Best Rich White Wine 2016

Creamy, full-flavoured wines need weighty food like pork roast, grilled salmon, or triple cream cheese.

CATEGORY WINNER: Wolf Blass Gold Label Chardonnay 2014Australia$22.99 +218578The only repeat category winner this year is a celebration of consistency. The gold label series is special, focusing entirely on wines that express place and grape. High-altitude Adelaide Hills fruit gives this oaked chardonnay focus. Flinty like good white Burgundy, with lemon curd and crème brulée favours, this vintage saw very low yields with tremendous concentration, lending extra richness.Taylors St. Andrews Chardonnay 2013Australia$59.99 +879510One of the most elegant, age-worthy chardonnays in Australia is worth every pennyC.C. Jentsch Small Lots Series Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2014Canada$35.90 +752444Talented winemaker Amber Pratt is making sensational winesMission Hill No.5 Lone Pine Chardonnay 2013Canada$45.00 +752949Ultra-serious chardonnay for sale at winery and restaurants onlyStina Pošip 2013Croatia$46.99 +745786Runner-up best rich white stunner from the pošip grape grown in CroatiaKunde Sonoma County Chardonnay 2014USA$22.00 +877720Spicy, full-bodied rich white for a great priceLouis Latour Ardèche Chardonnay 2014France$15.99 +132498Generous mouth-filling wine from top Burgundy houseLe Vieux Pin Ava 2013Canada$34.90 +837054Honeycomb flavours, waxy texture, resinous acidity, and a stony, dry finishBeringer Luminus Chardonnay 2013USA$35.99 +826933Masterfully oaked chardonnay for a fine dinner or a fine cellarMonte del Fra Custoza Superiore DOC Ca’ del Magro 2012Italy $19.79 +216077Savoury white with creamy texture and sizzling acidity<< BACK TO CATEGORIES