Chardonnay Wines
Fine Chardonnay Wine
Chardonnay isn’t just the most popular white wine in the world – it’s angelic. Anyone with a developed taste for fine wine would struggle to maintain composure after tasting some of the stronger vintages of this masterpiece. Aside from France and the United States, you can expect to encounter bottles from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina, Italy, Chile, and quite a few others. Every region that produces quality Chardonnay tends to add their own spin to it by including a lot of delicious fruits and changing up their techniques. It’s the perfect drink for experimentation, so why not conduct some research yourself?You can expect your bottle of Chardonnay to include tastes such as sugary banana, a lush and juicy peach that just explodes in your mouth, robust and tropical pineapple (great for fighting off summer heat), the tried-and-true apple that adds some zest to the combination, or citrus combinations to give your drink that extra edge. If you play your cards right, the taste will always be different, and the texture never stays exactly the same, either. As a result, Chardonnay rewards repeat samplings, and that’s exactly what will be on your mind after you get so much as a whiff of this wine. It may go under different names (usually taking the name of a region, like Burgundy), but the experience is authentic and unique, so even inexperienced wine-lovers will realize what it is within a sip or two.
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1983 Ramonet Montrachet97AGRamonet’s 1983 Montrachet is simply off the charts. Orange peel, almond, graphite, smoke and a hint of petrol wrap around the palate as this dazzling Burgundy shows off its c..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $8,315.00 -
2000 Coche Dury Meursault92+JG(Meursault- Coche-Dury) Our collected suspicion after tasting the ’99 Meursault Dessus the day previous was that this was not that bottling, nor the Narvaux (the Vireuils Des..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $1,730.00 -
2001 Coche Dury Corton Charlemagne97VMI was blown away by the power, verve and soil-driven complexity of Coche-Dury's 2001 Corton-Charlemagne. Full yellow in color, it’s approaching maturity but shows every sign ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $9,460.00 -
2001 Coche Dury Meursault93JG(Meursault- Domaine Coche-Dury) This particular bottling hailed from the domaine’s own parcel of vines in the lieu à dit of Vireuils (though it does not appear on the ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $1,945.00 -
2002 Coche Dury Meursault93AGCoche’s 2002 Meursault is in a gorgeous place right now. Gently softened by the passage of time, the 2002 remains quite vivid and fresh, especially for a village Meursault ap..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $2,015.00 -
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2003 Comte Lafon Meursault Clos De La Barre90BH(Domaine Comtes Lafon Meursault "Clos de la Barre" Villages White) A moderately exotic and exceptionally ripe nose of a broad mix of dried yellow fruit aromas exhibit add..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $415.00 -
2004 Coche Dury Meursault92RPDelivering aromas of crisp orchard fruit, buttered toast, citrus oil, hazelnuts and smoke, Coche's 2004 Meursault Village is a medium-bodied, fine-boned wine, with terrific concent..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $1,875.00 -
2005 Louis Jadot Batard Montrachet96WSThis has plenty of power. Starts out with a swagger, introducing the apricot, pineapple and toast flavors, then picks up again on the finish, where the bracing structure emerges, d..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $530.00 -
2007 Ramonet Montrachet95+VMPale, bright, green-tinged color. Subdued yet wonderfully nuanced aromas of powdered stone, white flowers, gingerbread, spices, sage and mint, complemented by sexy oak. Large-scale..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $4,590.00 -
2009 Coche Dury Meursault92AGThe 2009 Meursault is similarly rich and tropical, but also comes across as quite young next to the 2002, which is an ever-present reminder of how these wines can age. Although the..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $2,000.00 -
2010 Domaine Roulot Meursault Les Tessons Clos de Mon Plaisir93+JGThe 2010 Tessons was one of the earlier wines to finish its malolactic fermentation in this vintage, having completed it in the middle of July. The wine was really showing beautifu..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $799.00 -
2010 Domaine Roulot Meursault Les Vireuils94RP-NMThe Meursault les Vireuils ’10 possesses a show-stopping bouquet that is more reminiscent of say, a Puligny Cailleret, its rich precocious fruit not obfuscating its granitic ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $699.00 -
2010 Domaine Roulot Meursault Luchets93+JGThe 2010 Roulot Luchets is stellar. The deep, pure and very striking bouquet delivers a perfectly ripe and complex mélange of apple, orange, very complex minerality, musky f..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $699.00 -
2010 Leflaive Bienvenue Batard Montrachet97AGThings go up a notch or two with the 2010 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet, which appears to hover on the palate with the grace of a ballerina. The Bienvenues is all about weight..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $1,089.00 -
2010 Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Clavoillons95WEA taut, nervy, mineral-driven wine, this has intense citrus and grapefruit flavors, lemon grass spice and just the merest hint of wood. It's the structure that gives this impressiv..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $299.00 -
2010 Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Pucelles95+AGThe 2010 Puligny-Montrachet Pucelles is a totally complete wine. It brings together the expressive bouquet and minerality of Combettes with some of the expressive fruit of the Fola..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $699.00 -
2010 Louis Latour Corton Charlemagne(Louis Latour, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, White) The 2010 has a great presence and, along with the 2004 and 2008, is my favourite for drinking now. As would be..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $199.00 -
2012 Coche Dury Meursault91BH(Domaine Coche-Dury Meursault Villages White) Relatively prominent notes of match stick all but dominate the white and yellow orchard fruit aromas that are subtly laced with floral..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $1,945.00 -
2012 Domaine Roulot Meursault Les Tessons Clos de Mon Plaisir91VMPale yellow. High-pitched perfume of lime and dusty stone. A step up in intensity and grip--not to mention complexity--from the foregoing samples, offering superb texture and richn..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $649.00 -
2013 Aubert UV-SL Vineyard Chardonnay97+RPThe UV-SL Vineyard is another Sonoma Coast vineyard planted with old Wente clones on the classic deep Goldridge sandy soils of the region. The 2013 Chardonnay UV-SL, with loads of ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $199.00 -
2013 Francois Raveneau Chablis les Butteaux94JDThe 2013 Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux is a beauty that’s drinking great today. Plenty of orchard fruits, caramelized citrus, quince, toasted nuts, and a kiss of charcoal and scor..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $349.00 -
2013 Francois Raveneau Chablis Les Clos94BH(Domaine François Raveneau Chablis - Clos Grand Cru White) There is an abundance of Chablis character to the mildly exotic white fruit, floral, pear, spice and mineral reduc..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $995.00 -
2013 Francois Raveneau Chablis Montee de Tonnerre92BH(Domaine François Raveneau Chablis - "Montée de Tonnerre" 1er Cru White) Along with the Blanchots this is the most floral wine in the range with its elegant..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $349.00 -
2013 Francois Raveneau Chablis Valmur94RP-NMThe 2013 Chablis Grand Cru Valmur has an extremely well defined bouquet with what feels like more precision than the Blanchots. Here, there is a touch of generosity with almond and..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $595.00