Chardonnay

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• 2020 Jackson Estate Shelter Belt Chardonnay Marlborough

  3 | $25-$30

• 2021 Pask Declaration Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $30-$40

• 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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• 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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• 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 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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• 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 Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $30-$40

• Awatere River Chardonnay 2021 Marlborough

  3 | $25-$30

• Big & Buttery 2021 California

  3 | $15-$20

• Big & Buttery California Chardonnay 2021 California

  $15-$20

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

  3 | $40-$50

• Carrick Bannockburn Chardonnay 2022

  3 | $30-$40

• 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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• Clos du Bois Chardonnay 2021 California

  3 | $25-$30

• 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, Kidnappers Vineyard, Hawke’s Bay 2022

  3 | $30-$40

• Dark Horse Chardonnay 2020 California

  3 | $20-$25

• Dark Horse Chardonnay 2021 California

  $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 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Hunter’s Marlborough Offshoot Chardonnay 2022

  3 | $30-$40

• 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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• Johner Lime Hill Vineyard Chardonnay 2022 Masterton

  3 | $40-$50

• Kendall Jackson Vintners Reserve 2019 California

  3 | $30-$40

• Lake Chalice The Falcon Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $15-$20

• Lake Chalice The Raptor Chardonnay 2021 Marlborough

  3 | $25-$30

• 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 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $20-$25

• Man O’ War – Estate Chardonnay 2020 Waiheke Island

  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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• 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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• Matchbook Old Head 2019 California

  $25-$30

• 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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• 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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• 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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• Mora Chardonnay 2022 Pisa, Central Otago

  3 | $40-$50

• Mora Eden Chardonnay 2022 Pisa, Central Otago

  3 | $60-$70

• Mount Riley Marlborough Chardonnay 2022

  3 | $0-$15

• Mt Difficulty Ghost Town Chardonnay 2021 Central Otago

  3 | $40-$50

• Nautilus Chardonnay 2022 Renwick, Marlborough

  3 | $30-$40

• Neudorf Rosie’s Block Moutere Chardonnay 2023 Nelson

  3 | $40-$50

• Poderi Crisci Chardonnay 2021 Waiheke Island

  3 | $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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• REX PICKETT’S SIDEWAYS Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2021

  3 | $20-$25

• 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

• 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 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 Marlborough Origin Chardonnay 2022

  3 | $20-$25

• 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 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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• 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 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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• Spy Valley Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $25-$30

• Squawking Magpie The Chatterer Chardonnay 2022 Hawke’s Bay

  3 | $20-$25

• 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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• Sugar Loaf Chardonnay 2022 Marlborough

  3 | $25-$30

• Tatty Bogler Chardonnay 2019 North Otago

  3 | $30-$40

• Te Kairanga John Martin Chardonnay 2022 Martinborough

  3 | $40-$50

• Te Kano Kin Chardonnay 2021 Central Otago

  3 | $25-$30

• Te Kano Waitaki Chardonnay 2022

  3 | $60-$70

• The Kings Bastard Chardonnay 2021 Malborough

  3 | $25-$30

• The Pioneer Chardonnay 2018 Marlborough

  3 | $60-$70

• The Prisoner 2021 Carneros

  $80-$100

• Tiki KORO Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2020

  3 | $30-$40

• 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 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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• Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2022

  3 | $30-$40

• 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 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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• Vavasour Chardonnay 2021 Awatere Valley, Marlborough

  3 | $30-$40

• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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