Chardonnay between $75 and $100

Organic/Bio As Wine Advocate says in the 97 point rave, The 2021 Chardonnay Casteel is complex and alluring, offering dynamic aromas and flavors as it unfurls with oxygen over several days. The nose offers lemon peel and panna... Read More

I certainly didn’t expect to write this, but Sylvain Bzikot’s 2023 village Puligny Montrachet is even better than his outstanding 2022 edition. It’s from several plots of vines above the village of Puligny including... Read More

An utterly lovely white Burgundy reaching far beyond what you’d expect from Mercurey Chardonnay. It comes from a “monopole” vineyard of the Chateau and vines planted between 1961 and 1997. Wine Enthusiast describes... Read More

From a tiny, half-acre, plot of Chardonnay in the Beaune 1er Reversees 1er Cru just up the hill to the west of Beaune, this is the only white wine bottled from this mainly red wine vineyard. Farming here is certified organic and... Read More

Lower ABV This is the current release of Cote de Lechet from Defaix, and that alone should tell you that you’re in for something a little different than the “typical” Chablis. Daniel is the 14th generation of... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Malandes has two small plots of vines here, one facing south and planted in 1967 and the other more north and planted in 1987. The oak program at Malandes has been evolving looking to maximize the positive... Read More

Since 2014, Pierre Fresne has made one or two Arquemie - or experimental - cuvees per year. This is his first 100% Pinot Noir from 2015 (63%) and a solera begun in 2012 done all in steel and disgorged in late 2023 with no dosage... Read More

Paul creates this wine to showcase the terroir of the 1er Cru vineyards of Vertus. Wines from here can bring forward more fruit and body than in some parts of the Cote de Blancs, and that’s certainly the case here in a generous... Read More

Delphine Laborde's second vintage from this 1.1 acre site overlooking Reims and planted in the early 1970s is crisp, clear and compelling. White fruit, lightly toasted bread and sliced ginger aromas and flavors begin with... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Perched above the 1er Crus, this bowl-shaped sited was clobbered in the 2021 frosts. The tiny crop remaining gave beautiful Chassagne, with intense citrus and green orchard fruit, a double handful of crushed... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Perched above the 1er Crus on the Chassagne hill, this coolish, bowl-shaped, site delivers fabulous freshness in the rich and creamy 2022 vintage. Crushed limestone, pear, stone fruit, tangy butter and toasted... Read More

Perfectly blending the richness of 2022 with the mineral concentration of Chassagne through fruit grown in sites across the village. Fermented and aged in oak (around 20% new), the creaminess of texture is perfectly balanced by... Read More

This is just deeply satisfying and very classy Grand Cru Chardonnay with plenty of brioche toastiness and very tiny bubbles and a creamy, luxurious, mouthfeel. Yummy.

From one of the oldest “grower Champagne” estates, this Grand Cru Cote de Blancs beauty is always mineral, fine and fresh and is just one touch more exuberant than usual in this release. As Antonio Galloni described... Read More

Unlike their grandfather, Robert, and dad Tim (at Continuum), Carlo and Dante leave Cabernet to others and focus on Burgundy's Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The style matches California ripeness with Burgundian minerality to... Read More