Avon Brae High Eden & Craneford 2016 Chardonnay

ByCasey Bryan UpdatedSeptember 22, 2018

We received this bottle at the Cellarmasters Meet The Maker event in Melbourne last month. It was a great event to try a ton of wines available through the Cellarmasters website.

This Avon Brae High Eden & Craneford 2016 Eden Valley Chardonnay was voted their ‘White Wine of the Year 2017’ therefore I was very keen to give it a whirl!

I have to admit it was pretty tasty with whiffs of buttered popcorn and melon on the nose and wonderfully refreshing tastes of stone fruit and a sprinkling of baking spice in the mouth. I wouldn’t turn down a glass of this South Australian Chardy #justsayin

All opinions are based on my own taste buds. Wine is subjective & always evolving, so make sure you drink what you enjoy! #tcweekdaywine #sample

Casey Bryan

Casey started Travelling Corkscrew in 2010 and has been wine blogging ever since. She has completed her WSET level 2 and 3 and is currently based in Tasmania, Australia. When she's not drinking wine and blogging, she runs an SEO & Google Ads company and hangs out with Mr Spittoon, her two kids and two furbabies.

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