CLOTILDE DAVENNE Chablis Vieilles Vignes Chablis is a superb winegrowing region entirely dedicated to Chardonnay. Clotilde Davenne Chablis comes from the village of Courgis, right next door to her winery in Prehy. Pale in colour with hints of green, the Chablis Vieilles Vignes offers a nice freshness and aromatic nose of fresh fruits, white flowers and dried fruit. The mineral aromas, of flint in particular, make it sing.

2022 brought with it the first vintage release of Dalrymple’s Single Site Coal River Valley Chardonnay. The well protected, south-east facing block is shaded during hotter parts of the day, which helps keep the crop cool, and allows for a long ripening period that builds higher natural acidity. The handpicked fruit is whole bunch pressed with the free run juice and pressings kept separate. Once settled, the juice is fermented, in French oak puncheons and ceramic eggs, then lees stirring is employed twice weekly for three months until malolactic fermentation is all but complete. Dalrymple’s Single Site Coal River Valley Chardonnay is characterised by grapefruit, citrus, white peach and quince, with hints of bushland aromatics, and a flinty finish with a saline and seashell edge.

DOMAINE PATTES LOUP Vent d'Ange, Mise Tardive , Chablis

HAMILTON RUSSELL VINEYARDS Chardonnay, Hemel-En-Aade Valley