2021 Massican Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard Napa Valley
Massican’s varietal Chardonnay is made from the musqué clone grown in the Hyde Vineyard, in Carneros, planted in 1992. It’s fermented and aged in…
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2012 Henriot Champagne
Henriot’s 2012 vintage wine is a little more than half Chardonnay and a little less than half Pinot noir. The grapes are from premier…
NV Noël Bazin L’unanime Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne
The assemblage comprises half vintage 2017 and half solera, all Chardonnay (naturally). The body offers a minuscule bead and sherried aromas, profoundly nutty with…
NV Bardoux Père et Fils Brut Traditionnel Champagne
The Bardoux family have been growers in the hamlet of Villedommage since 1684. In 1929, the family established their own marque. Since 1973, the…
2019 Gundlach Bundschu Estate Chardonnay Sonoma Coast
This Chardonnay is grown on the Gundlach Bundschu estate in a zone cooled by the Petaluma Gap. The average vine age is 30 years,…
2019 Flowers Vineyards and Winery Chardonnay Sonoma Coast
Flowers’s Sonoma Coast Chardonnay is sourced from a mix of vineyards, including the estate’s own Camp Meeting Ridge. The wine spends 11 Months French…
Gosset to Ring in the New Year
On a sweeping tour of France in 2017, I had the good chance to visit Gosset at their gracious facility in Épernay, tasting their…
2019 Left Coast Chardonnay Truffle Hill Willamette Valley
The 14-acre estate Truffle Hill vineyard is so named because it’s also home to three acres of hazelnut trees that were inoculated for black…
2017 Domaine Faiveley Les Villeranges Rully
Faiveley’s Rully is old school but stylish, 100 percent Chardonnay (as white Rully must be), from the Villeranges lieu-dit. The fruit was pressed and…
Massican’s Four 2020s
Massican’s four whites are, as always, a harmonious chorus
2019 Frank Family Vineyards Chardonnay Carneros
Frank Family sources the Chardonnay for this bottling from a range of estates in cool-climate Carneros. The wine was barrel fermented and aged for…
2011 Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Vaulorent Premier Cru
Brocard’s 2011 Premier Cru Chablis from Vaulorent has acquired a luxurious patina of age