Chardonnay

Antoine Chevalier’s grandfather and father began planting Champagne vines in 1974 but he is the first of the family to start making and bottling wine. This is organically farmed Chardonnay from the lieu-dit Les Bas du Mont... Read More

Organic/Bio Antoine Chevalier is creating magic in the long-forgotten Champagne region of Coteaux Vitryats. Organic farming, base wine made in barrel and sandstone with 10 months on the fine lees and then 36 months in bottle before... Read More

At once rich and juicy, this is a terrifically drinkable Russian River Chardonnay with a definite luxury feel. Barrel fermented and aged (33% new oak), it delivers intense peach, apricot and tropical fruit aromas and flavors with... Read More

From a California Sparkling wine specialist, this is elegant, nicely textured, Chardonnay of fine freshness and length. In 2023, it’s all Russian River fruit from a vineyard next door to Kistler and Ritchie Vineyards and... Read More

In this very short harvest, there's a little more oak influence to Sylvain's village Puligny (not more new wood, but more second and third use barrels that needed to be kept full!). It just makes this lovely Chardonnay... Read More

In this very short harvest, there's a little more oak influence to Sylvain's village Puligny (not more new wood, but more second and third use barrels that needed to be kept full!). It just makes this lovely Chardonnay... Read More

I believe the technical tasting note for this wine, as approved by all the most serious wine writers, is: Hubba Hubba. There’s this thing white Burgundy winemakers do where they let the wine sit in the barrel on what’s... Read More

A fresh, generous, Chardonnay with no oak and loads of flavor. You’ll enjoy the Golden Delicious apple, persimmon and fresh yellow citrus aromas and flavors and the way the wine feels creamy without any sense of weight or... Read More

Lower ABV This does just what good Languedoc Chardonnay is supposed to do: give you a nice dollop of Chardonnay varietal flavors with no oak or butter to get in the way of thirst-quenching delight. You’ll enjoy the sliced... Read More

Available for Pick-Up March 12! For March we’re exploring blanc de blancs wines – made from 100% Chardonnay - and dosage – the sugar/wine mixture added at the very end of Champagne production to balance the wine’s... Read More

Available for Pick-Up March 12! For March we’re exploring blanc de blancs wines – made from 100% Chardonnay - and dosage – the sugar/wine mixture added at the very end of Champagne production to balance the wine’s... Read More

Really well-made, balanced and drinkable California Chardonnay here with a pretty much perfect balance of freshness and richness. As Wine Enthusiast says in the 92 point review, Spiced and creamy, with a full-bodied mouthfeel,... Read More

All the ripe fruit you love about California Chardonnay with an almost silky mouthfeel and mouthwatering and lightly chalky finish. A terrific party/solo sipping white and even better with crab or something creamy like mushroom... Read More

This perennial Best Buy is delicious again in 2024, showcasing loads of ripe apple, pear and rpineapple fruit balanced by a squirt of citrus and dusty chalk minerality. We love how the pear and sea salt flavors really linger.... Read More

Organic/Bio For decades, the Dekeyne family sold their 5 HA of grapes from the Cote de Sezanne to large houses in Epernay and Reims until brothers Gael and Baptiste recently began to bottle their own Champagne. It's outstanding,... Read More

Alain Gautheron makes traditional Chablis – meaning stony, clear, a bit salty and with the fruit in the backseat with minerality driving. His old-vines cuvee is done all in steel and even in a richer vintage, delivers the... Read More

Lower ABV A classic Macon Chardonnay from Burgundy’s limestone soils and a richer vintage. Fresh aromas and flavors of crisp yellow pear and apple plus a touch of varietal hazelnut have solid density and intensity right... 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 Les Lys 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 the Defaix... Read More

Lower ABV There’s something about the vineyards around Carcassonne in Languedoc that creates wonderfully fresh whites in this sunny, hot, spot. A bit of access to cooling breezes and a lot of limestone, to be specific. A... Read More

Organic/Bio The vineyard’s very steep slope and poor soils want to give highly mineral and structured Chablis, while the root virus that impacts all plantings here naturally suppresses yields and gives deep concentration.... Read More

Organic/Bio Although a warmer site than Fourchaume, this is always a bit less dense and more steely on first taste. Witgh a little air, you can taste the site’s warm in the fruit, which moves more towards stone fruit than... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV The old vines planted by Amandine and Richard’s grandfather handled the tough 2021 season with aplomb. As usual, Montmains is the most open and generous of the Malandes 1er Crus with a touch of pear... Read More

Organic/Bio A new wine from old family vines. The vines were planted in what was thought to be Grand Cru Vaudesir in 1967 by the grandfather of current owners Amandine Marchive and Richard Rottiers and was always part of their... 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