Chardonnay

There’s real direction and clarity to this white with sliced dried apples crushed stones and minerals on the nose as well as hints of biscuit and praline. Some honeysuckle and lemon-grass undertones too. It’s full-bodied... Read More

The 2018 Chardonnay VGW has very pretty aromas of crushed apples roasted almonds and hay with touches of dried white flowers and savory green herbs in the background. In the mouth it's delicately styled and incredibly silky... Read More

There are vague Chablis-like hints of iodine and seashore to the ultra-fresh aromas of green apple white flower and citrus peel. There is both good volume and richness to the focused and moderately powerful flavors that deliver... Read More

The 2017 Chardonnay UV - El Diablo Vineyard is slow to open aromatically at this stage offering glimpses of citrus blossom honeyed almonds saline and orange peel with a core of quince gaining intensity and nuance as it sits in... Read More

The 2017 Chardonnay Ritchie Vineyard is a stunning wine. It offers singular aromas of guava grapefruit peel and musky hints with layers of tangerine green herbs crushed stone and hints of elderflower. The medium-bodied palate... 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

The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet Les Referts 1er Cru produced an unusually bountiful crop this year at around 45hl/ha instead of the 30hl/ha of recent years. It has a very intense precise bouquet with crushed limestone infusing the... 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

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

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

Aromas of pear freshly baked bread nutmeg and citrus zest preface the 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet Village a medium to full-bodied satiny and precise wine that's taut and chalky with a pretty core of fruit and a long saline finish.... 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

Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs lends itself to a Champagne that is finely textured and impressively fruity and structured. The wine has a steely edge that suggests this bottling is young but that also has beautiful fruit... 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