The most common response to "are there any wines you particularly like" is "anything but chardonnay" which just goes to show many people drank far too much buttery Australian jam in the 1990s. These six wines, all made from the world's most planted white grape, are fresh & balanced as much as buttery or smoky and show the immense drinkability chardonnay is capable of achieving in the right hands.

Nautilus Chardonnay 2020, Marlborough
Matawhero Church House Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2021, Gisbourne
Cave de Julienas Chaintry Pouilly Fuisse Premier Cru Aux Quarts 2021, Burgundy
Hawksdrift Chardonnay 2016, Marlborough
Domaine Faiveley Montagny 2022, Burgundy
Moorooduc Estate Robinson Vineyard Chardonnay 2021, Mornington Peninsula