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750ml
Bottle:
$22.94
12 bottles:
$22.48
Fermented in stainless steel, this is a pretty wine, with a darker tint of pinkish-orange color. Tangy peach and lime...
1.0Ltr
Bottle:
$70.08
9 bottles:
$66.00
This reserve Sauvignon Blanc — produced only in a 1-liter bottle — results from an experiment in the vineyard, by...
750ml
Bottle:
$469.94
12 bottles:
$460.54
Lush and creamy, this white offers spice-tinged peach, apple tart, vanilla and butterscotch flavors. Builds nicely to...
750ml
Bottle:
$42.05
12 bottles:
$41.21
From a vineyard that has since been designated as part of the new Petaluma Gap appellation, this wine shows the fog...
750ml
Bottle:
$31.00
12 bottles:
$30.38
Preserved lemon, orange blossoms, white grapefruit, and struck flint, with saline-like minerality due to strong...
750ml
Bottle:
$112.00
6 bottles:
$111.20
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$25.38
A distinctive version of Chardonnay, with obvious skin contact, showing delicate tannins and zesty flavors of orange...
Pre-Arrival
Ballot Millot Meursault 1er Cru Perrieres 2015
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$260.87
The 2015 Meursault Les Perrières 1er Cru has a crisp, precise bouquet of Granny Smith apples, crushed stone and a...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$516.23
This white is spectacular with a muscular and tightly formed design that gives the wine a wonderful density and...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$543.28
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$634.95
The 2015 Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte Grand Cru offers up a youthful but expressive bouquet of hazelnut, apple,...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$108.84
2015 was a textbook vintage and this is a great Cervaro. Citrus, cream and white flowers on the nose lead seamlessly...
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Catena Zapata Chardonnay White Bones 2015
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$87.78
Extraordinary quality that rivals many grand cru Chablis. This is an intense, focused Chardonnay sourced from a...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$221.15
Golden hue. Open nose on yellow fruits, some lemon and oaky notes. Full, fleshy mouth hold by a large mineral...
Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc 2013 2015
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.
The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.