Scarborough 2009 yellow label Chardonnay (magnum)

That's a BIG bottle! No,  I didn't drink it all... 

Well, sadly,  I'm just not sold on this one. Which is a pity because Scarborough do some outstanding bottles of Chardonnay. 

It's overly rich,  it is frighteningly heavy, yellow, and leaves a slimey bitter taste at the end. 

Saying that,  I reckon this is a great bottle for  a party.  It is a good quoff if you like a typical Ozzie Chardonnay, and just because it isn't too my palate doesn't mean it is a bad bottle.  

Moss Wood Chardonnay 2011 Margaret River

This is an absolute cracker.  Just buy it.  A friend recommended this over the Petaluma Chardy and I should have listened.

The smell is heavy fruit with the undertone of no nonsense lime.  I get a lot of citrus from this glass without it being an overripe sickening Verdelho.  It is just downright tasty and I genuinely could not stop drinking it.  I personally found it to be medium bodied.  It wasn't light and didn't disappear, yet it wasn't a heavy awkward glass that sat at the back of your throat like a bad mouthwash.  Everything about this Moss wood is just perfection.  The initial taste is spectacular, the finish is lingering yet not overpowering and the build of different fruit throughout the journey is interesting.  

It is a wine that can be drank in most situations, with most foods.  It is just an excellent, outstanding chardonnay.  More please!

Gemstone Chardonnay 2014 South Australia

This is an organic wine from the Gem Tree winery in McLaren Vale,  and as much as I want to like it,  I just can't.   I bought the bottle from the pizza shop for $20 (their wines are generally fairly good),  but this one was way off the mark.
No real taste to talk of and a slight chemical end to it which made me feel I was in space,  drinking clean,  recycled peewater.  (I follow @astrosamantha and @astroterry on twitter.  They are on the international space station right now and they post the most amazing photos!). 

Petaluma Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2013

RRP $39.99 
Its from the Piccadilly Valley in the Adelaide Hills.  How cute a name is that?

What a tasty little chardy.  Personally I prefer less of a smack in the mouth from my whites, however if you want something that will match a spicy pasta (Amatricana anyone?) or a carpaccio di manzo then this is your glass.  
The oak is significant, yet not horrible and I get a touch of pear followed by a not unpleasant gingery bite to the back of your throat,

This wine isn't to my taste, but it's not a bad full-blown-good-old-aussie chardy if that is what you are craving.