Conceived as a white wine development program, the Bin 51 Riesling soon became one of Penfolds' star performers. Eden Valley is an obvious choice of region for Riesling due to the higher altitude and cool climate. The wine offers delicate aromas of fresh cut apples and pears with a twist of lemon and minerality towards the end. A great deal of fruits and acidity makes for an interesting white wine with propensity to age gracefully if carefully cellared.

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?

GIODO Albarelli di Giodo Carricante, Etna Bianco DOC Giodo maker Carlo Ferrini is a pioneer of the Super-Tuscan movement, Ferrini (often referred to as Master) pours heart and soul into his brilliant and brooding Giodo wines. A passion project named after Ferrinis parents, and one he is passing on to his daughter and heir, Bianca, Giodo delivers wines of presence, energy and a tremendous sense of place. 100% Carricante, this is a fresh, exciting and complex wine. The Etna has a mineral nose and fresh zingy lime juice aromas, complemented on the palate by bright acidity and drying tannins.

A more restrained style, Yeringberg Chardonnay has some minerally notes overlayed with subtle hints of fermentation in French oak barrels. Not an overt wine, yet possessed of impressive intensity. It should develop a soft and smooth maturity after several years in the cellar.