Winemaker Notes
An aromatic, complex, textured and elegant style of Chardonnay which showcases the purity of fruit from our sustainably farmed, pristine coastal vineyards. Early hand-harvesting, use of wild yeast fermentation and grape solids, combined with regular bâtonnage and the finest French oak have all contributed texture, complexity, and balance to the wine.
Enjoy with full-bodied fish or white meat dishes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
The nose is more in the spectrum of peach pit but also displaying aromas of yellow apples, dried apricots, cloves, vanilla and cream. Medium to full body, lovely fleshy stone fruit and a bright line of acidity throughout. A round finish that really sings with verve. Drink now.
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Wine & Spirits
Voyager produces a range of chardonnays from its vineyards on Stevens Road, this wine a blend of nine clones, fermented without added yeasts. It’s layered with dark tones of oak and mineral earthiness, and has high notes of gentian. James Conley, of Keen’s Steakhouse in New York, paralleled its complexity with a Cecil Taylor album—“dissonant notes and different directions that somehow make an appealing and cohesive whole.”
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Wine Enthusiast
Pale gold in hue, this vintage offers up faint notes of oyster shell, lemon zest, honey and buttered toast. It is soft in texture, with lifted acidity and a salty mineral note singing in perfect harmony. The oak rears up a little on the finish, and it needs some time in glass to open up, but overall, this is a gentle wine.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2016 Voyager Estate Chardonnay shows excellent purity of fruit and sense of place. TASTING NOTES: This wine is pert, bright, and focused. Its aromas and flavors of ripe fruit and dried vegetation should pair it deliciously with breaded and pan-fried flounder. (June 10, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
Home to some of Australia’s most elegant and long-lived red and white wines, Margaret River is situated in the farthest reaches of Western Australia. Relatively warm and dry, the region is cooled by breezes from the Indian Ocean. Margaret River takes some inspiration from Bordeaux, producing top-quality Cabernet Sauvignons and Bordeaux Blends with firm structure, mouthwatering acidity, balanced alcohol and notes of herbs and spice. For white wines, refreshing blends of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon as well as complex, age-worthy Chardonnays are regional specialties.