Chardonnay Wine Over $100

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

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’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

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

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

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

The 2013 Cristal Rosé from Louis Roederer is one of the most complete wines to be found in Champagne in this vintage so utterly pure and precise that I would run the risk of exhausting superlatives trying to express its clarity.... Read More

Defined by its south-facing exposition and the warmth of the growing season Paillard's old-vine Chardonnay the 2019 Blanc de Blancs Bouzy Grand Cru Les Mottelettes is a muscular broad-shouldered and powerful expression of... Read More

A Champagne of gravitas and power, the 2014 LÉtonnant Monsieur Victor is endowed with notable resonance. Lemon confit, marzipan, white flowers, spice, licorice and graphite are amplified in a rich, vinous Champagne that... Read More

Disgorged in March 2024 with four grams per liter dosage based on the 2018 vintage (50%) and complemented by a perpetual reserve component that dates back to 1988 the NV Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Réserve Oubliée goes through... Read More

A seamless Champagne with precision balance delivering a finely meshed range of poached pear and quince candied lemon peel salted Marcona almond oyster shell and white blossom notes. Encased in a swathe of plush texture the fine... Read More

Derived from a southeast-facing site of old massal selection planted in 1967 the 2020 Blanc de Blancs Oger Le Grand Jardin is one of the most dramatic wines in the range. Quentin Vincey told me that the clay component here is... Read More