Chardonnay

The 2019 Chardonnay VGW is a dynamic wine with purity and power focus and generosity. It takes some time in the glass to segue from initial tones of flint and nori to a core of white peach ginger and tangerine peel. The medium-bodied... Read More

A more complex if moderately similar nose offers more in the way of white orchard fruit aromas that are trimmed in subtle wood nuances. There is fine mid-palate density to the delicious and appealingly intense medium-bodied flavors... Read More

Arista Winery was founded in 2002 by Al and Jancis McWilliams with the intent of producing small quantities of quality Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from The Russian River Valley District . The day to day operations are now run by... Read More

Arista Winery was founded in 2002 by Al and Jancis McWilliams with the intent of producing small quantities of quality Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from The Russian River Valley District . The day to day operations are now run by... Read More

I had the chance to taste two vintages of the Chardonnay here including the 2013 Duquesa D'A Chardonnay. The 2013 feels a little more advanced perhaps in a slightly more oxidative style than the 2014 but there is a common... Read More

Arnot-Roberts was founded in Healdsburg in 2001 by childhood friends Duncan Arnot Meyers and Nathan Lee Roberts. Duncan had been involved in making wine at various wineries in the region and Nathan had worked with his father as... Read More

Arnot-Roberts was founded in Healdsburg in 2001 by childhood friends Duncan Arnot Meyers and Nathan Lee Roberts. Duncan had been involved in making wine at various wineries in the region and Nathan had worked with his father as... Read More

The 2021 Puligny-Montrachet Village has a strict petrichor/wet limestone-scented bouquet focused but not powerful. The palate is well balanced with a sappy entry fine depth for a Village Cru and beautifully-judged acidity. A dab... Read More

Here the expressive nose displays a phenolic note on the ripe aromas of mostly poached white orchard fruit and a hint of rosemary oil. There is fine richness and density to the bigger-bodied and powerful flavors that exhibit fine... Read More

Six barrels made a half crop. Lemon and lime colour. A little touch of minerality from the bouquet onwards some varied citrus family notes racy and quite distinguished. Worth seeking out. Drink from 2025-2029.

There is a forward engageing ripe apple and spice nose on the initial attack of this village Meursault with notes of acacia flowers and butter that open up on the palate. The wine seems to lack the incisive acidity of some of... Read More

A riper nose is composed of ripe apple pear compote and just sliced grapefruit. There is fine volume and excellent intensity to the stony medium weight flavors that culminate in a markedly dry youthfully austere and balanced finale.... Read More

Here there is just enough reduction to push the underlying fruit to the background so be sure to give this some air if you're tempted to try a bottle young. The lilting and beautifully textured middleweight flavors flash excellent... Read More

Limpid yellow. Mineral-accented citrus and orchard fruit scents are complemented by building floral iodine and fennel nuances. Juicy and concentrated on the palate offering intense Meyer lemon pear nectar quinine and honeysuckle... Read More

Moreau's 2020 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru delivers aromas of pear hazelnut warm biscuits and honeycomb followed by a full-bodied rich and fleshy palate that's generous and layered with a sweet core of fruit lively acids... Read More

There is a creaminess to the texture in this white whose profile borders on broad and muscular. Apple lemon and stone flavors hold center court while elements of spice and mineral lurk on the lingering finish. Best from 2024 through... Read More

A firmly reduced nose reveals almost nothing except that the underlying fruit seems ripe. Otherwise there is both good verve and freshness to the delicious round and rich medium-bodied flavors that are shaped by lemon-tinged acidity... Read More

The 2019 Pouilly-Loché Climat ";La Colonge"; which comes from clay and silty soils aged entirely in used oak has an enticing bouquet with hints of pop corn and marzipan filtering through the orchard fruit. The palate is very... Read More