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$94.94
$97.20
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$93.04
A stunning white wine, with terrific intensity to the lemon curd, tangerine and mango flavors at the core, revealing...
750ml
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$75.60
$84.00
The 2020 vintage has provided us with a stunning example of what this vineyard can produce. Its intense aroma is...
750ml
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$38.98
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$38.20
Rated 97 in 2016, 2014 not rated.
750ml
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$26.71
$29.68
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$23.55
Shows juicy yellow apple, Asian pear and lemon zest notes that are mouthwatering and fresh, gaining complexity from...
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Aromas of ripe mango, apple pie, custard and praline. It’s full-bodied and layered with crisp acidity. Generously...
750ml
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$15.17
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$13.18
This lovely UN•Oaked Chardonnay is perfect for all gatherings. Its refreshingly fruity and light-bodied, with a...
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750ml - Case of 12
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$28.50
The grapes were harvested in the morning and whole cluster pressed that afternoon. The brown juice sat in a...
750ml
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$36.07
$40.08
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$34.20
Generous and intense, with pineapple, fresh lemon juice and a hint of yuzu. Packs vibrant acidity and hints of lime...
750ml
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$52.08
$56.00
Cooked apple, pie crust, stone, and vanilla bean aromas with hints of flint. Full body. Crunchy fruit with sliced...
750ml
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$69.94
The 2021 Chardonnay West Sonoma Coast is a bright youthful hue and delivers elegant aromas of fresh flowers, white...
750ml
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$60.05
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$58.85
This is another stunner from Pellet Estate, from a high-elevation vineyard influenced by fog and wind. A wet stone...
750ml
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$42.05
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$41.21
From a vineyard that has since been designated as part of the new Petaluma Gap appellation, this wine shows the fog...
750ml
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$48.87
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$47.89
A straightforward chardonnay with light melon aromas, as well as chamomile. The palate has smooth, bright-fruit...
750ml
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$124.94
I tasted the 2022 Chardonnay Belle Côte from tank shortly before it was due to be bottled. It's lively and generous...
750ml
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$124.94
I tasted the 2022 Chardonnay La Carrière from tank on the day of its bottling. It has an alluring delicacy on the...
750ml
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$19.60
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$15.83
Picket Fence Chardonnay is classic Russian River, with citrus blossom, hints of ripe stone fruit, crème brûlée,...
750ml
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$40.80
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$39.98
Aromas of green apples, hazelnut, oyster shell with a touch of caramel on a medium-plus body with a persistent and...
Chardonnay United States California Sonoma Coast Sonoma Valley
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.
California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.
California's beautiful and remarkably fertile Sonoma Valley has grown over the decades to become one of the United States' most respected and profitable wine regions, with wineries within the region benefiting from the superb Californian sunshine, low rainfall and wonderfully rich soils. Because of this vital combination of excellent conditions, the region is able to grow a wide range of grape varietals for use in the production of an impressive array of wines, with many different red and white wine grapes flourishing each year and producing excellent and characterful results. The soils have been enriched by volcanic activity, and the presence of geothermal springs, which make this region a unique one, and very much the beating heart of California's ever growing wine industry.