James Halliday Chardonnay Challenge 2013 Results

Congratulations to B Seppelt & Sons for their 2011 Seppelt Drumborg Chardonnay being named Australia’s best chardonnay in the James Halliday Chardonnay Challenge 2013.

Winery	Wine	Vintage	Score	Region
B Seppelt & Sons	Seppelt Drumborg Chardonnay	2011	98	Henty

Top Pointed Regional Wines scoring 94+ points

Listing the highest scoring wines from the regions is intended to be a summary of the producers who are beating the drum the loudest for their respective areas by making excellent chardonnays. In time, we look forward to seeing which producers make the list most often, which regions consistently produce the most 94+ pointed wines, plus the regions and producers that take us all by surprise.

Winery	Wine	Vintage	Score	Region
B Seppelt & Sons Limited	Seppelt Drumborg Chardonnay	2011	98	Henty
Xanadu Wines	Xanadu Chardonnay	2010	97	Margaret River
Ocean Eight	Ocean Eight Verve Chardonnay	2011	97	Mornington Peninsula
Derwent Estate Wines	Derwent Estate Block 1 Chardonnay	2011	97	Tasmania
Seville Estate	Seville Estate Reserve Chardonnay	2012	97	Yarra Valley
A.Rodda Wines	A.Rodda “Smiths Vineyard” Beechworth	2012	96	Beechworth
Penfolds Wines Pty Ltd	Penfolds Bin 10A Chardonnay	2010	95	Adelaide Hills
Tyrrell’s Vineyards Pty Ltd	Vat 47 Chardonnay	2009	95	Hunter Valley
Galli Estate Winery	Galli Estate “Pamela” Chardonnay	2011	95	Sunbury
Talisman Wines	Talisman “Gabrielle” Chardonnay	2012	94	Geographe
Ridgemill Estate	Ridgemill Estate WYP Chardonnay	2012	94	Granite Belt
Ross Hill Wines	Ross Hill Pinnacle Chardonnay	2012	94	Orange

A full list of results is available here 2013 Results by Region