Bouchard Père & Fils Bourgogne Chardonnay La Vignée 2014, Burgundy, France (£13 Penistone Wine Cellars, Just in Cases, Hailsham Cellars, Sandhams Wine Merchant, Wine Direct, Amazon)
A bit shy initially but then slinks out of the glass with bracing lemony edge and ripe green apple crispness balanced by an almost creamy mouthfeel. Young, taut clean and shellfish-friendly, does exactly what basic white Burgundy should do. S(-)

Brown Brothers Limited Release Banksdale Chardonnay 2014, King Valley, Australia (£15.99 Sandhams Wine Merchant, Christopher Piper Wines, Mitchells Vintners, Amazon)
Hmm… I don’t mind the quite rich melon flavours, nor the smoky oak character, but it’s a little confected, and there’s an almost smoky elderflower edge here that suggests that the grapes were picked before being fully ripe. C+