Australian Chardonnay is Not Cut of One Cloth

In this latest taste-off, we look at a Kiwi Chardonnay alongside the Giaconda.

Babich Hawke’s Bay Unoaked Chardonnay 2006
This wine is all stainless steel. P&B in Henderson 13.5% $10.99 at K&L Babich

Two delicious wines, two very different interpretations of one grape.

Yangarra McLaren Vale Un-Oaked Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2007
Full of a bevy of fruits with built up texture in the mouth to add depth – Delicious. Vinted and Bottled in McLaren Vale 13.5% import sample Yangarra

Giaconda Victoria Nantua Vineyard Chardonnay 2005
Extremely complex with all of the bells and whistles and the underlying acidity that you expect in Burgundy – Delicious. Produced in Beechworth 14% $37.49 at Bottle Barn Giaconda

About RJ

Ray Johnson is the Executive Director of the Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State University. He writes about food and wine, his travels and the business of wine. He makes his home in Sonoma County, California.
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