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Chardonnay Masters 2016: results

From being the butt of jokes 20 years ago, Chardonnay is now having the best brought out of it by winemakers worldwide. In the drinks business Global Chardonnay Masters, there was plenty to enthuse about, writes Lucy Shaw.

Conjuring visions of a despondent Bridget Jones glugging it from a giant glass, Chardonnay has had a bad rap since the mid-1990s, when the term ‘Anything But Chardonnay’ was coined and people went to great lengths to avoid the grape. Twenty years on, the picture looks different – Chardonnay’s fortunes have been revived and the muchmaligned variety has made a magnificent comeback. While Burgundy remains its spiritual home, today Chardonnay is grown all over the world, from chalky soils in Sussex and Champagne to sandy loam in Australia’s Margaret River via New Zealand, South Africa, California and Chile.

Thanks to its relatively neutral character, Chardonnay is both a transmitter of terroir and a blank canvas for winemakers, who can put their stamp on the wines through malolactic fermentation, time on the lees and barrel ageing. Given its chameleon-like nature, Chardonnay’s flavour spectrum takes in everything from green apple and citrus to peaches and cream, and tropical aromas such as banana and pineapple, with those that have undergone malolactic fermentation often rich in texture.

One of the most widely planted grape varieties in the world, Chardonnay adapts well in many climates and soil types, and can be grown with relative ease, which was reflected in the wide range of countries we received entries from in our fourth annual Global Chardonnay Masters competition. Just under 200 wines were tasted over the course of a day at Trinity restaurant in Clapham by a cherry-picked team of judges made up of Masters of Wine and Master Sommeliers. The wines were tasted blind and scored out of 100, with those gaining over 95 points being awarded the top accolade of Master.

Wines that received more than 90 points were given a Gold medal, those over 85 points earned a Silver and those over 80 points a Bronze.

The tasting turned out to be one of the most enjoyable, illuminating and successful of the Masters series so far, with six Masters and 45 Gold medals awarded. Stealing the show was Marlborough’s Giesen, which walked away with two Masters medals for its 2014 The Brothers Chardonnay and 2012 The Fuder Clayvin Chardonnay, priced at £22 and £42 respectively.

Proving that stellar Chardonnay needn’t make your wallet weep was the modestly priced and consistently excellent Eileen Hardy Chardonnay, the 2014 vintage of which won a Master, with the majority of fruit sourced from Tasmania and the remainder hailing from the Yarra Valley.

While further highlighting that Australia is still a major player when it comes to fine Chardonnay, Bird in Hand gained a Master for its Nest Egg from Adelaide.

At the top end of the price scale, South Africa’s Capensis from the Western Cape scooped a Master in the £50+ category, proving that the country is now capable of producing world-class Chardonnays.

With renowned viticulturist Rosa Kruger consulting on the project, the wine undergoes partial malolactic fermentation, with around half fermented in new French oak and aged on its lees in barrel for a year. “It proved that it merits its high price tag – I would have never have guessed it came from South Africa,” said Jonathan Pedley MW. Also winning big in the £50+ bracket this year was Alpha Omega estate from the Napa Valley, whose wax-sealed Reserve Chardonnay 2013 took our final Master of the day.At the top end of the price scale, South Africa’s Capensis from the Western Cape scooped a Master in the £50+ category, proving that the country is now capable of producing world-class Chardonnays.

Highlighting the fact that standout Chardonnay is being made globally, our Gold medals went to countries including Israel, with Barkan Winery in Upper Galilee picking up a Gold for its 2015 Special Reserve Chardonnay. Elsewhere, Australia put in a strong performance with Golds being won across the country, from the Hunter Valley, Yarra Valley and Adelaide Hills to Margaret River and the Clare Valley, where producer Wakefield/Taylors scooped a hat-trick of Golds. South Africa showed itself to be a country to watch for Chardonnay, with Bouchard Finlayson, De Wetshof, Boschendal and Boekenhoutskloof all taking home Gold medals. California also shone in the tasting with Cakebread, Copain and Stag’s Leap scooping a Gold apiece and Jackson Family Wines winning two for its Santa Maria Valley and Anderson Valley expressions. In Chile, two of the country’s historic estates, Concha y Toro and Errazuriz, won Golds, while closer to home, Montevero in Tuscany and Planeta in Sicily also took home Gold medals, showing that Chardonnay can shine in hotter climes.

GREAT CARE

Wines in all price brackets performed well and garnered praise from our judges. “I was surprised by how well-integrated the oak was at entry level. Producers are clearly taking great care to make better balanced wines. £15-£30 is the sweet spot for Chardonnay, where you’ll find the best value for money and wines that offer generosity of fruit, good structure and balance, and nice oak integration,” noted Miles Corish MW. Christine Parkinson of Hakkasan thinks ‘balance’ and ‘harmony’ are the new watchwords for Chardonnay.

“There were some encouraging, beautifully made Chardonnays in the £10- £15 bracket,” she said.

Hugo Rose MW was harder to please, favouring the wines in the £20-£30 bracket where he found “more bursts of quality and stylistic differences”. He was, however, encouraged by the quality of the wines on show in all price bands. “It was a very favourable tasting and the standard was much higher than I was expecting. There’s a trend for precision winemaking and a discrete use of oak across national boundaries, and my scores reflected that. For an old-school winetrade person this was a new paradigm for Chardonnay, with the wines showing purity, delicacy, balance and well judged oak and ripeness levels,” he revealed.

Jonathan Pedley MW was equally enthusiastic about Chardonnay’s upward trajectory. “The general standard was pretty strong across the board and there were very few weak wines as most were well balanced. If we’d have done this tasting a decade ago we would have found a lot of over-oaked, alcoholic wines, but these were well crafted, even at entry level,” he said.All of the judges seemed impressed by the quality leaps that have been made in the New World in recent years. “Nearly all of the wines got a medal and there were hardly any I wouldn’t happily drink. Chardonnay can be such a workhorse because everyone tries to make it, but it’s so much better than it used to be. If used, oak was appealing and in the powerful styles the balance, harmony and quality was still there. The big blockbusters can be just as elegant and exciting as the more subtle, delicate styles, illustrating Chardonnay’s ability to shine in different guises,” said Parkinson.
The topic of reduction divided our judges, with some, including Keith Isaac MW, liking the struck-match aroma the style provides and others believing winemakers had pushed the boundaries too far. “Reduction can be an attribute if employed alongside phenolic ripeness and decent balance, but people that played with reduction at the expense of other elements came unstuck,” said Corish MW. Pedley MW took a similar stance: “There was a battle at the middle to top end about how much reduction is a good thing and some winemakers have gone for the very reduced, leesy style, which had been pushed too far at the expense of fruit character in some wines.

Reduction is a winemaking fad and has become synonymous with quality in some people’s minds but I don’t buy into that,” he said.

As for terroir expression, it seemed lacking in a lot of the wines, but not at the expense of quality. “Sometimes it was difficult to tell the origin of the wines, so winemakers will need to look for regional identity moving forward,” admitted Rose.

REGIONAL IDENTITY

Corish believes the better wines showed a sense of place, but he was hoping to find more layers of complexity in the higher priced wines. “The most disappointing wines in the line-up were a little skeletal and erring on the side of early picking, which made them one-dimensional,” he lamented.

All in all, there was very little to fault in this glittering line-up. “I was very impressed by the modest approach from the New World,” enthused Rose. “They weren’t trying to ape Burgundy – I saw something different from them. Oak use was so careful and precise it was almost invisible – there was a lot of thoughtful winemaking in evidence and very few failures. Chardonnays outside of Burgundy are forging their own path.”

Corish believes the category offers something for everyone. “Chardonnay remains one of the most versatile whites in the world. The tasting showed that the New World has come on in leaps and bounds from the days of heavy-handed oak treatment and over-ripeness. The grape offers consumers incredible value for money compared with other varieties,” he said.

His opinion was echoed by Parkinson: “It wasn’t obvious when the Old World wines came up alongside the New World examples. This is a new era for Chardonnay and the results are in the bottle. I can’t emphasise strongly enough how encouraging this tasting was – there was hardly a dud in there. We’ve turned a corner.”

The judges

  • Front row (l-r): Michelle Cherutti-Kowal MW, Hugo Rose MW, Jonathan Pedley MW,
  • Middle row (l-r): Patricia Stefanowicz MW, Lucy Shaw, Christine Parkinson, Patrick Schmitt MW,
  • Back row (l-r): Alberto Segade, Miles Corish MW, Keith Isaac MW, Thomas Chevalier

Sparkling

Company Product Name Region Country Vintage Medal
£10-£15
Matahiwi Estate Blanc de Blancs Hawke’s Bay New Zealand 2015 Silver
£30-£50
Centre Vinicole Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Vintage Champagne France 2006 Gold

Unoaked

Company Product Name Region Country Vintage Medal
Under £10
Casas del Toqui Single Estate Chardonnay Central Valley Chile 2015 Silver
Deakin Estate Deakin Estate Chardonnay Murray Darling Australia 2015 Silver
Mezzacorona Castel Firmian Chardonnay Trentino Italy 2015 Silver
Viña Maipo Maipo Mi Pueblo Chardonnay Central Valley and other regions Chile 2016 Bronze
Viña Ventisquero Kalfu Kuda Chardonnay Leyda Chile 2014 Bronze
Palo Alto Palo Alto Reserva Chardonnay Palo Alto Chile 2016 Bronze
Carlsberg / ZGM Spearwood Chardonnay South East Australia Australia NV Bronze
Beato Bartolomeo Breganze Bosco Grande Chardonnay Breganze DOC Veneto Italy 2015 Bronze
Viña Maipo Vitral Chardonnay Casablanca Valley Chile 2016 Bronze
£10-£15
De Bortoli Wines Villages Chardonnay Yarra Valley Australia 2014 Gold
Maso Grener Vigna Tratta Chardonnay Trentino Italy 2015 Silver
Trinchero Family Estates Joel Gott Chardonnay California USA 2015 Silver
Garcés Silva Family Vineyards Boya Chardonnay Leyda Valley Chile 2015 Silver
Bird in Hand Two in the Bush Chardonnay Adelaide Hills Australia 2015 Silver
Deep Roots Winery Chardonnay Okanagan Valley Canada 2015 Silver
De Bortoli Wines Deen Vat 7 Chardonnay Riverina Australia 2015 Silver
Giusti Chardonnay “Dei Carni” IGT Delle Venezie Veneto Italy 2015 Bronze
J Moreau & Fils Chablis Chablis France 2015 Bronze
£15-£20
Viña Maycas del Limarí Reserva Especial Chardonnay Limarí Valley Chile 2015 Silver
De Bortoli Wines Estate Grown Chardonnay Yarra Valley Australia 2015 Silver
£20-£30
De Bortoli Wines Single Vineyard Section A5 Chardonnay Yarra Valley Australia 2015 Silver
Paolo e Noemia d’Amico Calanchi di Vaiano High Lazio Italy 2015 Silver
Viña Maycas del Limarí Quebrada Seca Limarí Valley Chile 2014 Bronze
Laroche Domaine Laroche Chablis Saint Martin Chablis France 2015 Bronze

Oaked

Company Product Name Region Country Vintage Medal
Under £10
Boschendal Boschendal 1685 Chardonnay Western Cape South Africa 2015 Gold
Robertson Winery Constitution Road Chardonnay Robertson South Africa 2014 Gold
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Chateau Ste. Michelle Chardonnay Columbia Valley USA 2014 Silver
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Columbia Crest Grand Estates Chardonnay Columbia Valley Columbia Valley USA 2014 Silver
Trinchero Family Estates Sutter Home Family Vineyards Chardonnay California USA NV Silver
Limestone Coast Wines Artan Reserve Chardonnay Limestone Coast Australia 2016 Silver
Siegel Family Wines Crucero Collection Chardonnay Colchagua Chile 2016 Bronze
Casa Mayor Casa Mayor Chardonnay Reserva Rio de los Andes Colchagua Chile 2016 Bronze
Casa Mayor Casa Mayor Old Vines Chardonnay Colchagua Chile 2016 Bronze
Limestone Coast Wines Artan Estate Chardonnay South East Australia Australia 2016 Bronze
Trivento Trivento Reserve Chardonnay Mendoza Argentina 2015 Bronze
La Motte La Motte Chardonnay Franschhoek South Africa 2015 Bronze
Boekenhoutskloof Porcupine Ridge Chardonnay Western Cape South Africa 2015 Bronze
Viña Veramonte Veramonte Chardonnay Casablanca Valley Chile 2015 Bronze
Santa Carolina Winery Vistaña Chardonnay Central Valley Chile 2015 Bronze
Siegel Family Wines Siegel Special Reserve Chardonnay Colchagua Chile 2016 Bronze
Bouchard Aîné & Fils Vin de France Grand Conseiller Chardonnay Different regions in France France 2015 Bronze
Sutil Family Wines Rayun Gran Reserva Chardonnay Casablanca Chile 2016 Bronze
Santa Rita Estates Carmen Reserva Chardonnay Casablanca Chile 2016 Bronze
Santa Rita Estates Santa Rita 120 Chardonnay Central Valley Chile 2016 Bronze
£10-£15
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Columbia Crest H3 Chardonnay Horse Heaven Hills Horse Heave Hills USA 2014 Gold
Barkan Wine Cellars Special Reserve Chardonnay Upper Galilee Israel 2015 Gold
De Wetshof Estate De Wetshof Lesca Western Cape South Africa 2015 Gold
Viña Errazuriz Max Reserva Chardonnay Aconcagua Costa Chile 2015 Gold
Viña Concha y Toro Gran Reserva Serie Riberas Chardonnay Colchagua Chile 2015 Gold
Santa Tierra Estate Santa Tierra Estate Chardonnay Reserva Colchagua Chile 2016 Silver
Jacob’s Creek Jacob’s Creek Reserve Chardonnay Adelaide Hills Australia 2015 Silver
Laroche Mas la Chevalière Vignoble Peyroli Languedoc France 2013 Silver
Viña Ventisquero Ventisquero Grey Chardonnay Casablanca Chile 2014 Silver
Australian Vintage Tempus Two Copper Wilde Chardonnay Hunter Valley Australia 2015 Silver
Château de Santenay Clos de la Chasse Dieu – Monopole Burgundy France 2014 Silver
Australian Vintage Altitude Chardonnay Adelaide Hills Australia 2014 Silver
Trivento Trivento Golden Reserve Chardonnay Mendoza Argentina 2015 Silver
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Chateau Ste. Michelle Canoe Ridge Estate Chardonnay Horse Heaven Hills Horse Heaven Hills USA 2014 Silver
Viña Cono Sur Cono Sur 20 Barrels Limited Edition Chardonnay Casablanca Valley Chile 2015 Silver
TerraNoble Chardonnay Reserva Terroir Casablanca Valley Chile 2015 Silver
Zonte’s Footstep Dusk Till Dawn Chardonnay Adelaide Hills Australia 2016 Silver
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Chateau Ste. Michelle Indian Wells Chardonnay Columbia Valley USA 2014 Silver
Concha y Toro Marques de Casa Concha Chardonnay Limarí Valley Chile 2015 Silver
De Wetshof Estate De Wetshof Bon Vallon Western Cape South Africa 2016 Silver
Bouchard Finlayson Kaaimansgat (Crocodile’s Lair) Chardonnay Walker Bay South Africa 2015 Silver
Rod McDonald Wines Te Awanga Estate Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay New Zealand 2014 Silver
Santa Rita Estates Santa Rita Medella Real Chardonnay Leyda Valley Chile 2015 Silver
Gauchezco Gauchezco Reserve Chardonnay Andes Argentina 2015 Bronze
Marisco Vineyards The King’s Legacy Chardonnay Marlborough New Zealand 2015 Bronze
Trinchero Family Estates Charles & Charles Chardonnay Washington State USA 2014 Bronze
Viña Casa Silva Gran Terroir de Los Andes Chardonnay Colchagua Chile 2015 Bronze
Trinchero Family Estates Complicated Chardonnay Sonoma Coast USA 2014 Bronze
Santa Carolina Winery Reserva de Familia Chardonnay Limarí Valley Chile 2014 Bronze
Miguel Torres Cordillera Chardonay Limarí Valley Chile 2013 Bronze
Santolin Wines Family Reserve Yarra Valley Chardonnay Yarra Valley Australia 2015 Bronze
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Canon 13 Chardonnay Santa Lucia Highlands USA 2015 Bronze
£15-£20
Bird in Hand Bird in Hand Chardonnay Adelaide Hills Australia 2015 Gold
Jacob’s Creek Jacob’s Creek Reeves Point Barossa Barossa Australia 2014 Gold
Garcés Silva Family Vineyards Amayna Chardonnay Leyda Valley Chile 2013 Gold
Wakefield/Taylors Wines Jaraman Chardonnay Clare Valley Australia 2015 Gold
De Grendel Wines De Grendel OP Die Berg Chardonnay Ceres Plateau South Africa 2015 Gold
Bouchard Finlayson Bouchard Finlayson Missionvale Walker Bay South Africa 2014 Gold
Australian Vintage Ithaca Chardonnay Adelaide Hills Australia 2015 Gold
Landmark Vineyards Overlook Chardonnay Sonoma County USA 2013 Gold
Planeta Chardonnay Menfi DOC Sicily Italy 2015 Gold
DogRidge Cellar Door Butterfingers Chardonnay Mclaren Vale Australia 2015 Silver
Domaine Le Petit Marand Cuvée Elise Chardonnay Charentes France 2015 Silver
Australian Vintage McGuigan Shortlist Chardonnay Adelaide Hills Australia 2014 Silver
Elephant Hill Elephant Hill Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay New Zealand 2014 Silver
Jackson Family Wines Kendall-Jackson Vintner’s Reserve Chardonnay California USA 2014 Silver
Château de Santenay Mercurey Burgundy France 2014 Silver
Tenuta Rapitalà Tenuta Rapitalà Chardonnay Sicily Italy 2014 Silver
Tyrrell’s Vineyards Tyrrell’s Wines Hunter Valley Chardonnay Hunter Valley Australia 2015 Silver
Australian Vintage Tempus Two Pewter ‘Poppy’s Block’ Chardonnay Hunter Valley Australia 2015 Silver
Craggy Range Kidnappers Vineyard Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay New Zealand 2014 Silver
Viña Arboleda Arboleda Chardonnay Aconcagua Chile 2015 Silver
Australian Vintage McGuigan Shortlist Chardonnay Adelaide Hills Australia 2013 Silver
Australian Vintage McGuigan Shortlist Chardonnay Adelaide Hills Australia 2015 Silver
Trinchero Family Estates Napa Cellars Chardonnay Napa Valley USA 2014 Silver
Matahiwi Estate Holly by Matahiwi Estate Hawke’s Bay New Zealand 2015 Silver
Val de Vie Estate Barista Chardonnay Western Cape South Africa 2014 Bronze
Uva Mira Mountain Vineyards The Mira Chardonnay Stellenbosch South Africa 2015 Bronze
Moobuzz Moobuzz Chardonnay California USA 2014 Bronze
Australian Vintage Nepenthe Ithaca Chardonnay Adelaide Hills Australia 2014 Bronze
Jamieson Ranch Vineyards Reata Los Carneros Chardonnay Napa Valley USA 2014 Bronze
Domaine de la Chapelle Saint Veran Les Perriers Burgundy France 2014 Bronze
£20-£30
Giesen The Brothers Chardonnay Marlborough New Zealand 2014 Master
Accolade Wines Hardy’s Eileen Hardy Tasmania and Yarra Valley Australia 2014 Master
Voyager Estate Voyager Estate Chardonnay Margaret River Australia 2011 Gold
Santolin Wines Willowlake Vineyard Chardonnay Yarra Valley Australia 2015 Gold
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars KARIA Chardonnay Napa Valley Napa Valley USA 2014 Gold
Australian Vintage McGuigan Personal Reserve Blackberry Chardonnay Hunter Valley Australia 2015 Gold
Andrew Peller Wayne Gretzky Estate Series Chardonnay Ontario Canada 2014 Gold
Wakefield/Taylors Wines Taylors Winemakers Project Chardonnay Clare Valley Australia 2015 Gold
Cape Mentelle Chardonnay Margaret River Australia 2015 Gold
Elephant Hill Elephant Hill Reserve Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay New Zealand 2013 Gold
Jackson Family Wines Kendall-Jackson Estate Camelot Highlands Chardonnay Santa Maria Valley USA 2013 Gold
Jackson Family Wines La Crema Sonoma Coast Chardonnay Sonoma Coast USA 2014 Gold
Laroche Domaine Laroche Chablis Premier Cru Les Vaudeveys Chablis France 2014 Silver
Babich Wines Babich Irongate Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay New Zealand 2015 Silver
Tapanappa Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay Adelaide Hills Australia 2015 Silver
Burch Family Wines Howard Park Chardonnay West Australia Australia 2015 Silver
Cape Mentelle Chardonnay Margaret River Australia 2014 Silver
Jackson Family Wines Cambria Estate Benchbreak Chardonnay Santa Maria Valley USA 2014 Silver
Greywacke Vineyards Greywacke Chardonnay Marlborough New Zealand 2013 Silver
Marchesi Frescobaldi Benefizio Tuscany Italy 2014 Silver
Wingara Wine Group Katnook Estate Chardonnay Coonawarra Australia 2014 Silver
Nals Margreid Chardonnay Riserva Baron Salvadori Alto Adige Italy 2013 Silver
Tawse Winery Quarry Road Tawse Vinemount Ridge Ontario Canada 2013 Bronze
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Antica Napa Valley Estate Chardonnay Napa Valley USA 2014 Bronze
Babich Wines Babich Irongate Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay New Zealand 2014 Bronze
Masciarelli Marina Cvetic Chardonnay Colline Teatine IGT Abruzzo Italy 2013 Bronze
M.P. Wines Salentein Single Vineyard Chardonnay Uco Valley, Mendoza Argentina 2014 Bronze
£30-£50
Bird in Hand Nest Egg Chardonnay Adelaide Hills Australia 2015 Master
Giesen The Funder Clayvin Chardonnay Marlborough New Zealand 2012 Master
Bird in Hand Nest Egg Chardonnay Adelaide Hills Australia 2012 Gold
Rockcliffe Rockcliffe Single Site Chardonnay Great Southern Australia Australia 2015 Gold
Uva Mira Mountain Vineyards The Single Tree Chardonnay Stellenbosch South Africa 2015 Gold
Cakebread Cellars Chardonnay Napa Valley Napa Valley USA 2014 Gold
Copain Wines Brousseau Chalone Chardonnay Chalone USA 2014 Gold
Château de Santenay Chassagne-Montrachet Burgundy France 2014 Gold
Mira Winery Chardonnay Napa Valley Napa Valley USA 2014 Gold
Wakefield/Taylors Wines St Andrews Chardonnay Clare Valley Australia 2015 Gold
Rod McDonald Wines Trademark Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay New Zealand 2015 Gold
Jackson Family Wines Stonestreet Estate Chardonnay Alexander Valley USA 2014 Gold
Andrew Peller Trius Showcase Chardonnay Wild Ferment Ontario Canada 2014 Gold
Burch Family Wines Marchand and Burch Porongurup Chardonnay Porongurup Australia 2015 Gold
Burch Family Wines Howard Park Allingham Chardonnay Margaret River Australia 2015 Gold
Tapanappa Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay Adelaide Hills Australia 2015 Gold
Andrew Peller Trius Showcase Chardonnay Wild Ferment Ontario Canada 2014 Silver
Failla Wines Failla Chardonnay Sonoma Coast USA 2014 Silver
Andrew Peller Thirty Bench Small Lot Chardonnay Niagara Peninsula Canada 2014 Silver
Tasca d’Almerita Chardonnay “Vigna San Francesco” Sicilia Contea di Sclafani DOC Sicily Italy 2014 Silver
Viña Ventisquero Tara White Wine 1 Atacaman Chile 2014 Silver
Château de Santenay Meursault Burgundy France 2014 Silver
Alpha Omega Chardonnay Napa Valley USA 2013 Silver
Paolo e Noemia d’Amico Falesia High Lazio Italy 2014 Silver
Tyrrell’s Vineyards Tyrrell’s Wines Vat 47 Hunter Chardonnay Hunter Valley Australia 2012 Bronze
Château de Santenay Santenay Premier Cru “La Comme” Burgundy France 2014 Bronze
Cakebread Cellars Chardonnay Reserve Carneros, Napa Valley Napa Valley USA 2014 Bronze
Bouchard Aîné & Fils Beaune Premier Cru “Les Marconnets” Blanc Beaune France 2014 Bronze
Over £50
Alpha Omega Chardonnay Reserve Napa Valley USA 2013 Master
Jackson Family Wines Capensis Chardonnay Western Cape South Africa 2014 Master
Failla Wines Haynes Vineyard Chardonnay Coombsville USA 2014 Gold
Monteverro Monteverro Chardonnay Tuscany Italy 2013 Gold
Jackson Family Wines Capensis Chardonnay Western Cape South Africa 2013 Gold
Mira Winery Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard Carneros USA 2013 Silver

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