Chardonnay

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

Organic/Bio Lower ABV This white wine is stupid good, a home-run selection for anyone who loves crisp, dry, no/low-oak, whites that fill up your mouth with flavor, make it water with vivid acidity, and put a silly grin on your... Read More

Organic/Bio An astonishingly good Burgundy Chardonnay from organic growers working in the beautiful “Le Paradis” 1er cru site in Givry. Bold aromas of sliced pear, white peach, lemon and white flowers pull you into... Read More

Lower ABV A tiny production (600 cases) White Burgundy that delivers amazing delight. The white stones in the vineyard help ripening, as does average vine age over 50 years, allowing Anne-Sophie Debavelaere and her son, Felix,... Read More

Lower ABV In 2023, production here is up a little from the typical 600 cases and the richness down a bit compared to the warm vintage 2022. But the complexity is up a bit as a light note of reduction amps up the minerality to... Read More

Lower ABV As Vinous says, “Servin is a rather under-estimated Chablis producer” as Austrlian-born winemaker Marc Cameron turns out classic, cellar-worthy, Chablis year-after-year. This is from the top 1er Cru in Chablis,... Read More

Organic/Bio A gorgeous, elevated but mellow house white for when you want just a little extra “oomph” in your glass. Nicely concentrated flavors of Bartlett pear and green apple are balanced by a bite of chalk and... Read More

Lower ABV Vincent Dampt makes straight ahead, no oak, no fuss, Chablis. As Vinous writes, this has a delineated bouquet with green apple, pear and granite scents that gain intensity with aeration. The palate is well-balanced with... Read More

The label tells the story behind this one-time ever wine. In 2021, frost devastated the Mousse family’s vineyards. Facing an entire lost village, the family’s friends – top growers from across the region –... Read More

From Françoise Feuillat-Juillot's best vineyard – the best in all Montagny, in fact – and from vines averaging 60 years of age with a southerly exposure on classic Chardonnay-friendly marl-limestone soils.... Read More

Mendoza native Sergio Heras crafts this wine from a single, small, planting of 20 year-old Chardonnay vines. The balanced, ripe, fruit gets a texture and complexity boost from fermentation and six-months aging in French oak. Classic... 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

Organic/Bio Hanzell is one of the few wineries that both helped drive the creation and fame of the California wine industry and that still turns out great wines today. It was founded in 1954 by Ambassador James D. Zellerbach to... Read More

Year-in, year-out, on of America's finest Chardonnay values. As Vinous says in the 92 point review The 2024 Chardonnay (Russian River Valley) really overdelivers. It’s an ideal expression of the Russian River Valley,... Read More

The three Etzel brothers named their Oregon-based winery Coattails, a nod to how the reputation of their famous dad - Beaux Freres founder Mike Etzel - smoothed their path a bit. Their Horsetail wines are designed to deliver immediately... Read More

A chance to sample the work of one of the world's great Chardonnay estates (getting harder and harder to do without getting on the mailing list or paying restaurant prices). Vinous describes it well in the 92 point review:... Read More

A heck of a value here in what is mostly Russian River Chardonnay, whole-cluster pressed and made/aged in French oak. Wine Enthusiast's 91 point review of a previous vintage is spot on here: This creamy confection cradles... 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 Morgeot’s relatively heavy, warmer, soils helped mitigate 2021’s April frost damage and then drive lovely ripening in a cool, crisp, year. This opens with very pure, lifted, scents of crisp pear,... 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

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

Lower ABV From the micro-negotiant Les Parcellaires de Saulx, founded 1908 and under Isabelle Laurand's leadership since 2000. This is five barrels of stunning Chardonnay from 50 year-old vines in a high south-facing vineyard... Read More

From vines inland from the Pacific at 100-150 meters elevation on clay and sand, this is crisp, dry, Chardonnay that delivers real refreshment. Fermented and aged in stainless steel, it’s showing juicy pineapple, yellow... Read More

Another great release of this, our all-time best-selling premium California Chardonnay. As always, it blends fruit from across the Sonoma Coast AVA including Carneros, the southern Russian River and cooler sites to the west. As... Read More

As you may have already discovered, getting the alcohol out of wine often involves taking all the flavor, too. Newblood is an Australian maker that' worked around that problem. Here you'll find a buttery, lightly oaked,... Read More