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Australian chardonnay continues its glorious run of attention in the international media, with a glowing review in March edition of The World of Fine Wine. Mountadam 2010 topped the tasting, much to the delight of winemaker, Con Moshos, who for many years was winemaker at Petaluma and knows a bit about chardnnay. The tasting, by Andrew Jefford, Anthony Rose and Jancis Robinson, included many of Australia’s most fancied wines, including Cullen, Leeuwin Estate Art Series, Giaconda, Penfolds Yattarna, Tiers Vineyard from both Petaluma and Tapanappa, Coldstream Hils Reserve, By Farr, Pierro, Philis Shaw, Tyrrell’s Vat 47, Oakridge 864 and Shaw + Smith. The top nine wines came from nine regions, underlining the diversity of origin of our best chardonnays. Yattarna 2008 came second to the Mountadam, and the average alcohol strength of the most favoured wines was 14 per cent. Huon Hooke, The Sydney Morning Herald Good Living, 13 March 2012, p 17