2025 Domenica Chardonnay

A serious, tightly coiled Beechworth Chardonnay that delivers elite regional quality and structure without the inflated price tag.

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Peter Graham is making some of the most compelling Chardonnay in Beechworth right now under his Domenica label. We think it's comfortably one of the best value premium expressions in the region. 

Graham’s approach in the winery is very thoughtful. The oak is pitched perfectly to sit in the background, and by letting only about half the wine go through malolactic fermentation, he retains a driving natural acidity. It builds just enough texture to give the wine shape without losing tension.

When we tasted the 2025 recently, it showed a little tighter than usual compared to the last couple of vintages. It leads with bright citrus, white stone fruit, and a distinct flinty edge. The palate delivers fantastic concentration and a fine, pithy grip that carries through a long, dry finish.

It's a brilliant drink right now if you give it a splash in a decanter, but it absolutely has the bones to cellar if you prefer. Given the pedigree and the price point, our allocation always disappears fast.

The 2025 season was temperate, with a fairly cool and dry growing season. Warm, dry weather in late January and into early February allowed the grapes to fully ripen in excellent condition. Yields were high and the quality was exceptional.

The 2025 Domenica Estate Chardonnay was handpicked, over the course of 10 days, by block and clone in mid February. The fruit was crushed, pressed and chilled in stainless steel overnight.

The juice fermented in a mixture of 600 litre demi-muids and 228 litre barriques. As usual, the new oak component is around 20%.

This year has produced a wine of purity and true representation of site. Stone fruit, white flowers and ginger aromatics lead to a mineral driven entry. The light toast, larger format oak brings depth and texture in the mid-palate, allowing the fruit to expand and carry through the full length of the wine.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type White
Body Full Bodied
Variety Chardonnay
Country Australia
Region Beechworth
Australian State VIC
Size 750ml
Vintage 2025
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Domenica

Peter Graham is one of Beechworth's most thoughtful and talented winemakers. From his small plot of land on the Beechworth "Golden Mile", Pete crafts articulate and powerful wines with a gentle hand.

He farms his vineyard organically, though uncertified, with great care. The quality of fruit it yields is first class. In the winery, everything is moved via gravity. Patience is a virtue that Pete definitely possesses. No wine is released until it's 'ready'.

The Nebbiolo is one of the country's benchmarks. The Chardonnay is always in high demand given Pete's history as assistant winemaker at Giaconda. The Shiraz is the very model of modern Australian Shiraz; a wine with both power and refinement.

As Mike Bennie once noted:"If you’re into the new wave of truefine wine producers of Australia you should be onto, should get onto, Domenica. Classics in the making. Rising high."

The gorgeous Domenica vineyard after vintage - Beechworth, VIC Domenica

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