Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roast chicken, grilled white fish, creamy pasta dishes
✨ Technical Specifications
Brokenwood's South Eastern Australia Chardonnay is a brilliant expression of modern Australian winemaking, showcasing a multi-regional blend that captures the vibrant diversity of the country's premium vineyards. While Brokenwood is deeply rooted in the Hunter Valley, this specific cuvée draws fruit from select parcels across South Eastern Australia to achieve a consistent, balanced, and highly approachable style. Historically, Australian Chardonnay underwent a dramatic evolution from the heavily oaked, buttery styles of the late 20th century to today's refined, acid-driven, and elegant profiles. Brokenwood has been a key player in this stylistic shift. This Chardonnay is typically fermented in a combination of stainless steel tanks to preserve fresh stone fruit and citrus characters, and older French oak puncheons to add subtle texture, complexity, and a delicate creaminess without overpowering the bright fruit profile.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1970 by Sydney lawyers Tony Albert, John Beeston, and acclaimed wine critic James Halliday, Brokenwood Wines began on a modest 10-acre block in Pokolbin within the Hunter Valley of New South Wales. Guided for decades by veteran managing director and chief winemaker Iain Riggs, the estate evolved from a passionate weekend venture into one of Australia's most prestigious and benchmark wine producers. Brokenwood embraces a philosophy of precise, low-intervention winemaking designed to let terroir and varietal clarity shine across both estate-grown Hunter Valley fruit and carefully selected parcels across Australia. The winery has achieved global acclaim particularly for its crisp, cellar-worthy Hunter Valley Semillons and its flagship Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz, alongside popular lifestyle bottlings like the iconic Cricket Pitch label.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5-13.5%