Little Giant Buttery Chardonnay 2025

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Little Giant Buttery Chardonnay 2025.

Little Giant Buttery Chardonnay 2025
AU$20, 13% alcohol, screwcap, Adelaide Hills.

If you put the word “buttery” aside for a second and just assess this as a chardonnay from the Adelaide Hills, it scores good marks. It tastes of pear, nectarine and spiced peaches and it feels fresh and well-honed throughout. There is then a modest “buttery” overtone, with smoked bacon notes attached, though it doesn’t get in the way of the generally fresh feel. In any case this drinks pretty well, and is definitely good value.

90 points – Campbell Mattinson.

Campbell Mattinson

Campbell Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. He founded The Winefront, is a former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion (and former editor of Halliday magazine), and is the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He is 100% independent, and tastes between 5,000 and 10,000 wines each year, blind and in comparative brackets as often as is practicable.

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Mattinson is also the founder of the Mattinson Photography business.

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