Chardonnay

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

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

I missed the Chacra wines the last time I covered Argentina during the pandemic, so from the 2018s, we jump to the 2021s whites, the top of which is the 2021 Chacra Chardonnay, produced by Jean-Marc Roulot with the help of the... Read More

This is probably the finest answer to Puligny or Meursault in Argentina and it will be hard to pass by. Beautiful brioche notes give a fine creaminess with mineral fine reduction beeswax and a hint of white sesame to the lemon... Read More

Such a flinty nose that delivers a full package of minerality. Quarry chalk gun powder and lime. The nose really speaks to you. Creamy and textured on the palate with bright but chiselled acidity and real tension. One of the best... Read More

Chanin Wines is dedicated to sourcing fruit from sites in California’s Santa Barbera County to create wines whose qualities reflect the individual vineyards in which these grapes are grown. There are no bottlings from blended... Read More

Chanin Wines is dedicated to sourcing fruit from sites in California’s Santa Barbera County to create wines whose qualities reflect the individual vineyards in which these grapes are grown. There are no bottlings from blended... Read More

Chanin Wines is dedicated to sourcing fruit from sites in California’s Santa Barbera County to create wines whose qualities reflect the individual vineyards in which these grapes are grown. There are no bottlings from blended... Read More

Based on the 2018 vintage Chartogne's latest NV Brut Rosé was disgorged in May 2021 with around six grams per liter dosage. Offering up aromas of pear tangerine and plums it's medium to full-bodied seamless and fleshy... Read More

Moderate reduction pushes the underlying fruit to the background so a thorough aeration would be in order. Otherwise there is excellent mid-palate density to the opulent and mouthcoating medium-bodied flavors that exude evident... Read More

(from vines that face due east). Elegant cool and mildly exotic aromas speak of discreet but not imperceptible wood lemon zest spice and plenty of floral elements. The racy intense and beautifully well-delineated flavors possess... Read More

The 2021 Pouilly-Fuissé Le Clos 1er Cru is by far the best cuvée from Château de Fuissé this year even though it was cropped at a measly 7hL/ha equivalent to around ten barrels instead of around 50 barrels. It has a lovely... Read More

The inaugural Clandestin NV Brut Nature Les Grandes Lignes is a 100% Chardonnay from a single south-facing parcel on shallow Kimmeridgian clay-limestone soils in the Aube. Entirely harvested in 2015 it was barrel fermented (in... Read More

From 0.35ha including some young vines where pinot was recently and reasonably converted to chardonnay. Fine lemon and lime colour. There is a good energy of fruit here from this terroir which does suit white grapes. Medium bodied... Read More