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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2014 Chanin Chardonnay Los Alamos Vineyard94AGThe 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 -
2014 Copain Wines Chardonnay Dupratt Vineyard94AGOne 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 -
2016 Domaine de Baronarques (Rothschild) Blanc94JSA layered, fruity chardonnay with creamy, polished tannins, showing beautiful ripe-apple and lemon undertones, as well as hints of toasted oak and vanilla. It’s full-bodied w..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $34.99 -
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 -
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 -
2016 Rhys Vineyards Alesia Chardonnay Anderson Valley93JDThe 2016 Chardonnay Anderson Valley from the team at Rhys knocks it out of the park, and I suspect it’s a screaming value. White peach, apple blossom, spice, and some white f..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $34.95 -
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 -
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 -
2017 Bouchard Pere & Fils Meursault Genevrieres Premier Cru94DECThe best of Bouchard's array of Meursaults in 2017, this hails from two parcels, both in Genevrières Dessus; a total of 2.65ha. Pale, scented and well balanced, it has spicy..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $99.00 -
2017 Caves Jean et Sebastien Dauvissat Chablis Premier Cru Vaillons92-94VMTasted from tank just prior to bottling, the 2017 Chablis Vaillons 1er Cru shows why this vintage is so compelling. Apricot, peach and tropical fruit give the 2017 a decidedly exot..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $35.99 -
2017 Chateau de Meursault Les Charmes Dessus97DECGenerosity is intrinsic to the promise of Meursault, but the village's best wines always manage to express this with subtlety, freshness and an overall sappiness and vitality which..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $99.99 -
2017 Domaine Antonin Guyon Meursault Charmes 1er Cru Les Charmes Dessus93WESubtle aromas of oatmeal, cream and lemon unite on the attractive nose of this wine. The palate delivers a creamy, rounded intensity that's framed by bright freshness. It is concen..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $87.99 -
2017 Domaine de la Bongran Vire Clesse E.J. Thevenet92-94VMThe 2017 Viré-Clessé, which will be bottled at the beginning of 2022, has a killer nose with an almost Germanic feel, intense nectarine, melon and damp earthy scents ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $41.99
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2017 Domaine Fabien Coche Meursault Les Chevalieres91-93RPThe 2017 Meursault Les Chevalières gets my nod as the finest of Coche's lieux-dits this year, and it was showing especially well when I tasted it. Wafting from the glass wit..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $72.95 -
2017 Domaine Fernand et Laurent Pillot Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot90BH(Domaine Fernand et Laurent Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet "Morgeot " 1er Cru White) An expressive nose features pungent aromas of resin, petrol and a mix of various white o..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $64.99 -
2017 Domaine Guillot-Broux Macon Cruzille Clos de la Mollepierre92+RPOpening in the glass with hints of honeycomb, toasted nuts, fresh pears and wet stones, the 2017 Mâcon-Cruzille Clos de la Mollepierre is medium to full-bodied, enveloping bu..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $55.95 -
2017 Domaine Jean Chartron Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Vieilles Vignes91JGThe 2017 Puligny villages was a bit more reticent at the time of my visit, but with a bit of coaxing delivers scents of apple, pear, chalky soil tones, spring flowers, vanillin oak..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $79.99 -
2017 Domaine Louis Moreau Chablis Les Clos97WEHints of cool chalk and bright lemon show on this wine's shy but fresh nose. A whisper of smoke accompanies the stony, wet-chalk notes. Chalkiness is even more pronounced on the pa..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $68.99 -
2017 Domaine Louis Moreau Chablis Valmur94DECAll of Louis Moreau's Valmur vines face south, so this wine can be quite rich. For the first time in 2017 it was unwooded, which has added more zip and life to the waxy, fresh and ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $63.95 -
2017 Domaine Servin Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses95DECFrançois Servin calls Les Preuses 'the gifted child' - a reference to its brilliant singularity. Made from a 63-year-old parcel of vines, this lightly wooded grand cru is be..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $54.99 -
2017 Drouhin Chassagne Montrachet Premier Cru Embazees93JSSuch pure, fresh limes and young nectarines with a flinty edge and very subtle, spiced hazelnut and honeysuckle notes. The palate has attractive notes of honey, peaches and praline..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $87.95 -
2017 Jacques Charlet Pouilly-Fuisse Les Vieux Murs Vieilles Vigne93JG(Pouilly-Fuissé “les Vieux Murs” Vieilles Vignes- Domaine Jacques Charlet) The 2017 Pouilly-Fuissé “les Vieux Murs” Vieilles Vignes from Domai..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $27.99 -
2017 Jean Noel Gagnard Chassagne Montrachet Premier Cru Les Petits Clos94DECLes Petits Clos is a lieu-dit within the sprawling Morgeot premier cru that's always bottled separately at this domaine. It's a rich and comparatively exotic style, despite its pos..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $89.99
