Chardonnay Wine

The NV Brut Blanc de Blancs Solera is made from Chardonnay picked in Fèrebrianges Etoges Congy and Sézanne based half on the 2020 vintage and half on a perpetual reserve started in 2013. Serene aromas of creaminess and golden... Read More

The 2018 Extra-Brut Blanc de Noirs Mailly-Champagne Grand Cru is powerful deep and expressive its mid-weight structure notwithstanding. Kirsch mint cedar and tobacco lend notable aromatic presence. The lighter style of the year... Read More

The 2016 Extra-Brut Avize Grand Cru is another compelling Champagne in this range from Bérêche. Exotic delicate and light on its feet this has so much to offer. Lemon confit graphite sage mint and dried herb inflections reveal... 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

Disgorged during the second quarter of 2022 with a dosage of 3.75 grams per liter the 2009 Brut Blanc de Blancs Cuvée Louis Salmon reveals aromas of pear lemon oil mandarin oil white pepper pastry and almonds. Medium to full-bodied... Read More

Chartogne-Taillet’s 2020 Blanc de Blancs Chemin de Reims disgorged in October 2024 with a dosage of 2.5 grams per liter is another success. It opens with vivid aromas of fresh apricot grapefruit zest and jasmine mingling with... Read More

This vibrant Champagne leads with an enticing floral note opening on the raw silk–textured palate to reveal a finely meshed range of salted Marcona almond ripe white cherry blood orange pith and lime blossom flavors that echo... Read More

Chartogne’s 2020 Blanc de Blancs Hors Série is showing superbly. It opens with a deep bouquet of orange zest ripe pear and white blossoms mingling with lemon confit. Full-bodied and concentrated the wine retains striking vitality... Read More

The 2016 Champagne Cote is bright effusive and charming right out of the gate. Apricot white flowers mint tangerine oil and marzipan are nicely pushed forward in this soft open-knit Champagne from vines in Cramant. Drink it over... Read More

Fresh and chalky on the nose this is creamy and generous on the palate offering aromas and flavors of crème de cassis preserved lemon Marcona almond and apple blossoms. Reveals mouthwatering acidity that drives the long lively... Read More

To the best of my recollection, the 2017 vintage was the first Cuvée Totum bottling from Emilien Feneuil that was crafted entirely from chardonnay. This is also the case with the beautiful new 2019 release. The wine is... Read More

I was unaware until very recently that the les Chênes vineyard in Cumières is one of the most important sites historically in all of Champagne, and no less a figure than Dom Pérignon himself directed his acolytes... Read More

Disgorged in November 2022 with two grams per liter dosage the NV Extra-Brut Cuvée No. 746 is based on the 2018 vintage. The grapes were sourced from Avize and Oiry (32%) and Hauvillers (68%). Showing nicely it offers up a delicate... Read More

A structured and creamy-textured Jacquesson NV with a very fine-bubble texture and lovely polish. It's medium- to full-bodied with length and sophistication in a friendly and approachable way. Yet there is something that tells... Read More

The NV Extra Brut Solessence is a blend of 50% Chardonnay 40% Meunier and 10% Pinot Noir half based on 2020 half on a perpetual reserve. It is immediately rich and rounded with mellow apple and apple crumble notes with a lemon... Read More

As I reported when it was released, Krug's 2006 Brut is clearly one of the vintage's highlights. Offering up aromas of dried fruits, pear, freshly baked bread, caramelized apples, honeycomb and toasted sourdough, it's... Read More

Krug's beautifully citrus colored 2002 Blanc de Blancs Brut Clos du Mesnil (ID 415068 - disgorged IV/2015) shows a deep complex very clear and precise if not etherial bouquet with citrus aromas intertwined with chalk and noble... Read More

Slated for release later this year Krug's 2006 Blanc de Blancs Clos du Mesnil unwinds in the glass with aromas of buttered citrus fruit crisp green pear warm pastry freshly baked bread apricot and licorice. Full-bodied layered... Read More

Disgorged a year ago Krug's 2008 Blanc de Blancs Clos du Mesnil unwinds in the glass with notes of citrus oil nougat honeycomb white flowers and a discreet hint of buttered toast and hazelnuts. Full-bodied layered and chiseled... Read More

To the delight of Krug Lovers around the world, a very limited number of Krug Vintage bottles are kept in ideal conditions in the House’s cellars. They are tasted and appraised as they wait to blossom into a second life.... Read More

A new cuvée from Laurent-Perrier the inaugural NV Blanc de Blancs Nature represents the first time this house for all its emphasis on Chardonnay has ever released a blanc de blancs. Offering up aromas of citrus fruit green apple... Read More

Produced from four plots in Avize the 2016 Brut Blanc de Blancs was disgorged in February 2022 with seven grams per liter dosage. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of citrus oil and peach mingled with toasted almonds buttery... Read More

Based on the 2020 vintage Louis Roederer’s NV Brut Collection 245 is stylistically somewhat comparable to the two previous editions which were based on the 2018 and 2019 vintages. Jean-Baptiste Lecaillon explains that the personality... Read More

Aromas of clear honey crisp green orchard fruit white peach pastry cream and dried white flowers introduce the 2012 Cristal a full-bodied concentrated and powerful wine that's built for the cellar. Broader more textural and... Read More