Slipstream Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2006

The high altitude, the wet and cool spring, and dry summers allows the fruit to mature fully at a much slower pace than in other regions and the area is particularly suited to crisp styles of Chardonnay. more

Chalk Hill Estate Bottled Chardonnay 2007

The 2007 season was perfect for growing Chardonnay. Ideal weather through harvest allowed grapes from every block to reach desired ripeness. Aromas are concentrated and complex – white flower, sweet cream, ripe peach, lemon oil and wet stone – leading to a palate anchored with rich minerality and tropical and ... more

Salon Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne Le Mesnil 1996

Exploding with aromas and freshness, this new vintage offers breathtaking heights and extraordinary character. The 1996 vintage – at the top of this rare, elite collection – is being compared to the legendary 1928, which is considered one of the greatest vintages in Champagne history – powerful, structured, complex, intensely ... more

Martinelli Martinelli Road Chardonnay 2006

The Martinelli Road Chardonnay Vineyard is one of the coolest vineyard sites in the Russian River Valley. The vineyard is located directly below the steep Jackass Zinfandel Vineyard on the original Martinelli family homestead ranch. The Martinelli family has lived in this same area in Forestville since 1895, hence the ... more

Kistler Vineyards Vine Hill Vineyard Chardonnay 2007

Green-tinged pale yellow. Pungent aroma of lime blossom, minerals, and earth. Tightly coiled and vibrant, with terrific energy and spine. A wonderfully dense wine finishing with powerful wet stones’ mineralilty. Delicious. more

Ramey Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay 2007

Also north of the Carneros Highway, but further west, the terrain here is more rolling than that of Hyde, the soil lighter and more friable. This year’s bottling is the first to come entirely from B-block, planted in 2001 to a Wente selection from the Hyde Vineyard, so the vines ... more

Beringer Private Reserve Chardonnay 2008

A good portion of the 2007 blend is from Gamble Ranch, a vineyard that has consistently delivered such rich, ripe fruit flavors. There's a richness in this wine that is wonderfully balanced by a bright citrus note. A sweet oak note weaves together the many layers of aroma and flavor, ... more

Brewer Clifton Mount Carmel Chardonnay 2006

Aromas of agave nectar, brie rind and papaya followed by flavors of citrus, ricotta cheese and brioche. Very noble and seamless on the palate. more

Lewis Cellars Barcaglia Lane Chardonnay 2006

Tangerine, citrus and sandalwood spice aromas are overlaid with a hint of honey. The wine is anchored in fragrant citrus fruits and framed nicely with toasty oak and acidity that brings great balance, integration and length to the palate. more

Foxglove Chardonnay 2008

Winemaker Bob Varner makes Foxglove in a modern style that’s meant to bring out the true terroir of the Edna Valley appellation. He adds the same quality standards and attention to detail for Foxglove that he puts into every barrel of single-vineyard Varner wine. Foxglove wines have not had tartaric ... more

BV Napa Valley Chardonnay 2006

Kongsgaard Napa Valley Chardonnay 2006

Chardonnay 2006 Napa Valley is the usual blend of our shy-bearing blocks of the Hudson and Hyde vineyards in the Napa Carneros. The Hudson vines provide the extravagant richness and also the peach pit and almond aromatic intensity. The Hyde contributes to both the mineral depth of the wine and ... more