.5 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Delta Estate Chardonnay 2023 Marlborough

  3 | $15-$20

• Delta Estate Hatters Hill Chardonnay 2021 (Marlborough)

  A lovely understated nose with green stone fruit, nuts and cream aromas. The palate, too, is restrained, fine and focussed …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Delta Hatters Hill Chardonnay 2022 (Marlborough)

  

  Pale and fresh on the nose with clean fruit aromas in a moderate intensity alongside nougat and almond aromatics. The …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Delta Hatters Hill Chardonnay 2022 (Marlborough)

  Lovely fruit aromas come through on the nose balanced by oak sweetness and some spice. The palate is well focussed …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Delta Hatters Hill Chardonnay 2023 (Marlborough)

  

  Bright citrus and white florals come through on the nose with just a hint of creaminess that adds a luxurious …

  5 | $25-$30

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• Domain Road Vineyard Defiance Chardonnay 2021 Bannockburn

  3 | $30-$40

• Domaine Chanson Vire-Clesse 2018 Burgundy

  3 | $30-$40

• Domaine Chevallier Petit Chablis 2023

  $30-$40

• Domaine Laroche Les Chanoines Chablis 2023

  $40-$50

• Domaine Laroche St Martin Chablis 2023

  $40-$50

• Domaine Paul Mas Estate Chardonnay 2023 Languedoc

  $25-$30

• Domaine Rewa Chardonnay 2021 (Central Otago)

  Quiet on the nose with subtle aromas of mandarin, sherbert and coconut. The palate, however, is rich and chewy with …

  4 | $60-$70

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• Domaine Rewa Chardonnay 2022 (Central Otago)

  Youthful and concentrated with lifted fruit and lots of oak on the nose. The palate is full and chewy with …

  4.5 | $50-$60

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• Domaine Seguinot Bordet Chablis 2021

  $30-$40

• Domaine William Fevre Petit Chablis 2019 Burgundy

  3 | $40-$50

• Easthope Family Winegrowers ‘Home Block’ Chardonnay 2024 Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $40-$50

• Easthope Family Winegrowers ‘Home Block’ Chardonnay 2023 (Hawke’s Bay)

  A medium lemon colour with aromas of fresh pastry and oak alongside the bright fruit on the nose. The palate …

  4 | $40-$50

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• Elephant Hill Chardonnay 2021 (Hawke’s Bay)

  Grilled lime and apricot aromas shine through offset by a richer note of butterscotch on the nose. The fruit on …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Elephant Hill Sea Chardonnay 2020 (Hawke’s Bay)

  Reductive in style with struck match prominent alongside proud oak on the nose. The palate is tasty, complex and well …

  4 | $50-$60

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• Emma Marris Chardonnay 2024 (Marlborough)

  

  A low-key example that doesn’t need to shout to make an impression. White stonefruit and florals abound on the nose …

  5 | $30-$40

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• Emma Marris Chardonnay 2025

  

  Medium in the glass with a reserved nose that shows a somewhat flinty reduction that is almost smoky. The palate …

  4 | $30-$40

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• ENVOY Johnson Chardonnay 2017 (Marlborough)

  

  A pale colour in the glass which belies its seven years in bottle, this wine is fresh and understated on …

  5 | $30-$40

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• Eradus Awatere Valley Chardonnay 2024 Marlborough

  $25-$30

• Esk Valley Artisanal Collection Chardonnay 2022 Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $20-$25

• Esk Valley Seabed Chardonnay 2021 (Hawke’s Bay)

  

  Rich and inviting with aromas of stone fruit, vanilla, panna cotta and coconut on the nose combined with just a …

  4.5 | $40-$50

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• Fat & Sassy Chardonnay 2023 (Marlborough & Hawke’s Bay)

  Attractive on the nose with apricot, brioche and spices alongside lime citrus and floral notes on the complex and beguiling …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Flaxmore Moutere Chardonnay 2021 Nelson

  3 | $30-$40

• Forrest Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $25-$30

• Fortius Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2021 Rioja

  $40-$50

• Grove Mill Chardonnay 2022 Wairau Valley

  3 | $20-$25

• Grove Mill Chardonnay 2024 (Marlborough)

  Ripe citrus and stonefruit aromas abound on the nose with a nutty, creamy character coming though. The palate is lovely …

  4 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Grove Mill Chardonnay 2025

  Bright and toasty on the nose with tropical fruits, light phenolics, aniseed and hints of greens which are initially perplexing …

  4 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Haha 2022 Hawkes Bay Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $15-$20

• Hãhã 2024 Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay

  3 | $15-$20

• Hãhã Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2025

  A well-constructed chardonnay with a bright and inviting citrus nose. There’s an elegance to the palate with lots of toasty …

  4 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Helio Chardonnay 2024 (Hawke’s Bay)

  An understated nose with ripe fruit aromas well balanced by the generous oak present. The palate is bold, yet with …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Holly Chardonnay 2023 Wairarapa

  $30-$40

• Holly South Series Chardonnay 2022 Wairarapa

  3 | $30-$40

• Horizon Du Sud Chardonnay 2023 Languedoc

  $15-$20

• Hunter’s Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  $25-$30

• Hunter’s Marlborough Offshoot Chardonnay 2022

  3 | $30-$40

• Hunter’s Marlborough Offshoot Chardonnay 2023

  3 | $30-$40

• Hunter’s Offshoot Chardonnay 2020 Marlborough

  $30-$40

• Hunter’s Offshoot Chardonnay 2021 (Marlborough)

  A quieter style that is often overlooked in favour of louder counterparts. This lovely example has delicate white florals and …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Hunter’s Wines Offshoot Chardonnay 2024

  A medium intensity colour that is bright crystalline in the glass, the nose is generous with hints of lees and …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Hunter’s Chardonnay 2021 (Marlborough)

  An elegant, accessible and well-rounded chardonnay with aromas of apricots, peaches and custard on the nose which segue seamlessly onto …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Hunter’s Marlborough Offshoot Chardonnay 2021

  Pale in the glass with lovely lifted fruit aromas alongside reductive characteristics. The palate is youthful and well balanced with …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Hunter’s Wines Chardonnay 2025

  

  Bright in the glass, this is a wine that is complex on the nose with aromas of stonefruit, white flowers …

  5 | $25-$30 Best Buys

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• Jewelstone Chardonnay 2022 Hawke’s Bay

  $40-$50

• Johner Lime Hill Vineyard Chardonnay 2022 Masterton

  3 | $40-$50

• Johner Methode Traditionnelle Brut

  3 | $40-$50

• Jules Taylor Marlborough Chardonnay

  Immediately pleasing on the nose with aromas of pears and lemon citrus with hints of toasted nuts and lemon rind. …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Jules Taylor Marlborough Chardonnay 2024

  

  Medium colour in the glass with citrus and white flower aromas on the nose. While not overly complex, it is …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Kendall Jackson Vintners Reserve 2019 California

  3 | $30-$40

• Lake Chalice Plume Chardonnay 2022 (Marlborough)

  Understated on the nose with subtle yet fresh primary aromas and lightly reductive aromas. The palate is lean but well …

  4 | $40-$50

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• Lake Chalice Plume Chardonnay 2023

  Quite pale coloured despite age yet immediately fruity on the nose with rounded warm peaches and lemon-lime aromas. The palate …

  4.5 | $50-$60

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• Lake Chalice The Falcon Chardonnay 2021 Marlborough

  $15-$20

• Lake Chalice The Falcon Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $15-$20

• Lake Chalice The Falcon Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  $15-$20

• Lake Chalice The Nest Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  $15-$20

• Lake Chalice The Raptor Chardonnay 2021 (Marlborough)

  

  There’s no absence of sulphide on the nose with this wine which will be catnip to lovers of those reductive …

  4.5 | $20-$25 Best Buys

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• Lake Chalice The Raptor Chardonnay 2021 Marlborough

  3 | $25-$30

• Lake Chalice The Raptor Chardonnay 2023 Marlborough

  3 | $25-$30

• Lawson’s Dry Hills Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  $15-$20

• Lawson’s Dry Hills Chardonnay Unoaked 2025

  

  An expressive nose with a herb and thiol lift and toasty oak throughout. The palate is fresh with well-integrated reduction …

  4 | $20-$25 Best Buys

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• Lawson’s Dry Hills Reserve Chardonnay 2021 (Marlborough)

  

  Plenty going on from the start of the busy nose to the end of its lengthy finish. Complex aromas of …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Lawson’s Dry Hills Reserve Chardonnay 2023 (Marlborough)

  Bright acid is apparent with quiet stonefruit and some reductive aromatic characters present on the nose. The palate is mid …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Lawson’s Dry Hills Reserve Chardonnay 2022 (Marlborough)

  

  Lots of fruit and fragrant florals on the nose with herbal spice and some subtle reductive characters. The palate is …

  5 | $25-$30

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• Leefield Station Chardonnay 2021 (Marlborough)

  

  Ripe, rich stone fruit, cream and butter with a grapefruit citrus lift on the nose that delights. The palate is …

  4 | $20-$25 Best Buys

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• Leefield Station Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $20-$25

• Leefield Station Chardonnay 2024 (Marlborough)

  

  Ripe yet understated on the nose with lithe fruit and oak characteristics intertwined. The palate is nicely weighted and complex …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Leeuwin Estate Prelude Chardonnay 2023 Margaret River

  3 | $40-$50

• Leeuwin Estate Prelude Vineyard Chardonnay 2021 Margaret River

  3 | $40-$50

• Leveret Estate Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2022

  $20-$25

• Leveret Reserve Chardonnay 2021 Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $25-$30

• Man O’ War – Estate Chardonnay 2020 Waiheke Island

  3 | $30-$40

• Man O’ War Chardonnay 2019 Waiheke Island

  $30-$40

• Māori Point Chardonnay 2024 Central Otago

  3 | $30-$40

• Marlborough Sun Chardonnay 2021

  $15-$20

• Martinborough Vineyard Home Block Chardonnay 2021

  3 | $30-$40

• Martinborough Vineyard Home Block Chardonnay 2022

  A powerful example with lots of fruit and oak evident on the nose and through the palate. This style is …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Martinborough Vineyard Home Block Chardonnay 2023

  Bright and fresh with immediacy on the nose that is layered with lemonady citrus aromas alongside oak spice and butter …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Martinborough Vineyard Home Block Chardonnay 2024

  Bright in the glass with elegant, reserved lime and citrus rind aromas on the nose. The palate is well flavoured …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Massey Dacta Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $20-$25

• Massey Dacta Chardonnay 2023 Marlborough

  $25-$30

• Matahiwi Estate Holly South Series Chardonnay 2022 (Wairarapa)

  

  Medium colour in the glass with sweet pastry aromas and ripe citrus fruit present with lots of reduction evident on …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Matawhero Church House Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2022 Gisborne

  3 | $30-$40

• Matawhero Church House Chardonnay 2024 Gisborne

  3 | $30-$40

• Matawhero Irwin Chardonnay 2020 Gisborne

  $50-$60

• Matawhero Irwin Chardonnay 2021 (Gisborne)

  Ripe on the nose with a whisper of reduction and an attractive mealiness. Rich, ripe and toasty, the palate is …

  4 | $50-$60

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• Matawhero Irwin Chardonnay 2021 Gisborne

  3 | $50-$60

• Matawhero Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2024 Gisborne

  $20-$25

• Matchbook ‘Old Head’ Chardonnay 2022 California

  $25-$30

• Matchbook Old Head 2019 California

  $25-$30

• Maude Central Otago Chardonnay 2022

  3 | $25-$30

• Maude Mt Maude Central Otago Reserve Chardonnay 2022 (Wānaka)

  Deeply coloured for such a youthful wine this wild wine is full of character and intrigue. The nose is rich …

  4 | $40-$50

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• Mills Reef Elspeth Chardonnay 2024 Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $30-$40

• Mills Reef Elspeth Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021

  A golden colour in the glass with aromas of orange citrus and peaches on those nose that leads into a …

  4 | $40-$50

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• Mills Reef Elspeth Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2023

  A touch of haze in the glass that shouldn’t cast doubt in your mind that this is anything other than …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Mills Reef Reserve Chardonnay 2024 Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $25-$30

• Mills Reef Reserve Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2022

  $25-$30

• Mission Estate Chardonnay 2024 Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $15-$20

• Mission Jewelstone Chardonnay 2020 Hawke’s Bay

  $30-$40

• Mission Reserve Chardonnay 2024 Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $25-$30

• Mission The Gaia Project Chardonnay 2021 Hawke’s Bay

  $20-$25

• Misty Cove Landmark Chardonnay 2022 (Marlborough)

  Scents of orange citrus blossoms lead the aromatic profile with undertones of mandarin and biscuit. The mid-weighted palate has vigour …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Misty Cove Limited Series 1203 Chardonnay 2023

  Great intensity on the nose with tropical fruits, plush stonefruit and florals all working together in harmony. The palate is …

  4.5 | $40-$50

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• Monte Christo Winery Central Otago Chardonnay 2022

  Abundant with citrus fruit, pastry aromas and some hints of baking spices on the nose, this wine is complex yet …

  4 | $50-$60

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• Monte Christo Winery Central Otago Chardonnay 2023

  3 | $50-$60

• Mora Chardonnay 2022 Central Otago

  3 | $40-$50

• Mora Chardonnay 2022 Pisa, Central Otago

  3 | $40-$50

• Mora Chardonnay 2023 Pisa, Central Otago

  3 | $40-$50

• Mora Eden Chardonnay 2022 Pisa, Central Otago

  3 | $60-$70

• Mount Riley 17 Valley Marlborough Chardonnay 2021

  3 | $25-$30

• Mount Riley 17 Valley Marlborough Chardonnay 2024

  Savoury complex notes on the nose and palate with lots of reductive smokiness for those who are a fan of …

  5 | $20-$25 Best Buys

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• Mount Riley 17 Valley Marlborough Chardonnay 2024

  The nose is complex with pronounced reduction, generous oak and a pithy citrus profile that also comes through to the …

  3 | $25-$30

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• Mount Riley Marlborough Chardonnay 2022

  3 | $0-$15

• Mount Riley Marlborough Chardonnay 2022

  3 | $0-$15

• Mount Riley Marlborough Chardonnay 2024

  A lovely expression with juicy peach aromas alongside toasty nut and creamy vanilla oak characteristics on the nose and through …

  4 | $0-$15 Best Buys

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• Mr Glover Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $25-$30

• Mt Difficulty Ghost Town Chardonnay 2020 (Lowburn Valley, Central Otago)

  A cool-climate, leaner style with good complexity. Nice oak, citrus and toasted nut characters are present on the nose. The …

  4 | $40-$50

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• Mt Difficulty Ghost Town Chardonnay 2021 Central Otago

  3 | $40-$50

• Mt Difficulty Roaring Meg Chardonnay 2022 (Central Otago)

  Fresh fruit aromas on the nose balanced by sweet nougat, nutty cashews and just a hint of reduction. The palate …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Mudbrick Francesca Chardonnay 2023 Waiheke Island

  3 | over $100

• Mudbrick Francesca Chardonnay 2024 (Waiheke Island)

  Looks fantastic in the glass with lots of oak and phenolics balanced against ripe fruit and creamy cashew and bran …

  5 | over $100

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• Mudbrick Reserve Chardonnay 2023 Waiheke Island

  3 | $60-$70

• Mudbrick Reserve Chardonnay 2024 (Waiheke Island)

  

  I wonder if, when the first vines were planted on Waiheke in 1977, anyone imagined it would become the wine …

  5 | $60-$70

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• Mudbrick Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay 2021 Waiheke Island

  $50-$60

• Nautilus Chardonnay 2022 Renwick, Marlborough

  3 | $30-$40

• Nautilus Chardonnay 2023 Renwick, Marlborough

  $30-$40

• Neudorf Rosie’s Block Moutere Chardonnay 2023 Nelson

  3 | $40-$50

• Nga Waka Chardonnay 2023 Martinborough

  3 | $30-$40

• Obliix Chardonnay 2024 Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $25-$30

• Old Coach Road Nelson Chardonnay 2020

  

  Generous and inviting, this fruit-forward example is filled with character. It is creamy and ripe with warm and rich fruit …

  4.5 | $0-$15 Best Buys

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• Old Coach Road Nelson Chardonnay 2024

  $15-$20

• Old Coach Road Unoaked Chardonnay 2022 Nelson

  3 | $0-$15

• Palliser Estate Chardonnay 2024 (Martinborough)

  

  Clean and bright in the glass with fresh lifted aromatics. The palate is very well structured and precise with flavours …

  5 | $40-$50

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• Paritua ‘Willow’ Chardonnay 2022 Hawke’s Bay

  $30-$40

• Paritua Willow Chardonnay 2024 Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $30-$40

• Pasqua Desire Lush Zin Chardonnay Fiano 2024

  

  An understated style that looks good in the glass with a generous nose with lifted greens. The palate is subtle …

  4.5 | $20-$25 Best Buys

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• Paul Mes Reserve Single Vineyard Collection Chardonnay 2022 Languedoc

  3 | $25-$30

• Peregrine Chardonnay 2024 Central Otago

  3 | $40-$50

• Perseverance Chardonnay 2021 Central Otago

  $15-$20

• Perseverance Chardonnay 2022 Central Otago

  3 | $15-$20

• Plume by Lake Chalice Chardonnay 2020 (Marlborough)

  

  Three years ago at our 2020 chardonnay tasting, the head judge Ben Glover commented that the newer – as they …

  5 | $40-$50

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• Poderi Crisci Chardonnay 2020 Waiheke Island

  3 | $50-$60

• Poderi Crisci Chardonnay 2021 Waiheke Island

  3 | $50-$60

• Poderi Crisci Chardonnay 2022 Waiheke Island

  $50-$60

• Prosper Maufoux Bourgogne Chardonnay 2022 (France)

  The fruit present on the palate is restrained with subtle aromas of yellow apples and lemon citrus which segue through …

  4 | $40-$50

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• Prosper Maufoux Bourgogne Chardonnay 2023 Burgundy

  3 | $40-$50

• Prosper Maufoux Chablis 2023 Burgundy

  $30-$40

• Prosper Maufoux Chablis 2024

  Medium in the glass with lots of stonefruit, pears and citrus giving the nose lift and expression. The palate is …

  4 | $40-$50

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• Prosper Maufoux Macon-Villages 2020 Burgundy

  $30-$40

• Rapaura Springs Bouldevines Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2024 Marlborough

  $40-$50

• Reserve 2023 Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $40-$50

• REX PICKETT’S SIDEWAYS Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021

  3 | $20-$25

• Rex Pickett’s Sideways Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021

  Medium colour in the glass in such a youthful wine can imply power and this wine delivers that with ripe, …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Riverby Estate Marlborough Chardonnay 2023

  3 | $25-$30

• Riverby Estate Marlborough Chardonnay 2025

  A medium colour in the glass with a high-toned nose, aromas of melon, peach and florals with a hint of …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Riverby Estate Old Vines Reserve Chardonnay 2023 Marlborough

  3 | $30-$40

• Roaring Meg Chardonnay 2021 Central Otago

  3 | $30-$40

• Robert Mondavi Private Selection Vint Buttery Chardonnay 2022 California

  $25-$30

• Robert Mondavi Winery Napa Valley Chardonnay 2018

  3 | $50-$60

• Rockburn Central Otago Chardonnay 2022

  3 | $30-$40

• Rockburn Chardonnay 2023 Central Otago

  $30-$40

• Rockburn Chardonnay 2024 Central Otago

  $30-$40

• ROHE Awatere Valley Chardonnay by Rapaura Springs 2023

  3 | $25-$30

• ROHE Southern Valleys Chardonnay 2023 (Marlborough)

  

  Bright yet subtle citrus and peach aromas come through on the nose alongside a smoky, flinty reduction that adds intrigue. …

  4 | $25-$30

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• ROHE Southern Valleys Chardonnay by Rapaura Springs 2024

  

  This wine shows medium intensity of colour in the glass with a bold smoky reduction that sits next to bright …

  5 | $30-$40

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• Rombauer Carneros Chardonnay 2021 (California, USA)

  This American example will please lovers of the style. Complex, oaky and heavy on the nose with aromas of butter, …

  4 | over $100

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• Saint Clair James Sinclair Chardonnay 2020 (Marlborough)

  

  Youthful appearance in the glass with aromas of nectarines and just a hint of butterscotch. The palate is energetic and …

  4.5 | $20-$25 Best Buys

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• Saint Clair James Sinclair Chardonnay 2021 (Marlborough)

  

  A medium colour in the glass with high- toned fruit on the nose; lifted citrus (both lemon and yellow grapefruit) …

  5 | $20-$25 Best Buys

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• Saint Clair James Sinclair Chardonnay 2023 (Marlborough)

  Creamy citrus and spicy oak characters appear on the nose alongside delicate white blossoms and crushed almonds. The palate is …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Saint Clair James Sinclair Chardonnay 2023 (Marlborough)

  Pale in the glass with delicate fruit aromas sitting alongside subtle oak spice which belie the richness within. The palate …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Saint Clair James Sinclair Chardonnay 2024 (Marlborough)

  A medium colour in the glass with lovely cool fruit characteristics on the nose. The palate is clean, stylish and …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Saint Clair Marlborough Origin Chardonnay 2022

  3 | $20-$25

• Saint Clair Omaka Reserve Chardonnay 2022 (Marlborough)

  A fruit-forward style with lots of lifted citrus on the nose alongside delicate orange blossoms. The palate, too, is bright …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Saint Clair Omaka Reserve Chardonnay 2023 (Marlborough)

  A fruit-forward chardonnay with aromas of lemons, stone fruit, coconut and vanilla with just a hint of spice on the …

  4 | $40-$50

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• Saint Clair Omaka Reserve Chardonnay 2024 (Marlborough)

  

  Big, bold and ripe with attractive fruit and lots of well-managed oak. It’s big without being too much, a style …

  4.5 | $40-$50

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• Saint Clair Origin Chardonnay 2021 Marlborough

  3 | $15-$20

• Saint Clair Origin Chardonnay 2023 Marlborough

  3 | $20-$25

• Saint Clair Origin Chardonnay 2024

  Pale in colour with an inviting nose of ripe sun-warmed stonefruit and bright lemon citrus. The palate has a lovely …

  4 | $20-$25 Best Buys

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• Saint Clair Pioneer Block 10 Twin Hills Chardonnay 2021 (Marlborough)

  A complex nose with plenty going on including lifted oak, bright clean fruit and lees characteristics. The palate also has …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Saint Clair Pioneer Block 10 Twin Hills Chardonnay 2021 (Marlborough)

  A medium-coloured wine with lots going on. White-peach aromatics come through on the nose and into the lithe palate. The …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Saint Clair Pioneer Block 10 Twin Hills Chardonnay 2023 (Marlborough)

  Understated on the nose with delicate white peach and florals on the nose alongside just a hint of lees. The …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Saint Clair Pioneer Block 4 Sawcut Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $30-$40

• Saint Clair Vicar’s Choice Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $15-$20

• Saint Clair Vicar’s Choice Chardonnay 2023 Marlborough

  3 | $15-$20

• Saint Clair Vicar’s Choice Chardonnay 2025

  Fruit forward and open with ripe peaches, nectarines and citrus on the nose which also comes through on the palate …

  4 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Saving Grace Chardonnay 2022 Waipara

  3 | $25-$30

• Seifried Nelson Chardonnay 2020

  3 | $15-$20

• Seifried Nelson Chardonnay 2021

  3 | $15-$20

• Seifried Nelson Chardonnay 2021

  

  Understated on the nose with subtle reductive characteristics. The palate is well weighted with some richness and sweet citrus fruit …

  4 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Seifried Nelson Chardonnay 2022

  3 | $15-$20

• Seifried Nelson Chardonnay 2024

  3 | $15-$20

• Seifried Winemaker’s Collection Nelson Barrique Fermented Chardonnay 2022

  

  A full style of chardonnay with ripe aromatics of quince and white peach on the nose with yellow grapefruit and …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Seifried Winemakers Collection Nelson Barrique Fermented Chardonnay 2022

  3 | $25-$30

• Seifried Winemakers Collection Nelson Barrique Fermented Chardonnay 2024

  3 | $25-$30

• Seifried Winemakers Collection Nelson Barrique Fermented Chardonnay 2025

  Attractive aromas of figs and toast alongside ripe fruit on the nose suggests generosity within which is revealed on the …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Selection Massale Marlborough Chardonnay 2022

  $20-$25

• Shelter Belt Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2021 Marlborough

  $30-$40

• Sileni Lodge Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2020 Hawke’s Bay

  $30-$40

• Smith & Sheth CRU Heretaunga Chardonnay 2021 (Hawke’s Bay)

  Medium coloured in the glass with aromas of fig and ripe nectarine on the nose. The palate is dense and …

  4 | $30-$40

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• SOHO FAMILY Vineyards Carter Chardonnay 2024 Waiheke Island

  3 | $50-$60

• Spencer Hill Tres Elegant Chardonnay 2020 Nelson

  3 | $30-$40

• Spoke Amped Chardonnay 2022 (Marlborough)

  Pure, clean fruit aromas and bright, white-floral aromas abound on the nose of this attractively understated wine. The palate has …

  4 | $30-$40

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• SPOKE Amped Chardonnay 2023 Marlborough

  $30-$40

• Spy Valley Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $25-$30

• Squawking Magpie Gimblett Gravels 2020 Counting Crows Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay

  $30-$40

• Squawking Magpie Gravels Chardonnay 2023 Hawke’s Bay

  $30-$40

• Squawking Magpie Terraces & Gravels 2021 Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $30-$40

• Squawking Magpie The Chatterer Chardonnay 2022 Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $20-$25

• Stables Reserve Chardonnay 2024 Hawke’s Bay

  $15-$20

• Starborough Chardonnay 2022 (Marlborough)

  A straw colour in the glass verging on gold with lovely lifted aromas of citrus, nuts and baking spices on …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Starborough Chardonnay 2023 Marlborough

  3 | $25-$30

• Starborough Chardonnay 2024

  A deeper lemon heading towards gold in the glass with dried florals mingling with bright fruit aromas on the nose. …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Starborough Sons of the Soil Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  $25-$30

• Stonecroft Chardonnay 2023 Hawke’s Bay

  $25-$30

• Stoneleigh Chardonnay 2025

  A quiet nose of warm toasty oak and subtle fruit that opens up on the palate. Soft, round and friendly …

  4 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Stoneleigh Rapaura Series Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $20-$25

• Sugar Loaf Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $25-$30

• Takapoto Estate Crossing Point Chardonnay 2024

  Not overly complicated, but appealing and pleasing. A ripe stonefruit nose with toasty oak and bright citrus that provides lift. …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Tatty Bogler Chardonnay 2019 North Otago

  3 | $30-$40

• Te Kairanga John Martin Chardonnay 2021 Martinboroigh

  3 | $30-$40

• Te Kairanga John Martin Chardonnay 2022 Martinborough

  3 | $40-$50

• Te Kairanga John Martin Chardonnay 2023 Martinborough

  $30-$40

• Te Kairanga John Martin Chardonnay 2024

  Medium in the glass, this is an understated fruit-led chardonnay with bright primary aromatics sitting alongside subtle reduction and a …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Te Kairanga Runholder Chardonnay 2022 Martinboroigh

  3 | $30-$40

• Te Kairanga Runholder Chardonnay 2023 Martinborough

  3 | $30-$40

• Te Kano Kin Chardonnay 2021 Central Otago

  3 | $25-$30

• Te Kano Kin Chardonnay 2022 Central Otago – Northburn

  3 | $30-$40

• Te Kano Kin Chardonnay 2023 Otago- Waitaki, Northburn, Bannockburn

  3 | $30-$40

• Te Kano Life Chardonnay 2022 Central Otago

  3 | $30-$40

• Te Kano Life Chardonnay 2023 Otago – Waitaki, Northburn

  $30-$40

• Te Kano Waitaki Chardonnay 2022

  3 | $60-$70

• Testify Chardonnay 2024

  Medium in the glass and lots going on both on the palate and the nose. Smoky reduction, lees, oak and …

  4 | $40-$50

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• Testify Chardonnay by Daniel Brennan 2022 Hawke’s Bay

  $40-$50

• The Basket Case Chardonnay 2021 Marlborough

  $40-$50

• The King’s Bastard Chardonnay 2021 (Marlborough)

  

  A solid wine that continually delivers high-toned fruit aromas on the nose with lovely notes of butterscotch. The palate is …

  4 | $25-$30

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• The Kings Bastard Chardonnay 2021 Malborough

  3 | $25-$30

• The Kings Series Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $25-$30

• The Landing Chardonnay 2021 (Bay of Islands, Northland))

  

  High toned and toasty with lots of buttery notes against juicy peach, melon and mango aromas that segue through to …

  5 | $40-$50

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• The Landing Chardonnay 2023 Bay Of Islands

  $50-$60

• The Ned Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  $15-$20

• The Ned Chardonnay 2024 Marlborough

  3 | $15-$20

• The Pioneer Chardonnay 2018 Marlborough

  3 | $60-$70

• The Prisoner 2021 Carneros

  $80-$100

• Tiki Koro Chardonnay 2025

  Medium in the glass with a generous smoky reduction that sits alongside dried citrus peel, white peaches, oak and a …

  4 | $40-$50

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• Tiki KORO Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2020

  3 | $30-$40

• Tiki Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2023 North Canterbury

  $25-$30

• Tohu Matangi Chardonnay 2024

  

  AS AN IMMIGRANT who found her true passion for wine here in New Zealand, I am constantly amazed by the …

  5 | $30-$40

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• Tohu Nelson Chardonnay 2022

  

  Rich, ripe fruit aromas on the nose which segue through to a linear and focussed palate which is mid weighted …

  4 | $15-$20

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• Tohu Nelson Chardonnay 2023

  $15-$20

• Tohu Nelson Chardonnay 2024

  Fruit forward with ripe stonefruit and oak aromas on the nose that segue through to the generous and vibrant palate …

  4 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Tohu Whenua Awa Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2019 (Upper Awatere, Marlborough)

  This wine is pale in the glass with youthful green hues. It’s reductive in style with citrus aromas alongside flint …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Tohu Whenua Awa Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2020 Upper Awatere, Marlborough

  $30-$40

• Tohu Whenua Awa Upper Awatere Valley SV Chardonnay 2018

  3 | $30-$40

• Tohu Whenua Matua Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2020 (Upper Moutere, Nelson)

  The reductive nature of this wine is evident on the palate, but it’s this style done well as the balance …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Tohu Whenua Matua Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2020 (Upper Moutere, Nelson)

  That this is a rich style is immediately evident with an abundance of fruit and oak spice on the nose …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Tohu Whenua Matua Upper Moutere Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2020 (Nelson)

  A wine developing nicely in the bottle with a medium colour in the glass. A fruit-forward expression with beautiful restraint. …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Tony Bish Golden Egg Chardonnay 2024 Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $40-$50

• Tony Bish Heartwood Chardonnay 2024 Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $30-$40

• Torea Martinborough Chardonnay 2023

  3 | $15-$20

• Trinity Hill 125 Gimblett Chardonnay 2021 (Gimblett Gravels, Hawke’s Bay)

  

  Medium in colour with a reductive nose set against ripe peach and grapefruit aromas. The palate is bold with lots …

  5 | $70-$80

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• Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2021 (Hawke’s Bay)

  A traditional, dare I say ‘old-school’ style of chardonnay that’s unashamedly big and bold. Rich and full bodied with generous …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2022

  3 | $30-$40

• Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2023 (Hawke’s Bay)

  Medium colour in the glass with aromas of stonefruit and lovely toasty, nutty characteristics. The palate is very sound with …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2024 Gimblett Gravels

  3 | $20-$25

• Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2022

  Lifted fruit aromas on the fresh bright nose with zesty citrus and delicate blossom aromas. The palate is nicely weighted …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Trinity Hill Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2021

  $20-$25

• Trinity Hill Single Vineyard 125 Gimblett Chardonnay 2022 (Hawke’s Bay)

  Fresh and clean on the nose with bright citrus, stone fruit and layers of creamy aromas that are also reflected …

  4 | $70-$80

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• Trinity Hill Single Vineyard 125 Gimblett Chardonnay 2024 Gimblett Gravels

  3 | $70-$80

• Two Rivers Clos Des Pierres Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  $30-$40

• Two Rivers The Spring Chardonnay 2020 Marlborough

  $50-$60

• Vasse Felix Margaret River Filius Chardonnay 2021

  3 | $30-$40

• Vavasour Chardonnay 2021 Awatere Valley, Marlborough

  3 | $30-$40

• Vavasour Chardonnay 2024 Marlborough

  3 | $20-$25

• Vavasour Chardonnay 2025

  A chardonnay that while not overly complex, is very well constructed and quite delicious. The nose is reserved yet leads …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Vavasour Papa Chardonnay 2020 Awatere Valley

  3 | $30-$40

• Vavasour Papa Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $30-$40

• Vavasour Papa Chardonnay 2025

  Bright and vibrant, with a delicate apricot nose layered with citrus, toast and lees aromas. The palate is lean, yet …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Villa Maria Cellar Selection Chardonnay 2022 Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $15-$20

• Villa Maria Cellar Selection Chardonnay 2024 (Hawke’s Bay)

  Understated on the nose with white nectarine and citrus aromas and just a hint of oak on the nose and …

  4 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Villa Maria EarthGarden Chardonnay 2022 Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $20-$25

• Villa Maria Reserve Chardonnay 2022 (Hawke’s Bay)

  The nose is rich with delightful creamy aromas that sit alongside the bright citrus and delicate blossoms. The palate is …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Villa Maria Reserve Chardonnay 2024

  A bright wine with a reserved citrus and stonefruit nose that leads into a lean and focussed palate with a …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Villa Maria Reserve Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021

  

  Aromas of clean, pure stone fruits stream from the glass and through to the well- structured palate where the flavours …

  5 | $30-$40

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• Waimea Chardonnay 2024 Nelson

  3 | $25-$30

• Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Chardonnay 2022

  3 | $15-$20

• Wairau River Chardonnay 2022 (Marlborough)

  A well-made example, pale in the glass with stone fruit and floral aromas on the nose. The palate has lots …

  4 | $15-$20

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• Wairau River Chardonnay 2023 (Marlborough)

  

  Peach and lemon aromas are proud on the nose with some tropical fruit notes alongside. The palate is fruit forward …

  4 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Wairau River Chardonnay 2024 Marlborough

  3 | $15-$20

• Wairau River Chardonnay 2025

  A medium colour in the glass with an understated nose that leads into a palate that, while fruit forward, is …

  4 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Wairau River Reserve Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $25-$30

• Wairau River Reserve Chardonnay 2023 (Marlborough)

  Initially smoky on the palate this wine has lovely understated ripe stone fruit aromas balanced against judicious, but well-handled oak …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Wet Jacket Chardonnay 2022 (Central Otago)

  Lovely colour in the glass for this still young wine and the nose has lots of butter and oak aromas …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Wet Jacket Chardonnay 2023 (Central Otago)

  

  Lots going on through this complex but not overt example. The fruit here is bright – citrus and stone fruit …

  5 | $30-$40

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• Wet Jacket Chardonnay 2024 Central Otago

  $30-$40

• Whitehaven ‘Greg’ Single Vineyard Rapaura Chardonnay 2023 (Wairau Valley, Marlborough)

  Ripe on the nose with thiol coming through alongside fleshy peaches and nectarine aromas on the nose. The palate is …

  4 | $50-$60

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• Whitehaven Marlborough Chardonnay 2024

  Medium coloured in the glass this is a riper style of chardonnay that is fresh, well balanced and very stylish. …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Wild Earth Chardonnay 2022 (Central Otago)

  Pale in the glass with bright, yet right citrus fruit on the nose alongside nougat and some baking spice aromas. …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Wooing Tree Chardonnay 2019 Central Otago

  $30-$40

• Wrights Estate Chardonnay 2024 (Gisborne)

  Sweet fruit abounds with hints of oyster shell and minerality coming through both on the nose and through the palate. …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Wrights Reserve Organic Chardonnay 2022 Gisborne

  $30-$40

• Xanadu Vinework Chardonnay 2020 (Margaret River, Western Australia)

  A touch of sulphide wrapped around ripe citrus, stone fruit and tropical aromas on the nose. The wine is well …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Young and Co 2021 California

  $20-$25

• Zaria Chardonnay 2024 Hawke’s Bay

  $30-$40

• Zephyr Chardonnay 2021 Marlborough

  $30-$40

• Zephyr Chardonnay 2021 Marlborough

  $30-$40

• Zephyr Chardonnay 2023 Marlborough

  3 | $30-$40