2025 Josef Chromy Chardonnay, Northern Tasmania

Light yellow colour with a pungent sulfide bouquet, to an intensity that might put some tasters off. The wine is full, round and soft in the mouth, notwithstanding the bright and lively acidity. It has energy, length and promise. It could benefit from a good aeration. Drink to 2033.

92 points Huon Hooke for The Real Review, July 2026

From the warm and dry 2025 vintage, the fruit for this wine was estate grown and harvested over several days as parcels matured. Each batch of fruit was chilled overnight at the winery, whole bunch pressed and the juice settled in stainless steel with moderately clear juice put in a combination of French oak barriques and puncheons of which 20% were new. That lesser component fermented with endemic yeasts, while the majority was inoculated with a cultivated yeast strain. The wine spent a total of eight months in oak, during which it was lightly lees stirred, and partially allowed to go through malolactic conversion.

Creamy and generous in style, this is a natural with roast chicken, grilled lobster, scallops or richer vegetable dishes. It should reward additional bottle aging over several years, and benefits greatly from exposure to air (see Huon’s comment above).

About this producer

Czech migrant Josef Chromy established his namesake winery in 2007. Today, the much-loved brand and its significant 61-hectare vineyard holdings in Tasmania’s Tamar Valley are jointly owned by the Endeavour Group and Warakirri Asset Management.

Chief winemaker Yael Sandler joined the team in 2016 and is today guiding the winery with viticulturist Kellie Graham as her counterpart in the vineyards.