Bream Creek Vineyard Chardonnay 2025 750ml (6 Bottle Pack)

Brand: Bream Creek Vineyard

Release Name: Chardonnay

Wine Style / Type: White Wine — Buttery and Complex

Varietal: 100% Chardonnay

Age: Vintage varies depending on current stock

Volume: 750ml Bottle

Alc / Vol (%): Varies by vintage (typically around 13.2%) — please confirm against current stock

Country: Australia

Region: East Coast Tasmania (Marion Bay)

Cask Type: Traditional Oak-Balanced Style

Limited Edition: No (Bream Creek's Standing Annual Chardonnay Release — distinct from the estate's separate, more limited Reserve Chardonnay)

Award Winner: Yes — Recent vintages have won Gold at the Berlin Wine Trophy and consistently scored 88–94 points from independent critics

Bream Creek Vineyard was planted in 1973 on Tasmania's east coast, overlooking Marion Bay and Maria Island, making it one of the state's oldest and pioneering vineyards. Originally planted mainly to Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon, the vineyard's focus shifted toward Pinot Noir after Fred Peacock purchased the property in 1990, alongside the first commercial Southern Hemisphere plantings of the rare German variety Schönburger. Now a 7.5-hectare estate suited to Tasmania's cool maritime climate, Bream Creek has built a strong reputation, particularly for its Pinot Noir, regularly earning high scores and trophies at major Australian wine shows.

Chardonnay has been part of Bream Creek's plantings since the vineyard's earliest days in the 1970s, and the estate has built a genuinely strong track record with the variety — a recent vintage won Gold at the Berlin Wine Trophy, and independent critic scores across more than two decades have consistently sat in the high 80s to low 90s, showing real reliability rather than one standout year. The vineyard's location overlooking Marion Bay carries its own historical weight too: this is the site where Abel Tasman first landed in Tasmania in 1642, and where French navigator Marion du Fresne anchored in 1772, giving the property genuine geographic and historical significance beyond the wine itself. Made in Bream Creek's traditional style — balancing fruit, oak and acid rather than leaning heavily on any one element — it's a classic, food-friendly Chardonnay well suited to richer dishes like mushroom-based mains, and a strong pick for Chardonnay drinkers who want a proven, consistently well-reviewed cool-climate style from Tasmania's East Coast.