2025 De Iuliis Chardonnay, Hunter Valley

This Chardonnay is made in the now well-established de Iuliis style that sees the variety as an all-rounder that takes you from pre-dinner drinks to the end of the meal.

Made from estate grown fruit, it offers peach and grapefruit with light touches of vanilla and nougat. Medium-bodied, it feels softly textured, with gentle acidity keeping the fruit flavours fresh.

It’s a style intended for drinking within the first couple of years from harvest, and an easy one to pair with a wide variety of food. Try with pan-fried or grilled fish, seafood or vegetable risottos and lighter preparations of chicken.

About this producer

A relatively recent addition to Hunter Valley, de Iuliis has gradually grown from its 1987 beginnings when Joss and Anna de Iuliis purchased a then cattle station off Lovedale Road in Pokolbin.

After several years of soil regeneration work their first Semillon and Chardonnay vines were planted in 1999. Today, second generation Mike de Iuliis leads the work at the winery as well as the three estate vineyards in Lovedale, Pokolbin and Rothbury. The varietal mix includes Hunter Valley classics Semillon, Verdelho, Chardonnay and Shiraz, complemented by Touriga Nacional, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot and the more recently planted Pecorino and Montepulciano, both native to the Abruzzo region of Italy where the de Iuliis family originates.