2025 Hentyfarm Chardonnay

This Is a Seriously Impressive Bottle of Victorian Chardonnay.

Hentyfarm is quietly building one of Australia's most compelling cool-climate estates.

Henty, Victoria

Henty Cool-Climate Chardonnay. $37.50.

Now this is an exciting bottle of Victorian Chardonnay.

The 2025 Hentyfarm Chardonnay comes from the estate's own vineyards in the Henty wine region — one of Australia's most southerly and coolest wine-growing areas, tucked into the far south-west corner of Victoria where the Southern Ocean shapes every vintage.

Chardonnay is the great chameleon of white wine. In warm climates, it becomes rich, broad and buttery. In cool climates, it becomes something else entirely — tighter, more mineral, more energetic, with a precision and length that puts it in a completely different conversation.

Henty is cool-climate Chardonnay country.

And Hentyfarm is making the most of it.

What makes this particularly exciting is the combination of producer + variety + region.

Hentyfarm is quietly building one of Australia's most compelling cool-climate estates.

Chardonnay gives them access to a variety that rewards the long, slow ripening seasons Henty delivers so reliably.

And Henty is one of Australia's most underrated regions for elegant, mineral-driven, genuinely sophisticated white wine.

Put the three together and you've got something far more interesting than the price suggests.

Hentyfarm + Chardonnay + Henty + $37.50.

That's a genuinely exciting proposition.

Tasting Notes

Expect a beautifully composed, cool-climate Chardonnay showing:

• White peach and nectarine
• Grapefruit and lemon zest
• Green apple
• Toasted cashew and almond
• Subtle French oak spice
• Flint and mineral notes
• Creamy mid-palate texture
• Bright, refreshing acidity
• Long, focused finish

The nose is elegant and restrained — stone fruit and citrus with a subtle nutty, toasty complexity from careful oak handling. The palate is where this wine really delivers: creamy texture balanced by bright acidity, with a mineral drive and length that is the hallmark of great cool-climate Chardonnay.

This is not a big, oaky Chardonnay. This is precise, focused and genuinely sophisticated.

Single-Estate, Cool-Climate Provenance

Hentyfarm's estate vineyards sit in the far south-west corner of Victoria, where the cool maritime influence of the Southern Ocean shapes every vintage.

Long, slow ripening seasons allow Chardonnay to develop ripe, expressive fruit while retaining the natural acidity and mineral tension that make this variety so compelling in cool climates.

You're getting genuine estate provenance from one of Australia's most underrated cool-climate regions — at a price that makes it an easy recommendation.

Food Pairings

This would be fantastic with:

• Freshly shucked oysters
• Grilled or pan-seared fish
• Lobster or crab
• Roast chicken with herbs
• Creamy pasta or risotto
• Soft and washed-rind cheeses
• Chicken or veal schnitzel
• Mushroom dishes

Serve well chilled at around 10–12°C, and allow it to open up in the glass over 10–15 minutes.

Drinking & Cellaring

Already drinking beautifully, with vibrant fruit, excellent texture and a long, focused finish.

Drink now through 2030+.

Best enjoyed in its youth for its fruit freshness and mineral energy, though the structure here will reward a few years of cellaring for those who prefer a more developed, complex style.

Why We Love It

Cool-climate Chardonnay of this quality and precision is exactly what we look for.

Look at what you're getting:

• Single-estate, cool-climate Henty fruit
• Elegant, mineral-driven style — not big or oaky
• Creamy texture with bright, refreshing acidity
• Genuine sophistication and length

And your price? $37.50.

If you love Burgundy, Mornington Peninsula or Yarra Valley Chardonnay — or simply want a white wine with genuine finesse and cool-climate character — the 2025 Hentyfarm Chardonnay is an absolute must-try.

This is precisely why Henty is producing some of Australia's most exciting and distinctive cool-climate white wines.