'Garry and Julie Hounsells Toolangi has emerged as one of the Yarras most serious Chardonnay players.....[Gary Hounsell] produces three (Chardonnay) wines off his single 12-hectare vineyard and employs three winemakers with vastly contrasting approaches to make them. The result is three nicely differentiated styles, all of them excellent.' (Huon Hooke.) Pauls Lane is a vineyard-specific Chardonnay drawn from low cropped, hand harvested estate grown fruit taken from a select site in Toolangi's Dixons Creek vineyard,

Lindeman's Bin 65 Chardonnay is full bodied and soft with bright varietal flavours of pineapple and fig. The palate is creamy and smooth with light touches of spice. A subtle note of oak completes the offering.

The Cat Amoungst the Pigeons Chardonnay has a white peach, nectarine and melon fruit taste with a subtle oak, crisp acid line.

Paul Scorpo produces a Chardonnay of complexity and character here. Aromas of nectarine, minerals and vanilla bean give way to a mouthfeel of peach and citrus and a lovely acid backbone. A truly full-bodied Chardonnay for those who love their barrel ferment and textured styles.

Pale straw with green hues, an alluring combination of fresh stone fruits, honeydew and cashews ensures a textual and complex palate, giving way to a fresh cleansing line of citrus zest.

Fresh and intense with notes of citrus, white flowers and honey. This is a blend from different terroirs, that is a model of Macon-Villages, combining minerality, delicacy and fruit expression. Where else but Burgundy can you get cracking Chardonnay, packed with this much flavour and depth. Clear and yellow, with golden tints, this wine is fresh and intense with notes of fruits and flowers (citrus, white flowers and honey). Fresh and lively with a blend from different terroirs, this is a model of Macon-Villages, combining minerality, delicacy and fruit expression.

In recent years Tarrawarra Estate Reserve Chardonnay has definately turned down the volume and has become a refined and elegant Yarra Valley style chardonnay with lovely citrus zest and white peach flavours. Complimented by a smooth and rich mouthfeel, every bit a quality Chardonnay.

Curious Kiwi found this little charmer in Marlborough's Wairau Valley. It's a classy Chardonnay full of ripe peaches, juicy nectarines, grilled nuts and baking spice. Lusciously textured and deliciously drinkable, it's worth sticking your beak into.

Jacob's Creek does it again with a Chardonnay with attractive melon and fresh fruit flavours complemented by subtle toasty oak that are all hallmarks of this fresh crisp variety.

Is this Australia's best Chardonnay? If not then it shares the rarified air reserved for only the finest examples. Rich yet restrained, with mineral notes, cashew and almond meal, amazing fruit complexity and wonderful length...why not try the benchmark?

A chardonnay thats made from Barossa Valley and South Australian grapes, its been given a little extra time to give more complex and exciting flavours. This wine works wonders alongside some fresh seafood or spicy Thai.