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Peay Vineyards Chardonnay Estate 2019
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$69.62
Lovely, rounded aromas of toasted herbs, matchbox, baked lemon and dried flowers. Medium-bodied and sleek. The...
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Racines Chardonnay Bentrock Vineyard 2017
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$99.76
The 2017 Chardonnay Bentrock Vineyard is a striking wine that captures the essence of this rugged hillside site on...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$94.80
The 2017 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict has plenty of depth, texture and nuance, but it is also surprisingly...
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Racines Chardonnay Sta. Rita Hills 2018
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$51.93
Broad but precise in texture, this exudes green and yellow fruits interspersed with salted caramel and fennel. Justin...
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Rhys Chardonnay Horseshoe Vineyard 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$145.69
Always a singular, exotic wine, the 2018 Chardonnay Horseshoe Vineyard has an incredible bouquet of crushed stone,...
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Ridge Chardonnay Monte Bello 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$132.45
A true gem, the 2013 Chardonnay Monte Bello, which was barrel fermented and aged 17 months in mostly American oak,...
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Ridge Chardonnay Monte Bello 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$241.81
Sun-bleached straw color. Ripe pineapple, green apple, pear, melon, biscotti, flint, toasted oak. Elegant fresh...
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Sandhi Chardonnay Bentrock 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$102.17
The 2012 Chardonnay Bent Rock Sta. Rita Hills is a stunning effort that has fantastic tension and focus in its...
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Sandhi Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict 2012
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$77.95
Also from the Sta. Rita Hills, and from a vineyard that continues to impress, the 2012 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict...
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Sandhi Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$82.93
The grapes for this wine are from the original 1971 plantings at Sanford & Benedict. Having access to the 41 year-old...
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Shafer Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch 2021
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$54.85
This full-bodied and beautifully balanced wine is powered by energized fruit acidity, giving it a lively mouthfeel,...
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Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Chardonnay Karia 2020
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$44.06
A stunning wine for the price, this is full and fleshy in style, yet balanced in approach. Underlying richness in the...
Chardonnay United States
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.