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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2010 Jean et Sebastien Dauvissat Chablis Les Preuses92-94RPTotal grace and finesse are the calling cards of the 2010 Chablis Preuses. There is plenty of acidity and structure, but both are buried under layers of silky, polished fruit. Gree..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $115.00
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2010 Ramey Chardonnay Sonoma92RPRamey’s 2010 Chardonnay Sonoma Coast is laced with lemon, pastry, crushed rocks and mint. Beautifully delineated and focused, the 2010 stands out for its energy and verve. Th..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $27.95
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2012 Fort Ross Chardonnay Fort Ross Vineyard94RPThe 2012 Chardonnay Fort Ross Vineyard (447 cases) comes from an old Hyde Vineyard clone of Chardonnay (80%) and 20% from the old Wente. Aged ten months in French oak, of which 10%..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $44.99
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2012 Bonneau Du Martray Corton Charlemagne96DECFull-bodied and intense, especially when compared with the 2011. Layers of flavours: from nuts and butter to nectarines and flowers. Firm, mineral and long finish. A gorgeous wine ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $289.00
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2014 Laroche Chablis Les Fourchaume92+RPThe 2014 Chablis 1er Cru les Fourchaumes Vieilles Vignes is very promising, unfurling in the glass with notes of lemon oil, citrus pith and oatmeal, framed by light leesy reduction..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $49.99
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2014 Laroche Chablis Les Vaudevey91RP-NMThe 2014 Chablis 1er Cru Les Vaudevey has quite an intense nose that offers scents of mango, citrus fruit, shaved almond and just a hint of white chocolate. That descriptors makes ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $39.95
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2014 Lutum Chardonnay Gaps Crown Vineyard96VMThe 2014 Chardonnay Gap's Crown Vineyard is all class. Silky, layered and wonderfully nuanced, the Gap's Crown oozes personality. Candied lemon peel, jasmine, sage and white pepper..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $44.99
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2014 Copain Wines Chardonnay Dupratt Vineyard94VMOne of the most distinctive wines in the range, 2014 Chardonnay Dupratt Vineyard is a wine of phenolic intensity and power. Savory herbs, chamomile, mint and crushed rocks are push..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $39.99
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2014 Francois Raveneau Chablis Valmur97DECSensational perfume yet still quite subtle with delicate citrus notes and nuances of iodine. Has finesse rather than weight with great texture on the palate and a superb finish of ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $939.00
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2014 Chanin Chardonnay Bien Nacido Vineyard95VMThe 2014 Chardonnay Bien Nacido is all about precision, class and nuance. Even with all of the richness of the year coming through, the Bien Nacido retains superb precision and det..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $39.99
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2014 Chanin Chardonnay Los Alamos Vineyard94VMThe 2014 Chardonnay Los Alamos Vineyard is rich, flavorful and deeply expressive. Orchard fruit, mint, sweet spices and butter notes meld together in a creamy, beautifully layered ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $34.99
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2015 Ramey Chardonnay Woolsey Road Vineyard96DECThis cool-sited single vineyard, owned by the Martinelli family, was planted to Ramey’s specifications in 2007 using the famous old-fashioned Wente clone. Though the vineyard..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $59.95
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2015 Xavier Monnot Meursault Les Charmes93WSFloral, citronella and mineral flavors mark this lean, pointed white. Intense, though the profile is more bony than its peers in this vintage. Fine length. Drink now through 2024. ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $87.00
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2015 Domaine Vincent Latour Meursault Les Grands Charrons90BHA beautifully broad-ranging nose is composed of a ripe and very fresh assortment of pear, apple, acacia blossom and vague hints of petrol and hazelnut. The finer medium weight flav..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $64.95
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2015 Vincent Girardin Batard Montrachet94VMPale, bright yellow. Very ripe scents of yellow peach, musky hazelnut and vanillin oak. Dense, opulent and seamless but tighter in the early going than the Bienvenues-Bâtard,..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $399.00
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2016 Sixto (Charles Smith) Chardonnay Moxee94JDThe 2016 Chardonnay Moxee comes from more limestone soils and 50-year-old vines planted on the northeastern edge of the Yakima Valley. It’s classic Chardonnay offering beauti..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $28.99
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2016 Domaine Fernand et Laurent Pillot Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Grandes Ruchottes93DECFrom vines planted in the early 1970s, the Grandes Ruchottes offers up a fairly reserved bouquet of yellow orchard fruit, preserved citrus, hazelnut, crème pâtissi&egr..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $87.99
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2016 Chateau de la Maltroye Batard Montrachet94BH(Château de la Maltroye Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru White) This too displays some wood influence on the liqueur-like nose of pear, exotic dried yellow fruit that includ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $329.00
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2016 Domaine Jean Chartron Santenay Champs Perrier90-91JG(Santenay “Champs Perrier”- Domaine Jean Chartron) The 2016 Santenay “Champs Perrier” has turned out beautifully from Domaine Chartron and this will be a fi..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $34.99
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2016 Xavier Monnot Meursault Les Charmes93WSThis white is saturated with peach, lemon curd, lime blossom, honey and light spice flavors. The plush texture gives this immediate appeal, but there is a firm structure underneath..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $79.99
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2016 Robert Denogent Pouilly Fuisse La Croix Vieilles Vignes94RPThe 2016 Pouilly-Fuissé La Croix Vieilles Vignes is back, this time after fully 35 months on the lees (readers will not that I reviewed the 30-month version last year). Unwi..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $45.99
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2016 Domaine Francois Lumpp Givry Crausot Blanc91RPLumpp opines that the stony, southeast-facing slopes of this lieu-dit represent Givry's best terroir for white wine, and his 2016 Givry 1er Cru Crausot is certainly impressive, rev..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $47.99
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2016 Domaine Servin Chablis Grand Cru Bougerots93+VMThe 2017 Chablis Bougros Grand Cru has a detailed bouquet with yellow flower and struck flint infusing the veneer of green apple and fresh pear. The palate is very well balanced wi..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $59.95
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2016 Domaine Fernand et Laurent Pillot Meursault Les Caillerets92DECThe Caillerets is excellent, remaining pretty classic despite having been touched by the frost. Notes of crème pâtissière, citrus zest, hazelnut and chalky soil..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $72.99
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2016 Domaine Louis Moreau Chablis Les Clos94W&SHere’s a naked view of Les Clos, from seven acres of vines planted in 1958 and 1968; the fruit never sees oak and is vinified in stainless steel with ambient yeasts, then age..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $79.99