USA Chardonnay Wine Over $100

With the same Eola-Amity Hills sourcing as the Richard Hermann bottling the Freya Hermann Cuvée spends additional time in elévage spending two full years in barrel. Reductive yet unctuous with a stunning texture owing to the... Read More

The 2022 Chardonnay Kathryn Hermann Cuvée is fantastically spicy offering layers of peach graham cracker matchstick and coriander seed on the nose. The medium-bodied palate has a luxuriously silky texture and highly concentrated... Read More

The 00 Chardonnay is made with a heavy pressing and allowed to oxidise before fermentation an old Burgundian method from the last century referred to as Black Chardonnay. The wines then sit with the heavy lees in the barrel with... Read More

The 2022 Chardonnay Seven Springs is dynamic and expressive! White peach lemongrass and panna cotta are underpinned by wafts of flint allspice honey and almonds on the nose and as it opens in the glass it reveals soaring floral... Read More

The 2021 Chardonnay Sigrid is bright and crystalline offering scents of Meyer lemon almonds meringue and flint. The palate is surprisingly powerful! It explodes with concentrated apple and almond layers while its firm linear acidity... Read More

Bold and intense with notes of salted butterscotch juicy pineapple lemon curd and tangerine marmalade at the core. Expands into complex elements of toasted marshmallow litsea oil shortbread lemon blossoms and sweetgrass. A vibrant... Read More

2021 Chardonnay Lancel Creek Vineyard comes from a west-facing site near Occidental two mountain ridges in from the Pacific Ocean. It has pure scents of nectarine quince peel spring honey toast and crème fraîche. The palate... Read More

A stunning concentrated and expressive Chardonnay with notes of orange blossoms candied lemon peel crunchy star fruit and pear. Offers accents of salted Marcona almond tarragon and lemon verbena plus a vibrant thread of acidity... Read More

Aromatic and distinctive with a hint of smoked sea salt up front. Offers flavors of pear yellow apple and peach at the core with lime zest and herbal accents of lemon verbena lemon balm and honeysuckle plus a touch of fresh ginger.... Read More

Elegant sleek and juicy with an intense core of lemon zest white nectarine and golden kiwi flavors that are pure and ripe. Aromatics of wild fennel and vetiver join an appealing touch of salted caramel apple adding roundness.... Read More

Crisp, with good minerality, definition, and subtle richness is the 2001 Chardonnay Three Sisters Vineyard. Orange blossom, marzipan, citrus oil, crushed stones, and a touch of smoky scents emerge from this full-bodied 2001. It... Read More

The 2002 Chardonnay Zio Tony Ranch tastes like a steely Chablis on steroids. Very intense notes of green apples, liquefied minerals, popcorn, nectarines, and citrus oil jump from the glass of this wine, which seems to have put... Read More

The stunning 2003 Chardonnay Zio Tony Ranch has a gorgeously complex nose of honeysuckle, buttered peaches, lemon oil as well as earth and hazelnut. Full-bodied, powerful, yet with good acidity, this is a beauty to drink over... Read More

I tasted the 2022 Chardonnay Temperance Hill Vineyard from tank two months before it was due to be bottled. It was matured for one year in second- and third-fill Damy oak puncheons with an additional six months in stainless steel.... Read More

I tasted the 2022 Chardonnay Witness Tree Vineyard from tank two months before it was due to be bottled. It was matured for 12 months in 28% new Damy oak barrels plus six months in stainless steel. Initial flinty tones complement... Read More

I tasted the 2022 Chardonnay X Omni Vineyard from tank two months before it was due to be bottled. It was matured for 12 months in 70% new Damy barrels and puncheons plus six months in stainless steel. The X Omni offers an intoxicating... Read More

Expansive broad and aromatic the notes of toasted fennel lemon thyme litsea oil and vetiver leap out of the glass giving way to opulent flavors of grilled peach caramelized pineapple and spiced baked apples. Shows power and elegance... Read More

I tasted the 2023 Chardonnay Belle Côte from tank just before it was bottled. From vines planted in 1990 it’s open and expressive its peach and guava aromas complemented by nuances of elderflower graham cracker and crème brûlée.... Read More

I tasted the 2023 Chardonnay La Carrière from tank just before it was bottled. It has inviting aromas of guava peach panna cotta well-integrated new oak spices and top notes of Meyer lemon. The palate is satiny and mouth coating... Read More

I tasted the 2023 Chardonnay La Carrière from tank just before it was bottled. It has inviting aromas of guava peach panna cotta well-integrated new oak spices and top notes of Meyer lemon. The palate is satiny and mouth coating... Read More

A brilliant elegant vivid wine with so much concentration but so light elegant and well balanced. Toasted almond mineral and lemon curd aromas then a creamy layered texture backed by tangy acidity. Lemon pith creme brulee cheese... Read More

The 2021 Chardonnay Lazy Lounging is a crisp cool offering loaded with gently grilled citrus and pineapple notes. It's medium to full-bodied crisp mouthwatering and long. It's not as broad or generous as the 2020 but longer... Read More

A stunning Chardonnay from the X Novo site in the Eola-Amity Hills. X Novo is intentionally diverse 15 clones of Pinot Noir and 20 clones of Chardonnay are intertwined and planted with serious density in this tiny site. Reductive... Read More

The 2021 Chardonnay Allen Vineyard is hedonistic and exotic. Matured for 16 months in 30% new oak flinty touches temper its gregarious aromas of toasted marshmallow manuka honey quince paste and peach preserves. The medium-bodied... Read More