Chardonnay
Chardonnays reviewed by Cuisine magazine, grouped by star rating. You can search for wines by star rating, price, region and more using the Wine Finder above.
4.5 Stars-
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 | $35→ more -
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 | $36.90→ more -
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 | $20→ more -
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 | $30→ more -
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 | $55→ more -
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 | $50→ more -
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 | $25→ more -
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 | $35→ more -
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 | $15→ more -
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 | $24.50→ more -
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 | $32→ more
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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 | $30→ more -
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 | $59.90→ more -
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 | $36.90→ more -
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 | $48→ more -
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 | $25→ more -
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 | $35→ more -
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 | $44.95→ more -
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 | $40.95→ more -
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 | $30→ more -
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 | $65→ more -
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 | $50→ more -
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 | $34→ more -
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 | $60→ more -
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 | $24→ more -
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 | $34.90→ more -
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 | $25.90→ more -
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 | $34.90→ more -
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 | $28→ more -
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 | $22→ more -
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 | $40→ more -
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 | $45→ more -
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 | $49.95→ more -
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 | $39.95→ more -
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 | $25→ more -
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 | $55→ more -
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 | $45→ more -
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 | $50→ more -
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 | $29→ more -
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 | $110→ more -
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 | $24→ more -
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 | $33.90→ more -
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 | $42→ more -
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 | $32.90→ more -
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 | $35→ more -
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 | $20→ more -
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 | $40→ more -
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 | $35→ more -
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 | $28→ more -
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 | $29→ more -
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 | $19→ more -
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 | $38→ more -
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 | $33→ more -
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 | $33→ more -
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 | $40→ more -
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 | $25→ more -
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 | $80→ more -
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 | $20→ more -
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 | $20→ more -
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 | $35→ more -
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 | $35→ more -
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 | $30→ more
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2020 Jackson Estate Shelter Belt Chardonnay Marlborough
3 | $29 -
2021 Pask Declaration Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay
3 | $40 -
Ant Moore A+ Barrel Reserve Chardonnay 2018 Marlborough
3 | $40 -
Ant Moore A+ Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough
3 | $20.95 -
Arrogant Frog Chardonnay 2021 Languedoc
3 | $16.99 -
Auntsfield Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough
3 | $36 -
Awatere River Chardonnay 2020 Marlborough
3 | $27 -
Awatere River Chardonnay 2021 Marlborough
3 | $29 -
Babich Family Estates Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough
3 | $25.99 -
Big & Buttery 2021 California
3 | $19.90 -
Black Barn Vineyards Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2023 Hawke’s Bay
3 | $45 -
Carrick Bannockburn Chardonnay 2022
3 | $39 -
Clos du Bois Chardonnay 2021 California
3 | $29.99 -
Coopers Creek Swamp Reserve Chardonnay 2020 Hawke’s Bay
3 | $39.99 -
Coopers Creek Swamp Reserve Chardonnay 2021 Hawke’s Bay
3 | $39.99 -
Craggy Range Chardonnay Kidnappers Vineyard Hawke’s Bay 2021
3 | $32.95 -
Craggy Range Chardonnay, Kidnappers Vineyard, Hawke’s Bay 2022
3 | $32.95 -
Dark Horse Chardonnay 2020 California
3 | $22.99 -
Delta Estate Chardonnay 2021 Marlborough
3 | $20 -
Domain Road Vineyard Defiance Chardonnay 2021 Bannockburn
3 | $35 -
Domaine Chanson Vire-Clesse 2018 Burgundy
3 | $39 -
Domaine William Fevre Petit Chablis 2019 Burgundy
3 | $45 -
Esk Valley Artisanal Collection Chardonnay 2022 Hawke’s Bay
3 | $24.99 -
Flaxmore Moutere Chardonnay 2021 Nelson
3 | $33 -
Forrest Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough
3 | $28 -
Grove Mill Chardonnay 2022 Wairau Valley
3 | $23 -
Haha 2022 Hawkes Bay Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay
3 | $17.99 -
Hunter’s Marlborough Offshoot Chardonnay 2022
3 | $34.90 -
Johner Lime Hill Vineyard Chardonnay 2022 Masterton
3 | $50 -
Kendall Jackson Vintners Reserve 2019 California
3 | $37.99 -
Lake Chalice The Falcon Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough
3 | $20 -
Lake Chalice The Raptor Chardonnay 2021 Marlborough
3 | $30 -
Leefield Station Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough
3 | $21.99 -
Leeuwin Estate Prelude Vineyard Chardonnay 2021 Margaret River
3 | $49.99 -
Man O’ War – Estate Chardonnay 2020 Waiheke Island
3 | $34.90 -
Martinborough Vineyard Home Block Chardonnay 2021
3 | $40 -
Massey Dacta Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough
3 | $25 -
Matawhero Church House Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2022 Gisborne
3 | $32 -
Matawhero Irwin Chardonnay 2021 Gisborne
3 | $60 -
Maude Central Otago Chardonnay 2022
3 | $30 -
Mora Chardonnay 2022 Central Otago
3 | $45 -
Mora Chardonnay 2022 Pisa, Central Otago
3 | $47 -
Mora Eden Chardonnay 2022 Pisa, Central Otago
3 | $67 -
Mount Riley 17 Valley Marlborough Chardonnay 2021
3 | $28 -
Mount Riley Marlborough Chardonnay 2022
3 | $15 -
Mount Riley Marlborough Chardonnay 2022
3 | $15 -
Mr Glover Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough
3 | $30 -
Mt Difficulty Ghost Town Chardonnay 2021 Central Otago
3 | $42 -
Nautilus Chardonnay 2022 Renwick, Marlborough
3 | $36 -
Neudorf Rosie’s Block Moutere Chardonnay 2023 Nelson
3 | $50 -
Old Coach Road Unoaked Chardonnay 2022 Nelson
3 | $15 -
Paul Mes Reserve Single Vineyard Collection Chardonnay 2022 Languedoc
3 | $26.99 -
Perseverance Chardonnay 2022 Central Otago
3 | $20 -
Poderi Crisci Chardonnay 2020 Waiheke Island
3 | $55 -
Poderi Crisci Chardonnay 2021 Waiheke Island
3 | $55 -
REX PICKETT’S SIDEWAYS Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021
3 | $23.99 -
Roaring Meg Chardonnay 2021 Central Otago
3 | $32.99 -
Robert Mondavi Winery Napa Valley Chardonnay 2018
3 | $60 -
Rockburn Central Otago Chardonnay 2022
3 | $32 -
Saint Clair Marlborough Origin Chardonnay 2022
3 | $22 -
Saint Clair Origin Chardonnay 2021 Marlborough
3 | $19.99 -
Saint Clair Pioneer Block 4 Sawcut Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough
3 | $32.90 -
Saint Clair Vicar’s Choice Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough
3 | $19.50 -
Saving Grace Chardonnay 2022 Waipara
3 | $27.99 -
Seifried Nelson Chardonnay 2020
3 | $20 -
Seifried Nelson Chardonnay 2021
3 | $20 -
Seifried Nelson Chardonnay 2022
3 | $20 -
Seifried Winemakers Collection Nelson Barrique Fermented Chardonnay 2022
3 | $29 -
Spencer Hill Tres Elegant Chardonnay 2020 Nelson
3 | $33 -
Spy Valley Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough
3 | $28.90 -
Squawking Magpie Terraces & Gravels 2021 Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay
3 | $39.95 -
Squawking Magpie The Chatterer Chardonnay 2022 Hawke’s Bay
3 | $24.95 -
Stoneleigh Rapaura Series Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough
3 | $24.99 -
Sugar Loaf Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough
3 | $28 -
Tatty Bogler Chardonnay 2019 North Otago
3 | $35 -
Te Kairanga John Martin Chardonnay 2021 Martinboroigh
3 | $40 -
Te Kairanga John Martin Chardonnay 2022 Martinborough
3 | $40.99 -
Te Kairanga Runholder Chardonnay 2022 Martinboroigh
3 | $35 -
Te Kano Kin Chardonnay 2021 Central Otago
3 | $29.99 -
Te Kano Waitaki Chardonnay 2022
3 | $70 -
The Kings Bastard Chardonnay 2021 Malborough
3 | $28.99 -
The Pioneer Chardonnay 2018 Marlborough
3 | $65 -
Tiki KORO Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2020
3 | $35 -
Tohu Whenua Awa Upper Awatere Valley SV Chardonnay 2018
3 | $37.99 -
Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2022
3 | $39.99 -
Vasse Felix Margaret River Filius Chardonnay 2021
3 | $34 -
Vavasour Chardonnay 2021 Awatere Valley, Marlborough
3 | $30.99 -
Vavasour Papa Chardonnay 2020 Awatere Valley
3 | $40 -
Villa Maria Cellar Selection Chardonnay 2022 Hawke’s Bay
3 | $18.99 -
Villa Maria EarthGarden Chardonnay 2022 Hawke’s Bay
3 | $24.99 -
Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Chardonnay 2022
3 | $19.90 -
Wairau River Reserve Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough
3 | $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 | $34→ more -
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 | $22.50→ more -
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 | $100→ more -
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 | $27→ more -
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 | $34.90→ more -
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 | $30→ more -
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 | $50→ more -
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 | $24→ more -
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 | $48→ more -
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 | $80→ more -
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 | $35→ more -
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 | $40→ more
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Chardonnay Best Buys
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Old Coach Road Nelson Chardonnay 2020
4.5 | $15 | 2020 -
Ant Moore a+ Chardonnay 2023 (Marlborough)
5 | $22.50 | 2023 -
Leefield Station Chardonnay 2021 (Marlborough)
4 | $22 | 2021 -
Wairau River Chardonnay 2023 (Marlborough)
4 | $20 | 2023 -
Saint Clair James Sinclair Chardonnay 2021 (Marlborough)
5 | $24 | 2021 -
Lake Chalice The Raptor Chardonnay 2021 (Marlborough)
4.5 | $25 | 2021
* Wine price bands are indicative of price at time of publishing and may vary at different outlets.