Chardonnay
Chardonnay
Arlaux Brut Grande Cuvée Premier Cru Champagne NV 1.5 L
French Sparkling
$199.99
A blend of sixty percent Pinot Meunier, thirty percent Pinot Noir and ten percent Chardonnay includes thirty percent reserve wine. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel, with four years of lees ageing in bottle. Light toast, brioche, nuts, peach stone and red apple accompany fine bubbles. Dosage is six to eight grams per litre, and the finished wine is twelve percent alcohol.
Pol Roger 2016 Blanc de Blancs Vintage Champagne
French Sparkling
$199.99
Chardonnay from six grands crus in the Côte des Blancs is gently pressed, settled twice and fermented slowly in cool stainless steel. Malolactic fermentation, secondary fermentation and cellar ageing are part of the production. Silvery tints and delicate bubbles accompany chalk, flint, white flowers, yellow cherry, dried nuts, citrus and exotic fruit. The texture is delicate and almost crunchy, with lemon and orange zest, toast, and a long saline finish.
Daydreamer 2023 Marcus Ansems Chardonnay
Canadian White
$59.99
Chardonnay grows on the Naramata Bench in exposed granite high above Okanagan Lake, where the plot has particularly little organic matter. The grapes are destemmed before pressing into barrels, thirty percent new. The family-run Canadian winery farms sustainably in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. Its wines are crafted by a holder of the Master of Wine qualification.
Meerlust 2024 Chardonnay
South African White
$61.99
Bright pale yellow colour has a green hue. Pear, lemon zest, yellow apple and toasted almond appear in the delicate aroma. The palate is structured and linear, with focused stone fruit, balanced acidity, citrus and minerality. Fruit comes from weathered granite and rocky greywacke with shale. Fermentation uses selected yeast or proceeds spontaneously in barrels and concrete, followed by maturation and light fining.
Domaine Jean Bourdy 2020 Côtes du Jura Blanc Chardonnay
French White
$61.99
Golden colour accompanies fruit, sherry-like notes, yeast, Indian spice and umami. Herbs add an incense-like detail. Nuttiness, ripe pear, baked apple, briny minerality and lively acidity are also present. Made entirely from Chardonnay, the dry white comes from clay-limestone soils and grey marl. Biodynamic vineyard work is certified by Demeter. It may be opened several hours before service.
Domaine des Marnes Blanches Crémant du Jura Réserve
French Sparkling
$84.99
Chardonnay from twenty-five-year-old vines rooted in marl and limestone is directly pressed, then ferments and rests through winter in older oak. Bottling in spring begins the traditional second fermentation, followed by thirty to forty-eight months on lees. Dried fruit, brioche and candied citrus accompany a full, fresh palate, fine bubbles and a long, chalky finish. Dosage is below two grams per litre.
Township 7 2017 Seven Stars Sirius
Canadian Sparkling
$85.99
Pale straw colour and a fine bead accompany apple, brioche, peach stone, baker’s yeast and honey. The palate is creamy, with yellow apple, lemon and lively acidity. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from a South Langley vineyard form the blend. The wine is made by the traditional method. Toast and lees notes sit alongside pear, tangerine and a lingering citrus finish.
Champagne Forget-Brimont Brut Premier Cru
French Sparkling
$86.99
Pale gold colour and fine, persistent bubbles accompany a delicate, fresh bouquet. Green apple, white flowers and hazelnut appear in a balanced palate with good length. The blend is 40 percent Pinot Noir, 40 percent Meunier and 20 percent Chardonnay, with reserve wines included. Hand harvesting and whole-bunch pressing precede stainless-steel fermentation, bottle fermentation and about three years in the cellar.
Domaine des Marnes Blanches 2023 Macération En Quatre Vis
French White
$87.99
Dried fruit, candied citrus and floral notes accompany a textured, almost tannic palate, mineral freshness and a long, vibrant finish. The blend combines 80 percent Savagnin with 20 percent Chardonnay. Whole bunches macerate for twenty-one days, while fermentation begins naturally. Ageing takes place first in amphorae and then in foudres for a total of twenty-two months.
Bella 2016 Reserve Brut Nature Oliver Eastside Chardonnay
Canadian Sparkling
$89.99
Broken stones, lemon pith and green apple accompany a saline palate. A brisk, stony finish includes almond detail. Made by the traditional method, this Chardonnay comes from Cerqueira Vineyard in Oliver, where the soils are laced with limestone. The site lies in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, and the wine belongs to the producer’s black-label series.
Lo Sparviere 2016 Franciacorta Brut Millesimato
Italian Sparkling
$89.99
Green-yellow colour with silver highlights accompanies hazelnut, candied fruit and apple peel. The palate is creamy, direct and linear, while the finish highlights acidity and fruit. Made from Chardonnay and farmed organically, the wine is Brut. The estate’s vineyards lie in Monticelli Brusati and Provaglio d’Iseo, on calcareous marl with mineral-rich sedimentary clay for Franciacorta.
Champagne Gaston Révolte Tradition Brut Premier Cru NV
French Sparkling
$89.99
Vivid gold colour and abundant mousse accompany active effervescence and a fine bead. Dried fruit and biscuit notes meet yellow fruit led by apricot, with sour lemon candy and sour cherry in brandy. The palate is supple and lively, balancing maturity with residual freshness. The non-vintage blend is equal parts Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and the wine is Brut.
Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label NV
French Sparkling
$90.99
Brilliant golden-yellow colour and fine, persistent bubbles are joined by pear, apple, peach, mandarin, grapefruit and brioche. Pastry and dried fruit add further detail. The blend contains 50 percent Pinot Noir, 30 percent Chardonnay and 20 percent Meunier, with up to 45 percent reserve wines. Dosage is nine grams per litre, and the wine is Brut.
Maison en Belles Lies 2019 Santenay Blanc
French White
$91.99
Toasty fruit and autumn leaves shape the nose. Baked pear appears on the palate, joined by roasted nuts and a fresh citrus finish. Biodynamic farming, sustainable sourcing, sustainable production and very low sulphur levels frame the winemaking approach. Alcohol is 13 percent. Suggested pairings include chicken, daal and chicken satay. The wine comes from France’s Burgundy region.
Coulter Wines 2022 C1 Adelaide Hills Chardonnay
Australian White
$61.99
Straw-yellow colour with green tinges accompanies lemon curd, peach, toasted oatmeal and briny notes. Citrus, white peach, pithy lime, ginger spice and phenolic grip are also present. Hand-picked fruit comes from a thirty-year-old vineyard at 450 metres. Full-solids juice ferments in French oak, without malolactic conversion or lees stirring, and remains in oak for nine months.
Blue Mountain 2023 Blossom Slope Block 17 Chardonnay
Canadian White
$61.99
Lemon curd, white flowers and wet stone accompany a focused, textural Chardonnay with a long mineral finish. Block 17 has westerly exposure, coarse loamy sand and thirty-three-year-old vines. The site is planted to clones 76, 95 and 96. Stone fruit and vanilla join apple in the glass. The wine spends eighteen months in French oak.
Domaine Séguinot-Bordet 2023 Chablis Vieilles Vignes
French White
$61.99
The colour is pale gold with green reflections, bright and clear. Ample, expressive and fresh aromas include fruit, vanilla, fresh vegetal and subtle floral notes. The Chardonnay is powerful and rich, combining softness with vivacity. The finish is long and mineral, expressing rigour and charm. Old vines grow around Maligny in Chablis, where the vineyards have south-west exposure.
Garnet Valley Ranch 2016 Traditional Method Sparkling
Canadian Sparkling
$61.99
Red berry aromatics accompany mouthwatering acidity, creamy texture and a savoury edge. Apple, almond, brioche, dried apple and sagebrush add further detail. The sparkling blend combines Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Garnet Valley in the Okanagan. Traditional-method production includes seventy-two months on lees. Alcohol is 12 percent, with 2.93 pH and 9.1 grams per litre total acidity.
Henri de Villamont 2023 Savigny-lès-Beaune Le Village Blanc
French White
$64.99
Straw-yellow colour with golden tints accompanies white flowers, pear and peach. Citrus and mineral notes appear with white peach, crunchy apple and honey. The Chardonnay is structured and fresh, with a long finish. Fruit comes from a young domaine monopole parcel. The unsulphured harvest receives its first sulphur addition after malolactic conversion, and the wine rests eleven months in oak barrels.
Chateau Ste. Michelle 2013 Ethos Reserve Chardonnay
American White
$64.99
Toasted oak, poached pear, butter and nutmeg accompany pear, crème brûlée and Golden Delicious apple. The Chardonnay is rich, full-bodied and textured, with peach and a long finish. Fruit comes primarily from Canoe Ridge Estate and Cold Creek vineyards. The wine spends nine months on its lees in French oak, using thirty-six percent new, sixty percent one-year-old and four percent two-year-old barrels.
Domaine Billaud-Simon 2014 Chablis Premier Cru Mont de Milieu
French White
$64.99
Lemon and crisp green apple appear in a ripe, juicy Chardonnay. Citrus, spice and floral notes accompany a mineral, finely cut profile with roundness and substance. The wine has a textured, tight character and persistent mineral detail. Fruit comes from Mont de Milieu in Chablis Premier Cru. Ageing takes place in both tank and barrel, with fifteen thousand five hundred bottles produced.
Domaine Besson 2020 Chablis Premier Cru Vaillons
French White
$65.99
Pale yellow colour accompanies white blossom and yellow fruit. The Chardonnay is round and generous, with yellow-fruit flavour. Grapes come from 2.46 hectares of clay-limestone soils in Vaillons. Slow, low-pressure pressing precedes fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel, with eight percent fermented in oak. Lees ageing lasts eighteen months in steel, with a small portion kept in oak barrels.
Duckhorn 2015 Napa Valley Chardonnay
American White
$65.99
Nectarine, vanilla and cream accompany pear, peach, chai and wildflowers. The Chardonnay has a bright entry and a rich, silky texture, with delicate French-oak detail and a long mineral finish. Fermentation uses French oak, with lees stirring. Cooperage is ninety percent French oak and ten percent stainless steel, followed by ten months of barrel ageing. Alcohol is 14.1 percent.
Jean Foillard 2023 Beaujolais Blanc
French White
$66.99
White flowers, green apple and pear appear with citrus and a saline mineral finish. The Chardonnay comes from a 1.4-hectare parcel at Pizay, planted with vines ten to fifteen years old. Whole clusters receive a three-day cold maceration before pressing. Half the wine is vinified in concrete, while the remainder uses old barrels and sandstone jars. Production totalled around twelve thousand bottles.
Domaine Desvignes 2019 Givry Blanc En Chenèves
French White
$66.99
Pure Chardonnay fruit and floral notes appear in a crisp, precise white. The blend is ninety percent Chardonnay and ten percent Pinot Blanc. Fruit comes from a north-east-facing site at the foot of the Givry slope, on clay-limestone soil. Grapes are gently pressed and settled before slow fermentation in French oak. Fine-lees ageing continues for twelve months in barrel.
Domaine Gautheron 2023 Chablis Vieilles Vignes
French White
$67.99
Pale gold with soft green reflections, this Chardonnay has apricot, lemon, light smoke and floral notes. The mouth is precise and salivating, with clear mineral structure, concentration and length. Fruit comes from vines more than forty years old on a south-facing slope with Kimmeridgian limestone. Fermentation and malolactic conversion are followed by lees ageing in stainless-steel tanks.
Crystallum 2024 The Agnes Chardonnay
South African White
$67.99
Sliced bread, apple, nutmeg and lemon rind appear with wet-stone and seashell notes. The Chardonnay is creamy, fresh, medium-to-full-bodied and textural, with a salty finish. Spearmint and green apple are joined by butterscotch, golden apple, yellow pear and floral detail. The layered profile has a steely edge. Fruit comes from multiple vineyard sites in the Western Cape.
Tremblay-Marchive 2023 Chablis
French White
$67.99
Chalk-dusted apple, dried white blossom and crushed shell accompany lemon citrus in a reserved Chardonnay. Tart acidity, chalky character and a mouthwatering finish are present. Fruit comes from Chablis, where the Chardonnay grows on Kimmeridgian limestone soils in Burgundy. Organic conversion began several years earlier, and the vineyards had achieved certification before this harvest. The wine is certified organic.
Tesselaarsdal 2020 Chardonnay
South African White
$67.99
Citrus blossom, sweet lemongrass and lees spice accompany fine, dusty minerality. The Chardonnay has a compact, radiant profile and a long, gentle palate that is expressive, classical and restrained. Fruit comes from unirrigated vines in the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge. Six months of ageing uses fifty-eight percent old French oak, twenty-four percent amphorae and eighteen percent stainless steel. Alcohol is 12.75 percent.
Kumeu River 2025 Estate Chardonnay
New Zealand White
$67.99
Fragrant, toasty notes accompany a rich, peachy Chardonnay with refreshing acidity. The profile is layered and complex, with richness and freshness present together. Fruit for the estate selection comes from six vineyard sites in the Kumeu region. Warm, dry conditions throughout the growing season produced concentrated Chardonnay, and only selected grapes from those vineyards entered the bottling.