While all our Chardonnay wines have the elegance that Beechworth is famous for, the Secret Village is our most complex Chardonnay. Coming from 25 year old vines, this wine always impresses with its combination of elegance and depth of flavour. It is our most awarded wine and the 2023 vintage is no exception.  Here are a few of the reviews it has received so far:

International Cool Climate Wine Show

Gold Medal, 95 points,"Great mouthfeel, whipped butter, lime curd, integrated oak spices, nice layers and fruit carries through."

Halliday Wine Companion

96 points and great value for money,"Comes into the world fully formed and showing impeccable balance and integration, with the kind of budding complexity that brings a smile to this wine drinker's lips. The ageing-potential factor is high with this one. Layer upon layer of fresh-picked stone fruits, citrus, apple, almond meal, spice and almond amaretti are joined by mouth-watering, cleansing acidity. Flavours persist through to a long finish."

Q Wine Reviews

94 points,"This Indigo Vineyard Secret Village Chardonnay has more fruit purity than its Beechworth Chardonnay sibling. And much like that wine, I recommend giving this a decant to let it open up and show its true self. Do that and you'll be rewarded deluxe. Above all, I could drain the bottle slowly through the night. Although leaner, it still carries a fabulous complexity. White fleshed stonefruit, lemons and yellow grapefruit put the shoulder to the wheel and fold into one another with absolute ease. The oak is handled fabulously imparting some whipped cream and vanilla. A fine sheet of texture is draped over the top leaving a nutty complexity and a dash of caramel to tease with a sherbety tang having the last word. Impressive stuff from a wine that will age comfortably. Drink to eight years+"