Shaw & Smith Lenswood Chardonnay 2023

Hello #ChardoMay 2025: A look at top Australian Chardonnay from Tapanappa, Curly Flat, Shaw & Smith etc

Today is #ChardonnayDay, which joins the ranks of the other made-up ‘grape days’ created by wine marketers (like me, on occasion) looking for any leverage to drive more wine sales (which everyone needs right now. It’s really tough out there).

Rather than just one day, why not make the rest of the month #ChardoMay? In previous years, I’ve had a red hot attempt at devoting the whole month to Chardonnay – see the first crack a few years back. But this year it’s just been a pile of Chardonnay samples, staring at me, asking when I’m going to actually open them.

So, today, let’s dive into a proper #ChardoMay lineup – a smorgasbord of some high-quality local Chardonnay (plus a token Kiwi) with plenty of wines that I’d really like to drink.

Chardonnay is in such a great place in Australia.

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Andrew Graham was once voted the 23rd most trusted wine critic on the planet. A WCA Journalism Young Gun now old hack with 25yrs as a buyer, judge, journalist, marketer and too much more.