Chardonnay
Chardonnay
Coolshanagh 2018 Chardonnay
Canadian White
Asian pear, nutmeg, caramel, orange zest and roasted almond appear with popcorn, wet stone and ripe fruit. Whole clusters from four vineyard blocks were pressed separately, then fermented in stainless steel, concrete tulips and new French oak puncheons. After nine months on gross lees, the final blend was bottled without fining. The texture is rich and complex, and alcohol is 13.5 percent.
Domaine Julien Besse 2021 Mâcon-Péronne Vieilles Vignes
French White
Made from Chardonnay, this still white wine comes from Mâcon-Péronne in southern Burgundy. The producer works sixteen hectares in Péronne, near Clessé, at the northern end of the Mâconnais. The estate is recognized under France’s High Environmental Value framework. Mâcon-Péronne is one of its AOC wines, alongside Mâcon, Mâcon Villages, Crémant de Bourgogne, Bourgogne and Bourgogne Aligoté.
Clos du Soleil 2024 Washington Series Chardonnay
Canadian White
Golden in colour, the wine brings apple, pear, chamomile, honeysuckle, beeswax and meadow grass, with pineapple, baked apple, honeycomb and quince. The palate is concentrated and long, with freshness and tension. Chardonnay from Airport Ranch Estates in Yakima Valley was harvested by hand, pressed immediately and lightly cold settled. Fermentation took place in older French oak puncheons, followed by five months on lees with weekly stirring.
Martin Ray 2020 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
American White
Juicy citrus, fresh pear, white flowers and apple skin appear with a touch of minerality. Oak is well integrated, and vanilla bean marks the finish. The Chardonnay comes from Cartan Vineyard and Mill Station Vineyard at Dutton Ranch. Fermentation used both selected and native yeasts, while twenty-five percent new French oak was used. The southern sites have cool day-to-night temperature shifts, while the northern sites are at higher elevations.
Bailly Lapierre Réserve Brut Crémant de Bourgogne
French Sparkling
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Gamay and Aligoté form the blend. The wine is rounded and full, with a varied bouquet, clear-cut character and a clean, fresh profile. Pear and red apple appear with a creamy mousse and crisp acidity. The appellation's four permitted varieties are all represented in this Burgundy sparkling wine, which is bottled in the Brut style.
Ercole 2023 Bianco del Monferrato 1 L
Italian White
Asian and Bartlett pear meet lime citrus, white flowers, green apple, white nectarine, herbs and flinty minerality. The palate is refreshing, and the finish is mineral. Cortese, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc form the blend. The wine is fresh, crisp and dry, with twelve percent alcohol. Fruit comes from Monferrato in Piedmont, where the farming is described as sustainable.
Le Raisin et l’Ange 2019 Nedjma Blanc
French White
Sauvignon Blanc, Grenache Blanc and Chardonnay form this Ardèche white. One third of the fruit remains as whole clusters on skins for ten days in stainless steel, while the other two thirds are directly pressed. It is made without added sulphur. The cuvée’s name means “star” in Arabic, a deliberate reference chosen by the producer in response to exclusionary attitudes toward immigrants in Europe.
Oro Bello 2016 Chardonnay
American White
Pineapple, kiwi and Meyer lemon shape the fruit profile. The palate is smooth, fresh and balanced, with integrated toasted oak. Pear-tart notes bring baking spice, butter and fruit to a full-bodied, dry style with a rich, lingering finish. This California Chardonnay carries 13.8 percent alcohol and can accompany guacamole, fresh salsa or grilled garlic-lime prawns.
Summerhill Pyramid Winery Cipes Brut NV
Canadian Sparkling
Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc form this traditional-method sparkling wine from organic Okanagan vineyards. The grapes are whole-cluster pressed and fermented dry in stainless steel before blending and a second fermentation in bottle. First produced in the early nineteen-nineties, the cuvée is aged in the winery's pyramid cellar. Its fresh style suits sushi, seafood, grilled chicken, tapas, fruit or cheese.
Montes Alpha 2023 Chardonnay
Chilean White
Papaya and pineapple define the fruit profile, joined by toasted nuances, vanilla and dried fruit from barrel ageing. The palate balances freshness with generous body and carries a long finish. The Chardonnay was hand-harvested and separated for whole-cluster pressing, destemmed pressing and brief cold maceration. Thirty percent fermented in new oak, and the same proportion aged twelve months in French barrels.
Chateau Marmot 2025 Chardonnay Pét-Nat
Canadian Sparkling
Organically farmed Chardonnay from Cawston was fermented in stainless steel and bottled during primary fermentation. The wine was disgorged after five months on its lees in bottle, without additions or filtration. Ripe lemon and tropical fruit meet a dry, textured palate. Ambient fermentation, unfined and unfiltered bottling, and zero additives are also part of the cellar approach.
Neon Eon 2019 E.S.P.
Canadian Red
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay form a red blend made without added sulphites. The wine is identified as natural, with fewer than ten milligrams per litre of sulphites. Fruit comes from British Columbia, and fermentation proceeds spontaneously. Nothing is fined or filtered, while no commercial yeast, enzymes or sulphur are added. The project works with organically and biodynamically farmed Okanagan grapes.
Chartron et Trébuchet 2024 Bourgogne Chardonnay
French White
Classic straw-yellow colour shows golden reflections. Yellow-fleshed fruit, herbs and dried fruit shape a broad, intense bouquet. The palate is round, rich, nearly unctuous and fresh. Chardonnay comes from limestone soils on northwest-facing vineyards around three hundred metres above sea level. The vines are trained to espalier at a density of approximately 3,500 plants per hectare.
Lemelson Vineyards 2017 Reserve Chardonnay
American White
Chamomile, linden blossom, citrus peel, peach and ginger are joined by hazelnut, cinnamon, crème brûlée and white pepper. The finish is long, delicate and fresh. Chardonnay from two organically farmed Willamette Valley vineyards was whole-cluster pressed, fermented with native yeast in barrel, and matured on its lees for fifteen months in French oak, twenty-five percent new. Bottling was unfiltered.
Screenplay Wines 2010 White Blend Carneros
American White
Flower and cream notes sit alongside peach custard, honeysuckle and papaya. The blend brings together Chardonnay, Viognier, Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc and carries 14.2 percent alcohol. Carneros vineyards lie one to four miles from San Pablo Bay, where cool afternoon breezes are often strong and daytime temperatures rarely exceed eighty degrees. The appellation's average growing season runs from April 1 to November 1.
J. Moreau & Fils 2020 Gloire de Chablis
French White
Clear golden colour accompanies creamy aromas and exotic fruit. The wine is complex and fresh, with crisp citrus and almond flavours followed by a long, pleasant aftertaste. Made entirely from Chardonnay grown in Chablis, it contains 12.5 percent alcohol. This white comes from Burgundy and carries the Chablis appellation. The house was founded in Chablis in 1814.
Provenance 2021 Dead Eye Chardonnay
American White
Ripe pineapple, white peach, crushed white pepper, honeysuckle and pineapple rind form the aromatic profile. Baked apple and brioche add further detail. The medium-bodied palate includes peaches, Asian pear and cantaloupe, with a sumptuous mouthfeel and a long finish. The fruit comes from Monterey County on California's Central Coast. This dry white is made from Chardonnay.
Black Stallion 2023 North Coast Chardonnay
American White
Orange blossom, lemon curd and toasted almond aromas accompany luscious fruit, toasted bread, caramel and a light butter finish. Grapes come from North Coast vineyards in the Russian River Valley, Mendocino and Napa Valley. Fruit is harvested at night and pressed into fermentation tanks. Portions ferment on French oak, with weekly stirring, and the full blend completes malolactic fermentation. Alcohol is 14.5 percent.
Domaine Jean Bourdy Crémant du Jura NV
French Sparkling
Pear, apple, grapefruit and lemon meet delicate floral notes. The palate is lively and fresh, with fine bubbles, a silky texture, mineral character and subtle brioche and yeast. Chardonnay is vinified as a white wine in tank. A second fermentation takes place in bottle, followed by twelve months on the lees and disgorgement with a light dosage.
Bella 2018 King Vineyards Chardonnay Ancestrale
Canadian Sparkling
Chardonnay comes from King Family Farms in Penticton. The ancestral method uses a single fermentation: the wine is bottled while still fermenting and finishes that fermentation in bottle. Grapes are destemmed and basket pressed, with two rackings before hand riddling and hand disgorgement. No dosage is added. The vineyard was farmed conventionally for this release.
Jean Loron 2018 Rift 71 Sans Soufre Chardonnay
French White
Bright citrus, pear and green apple meet a hint of lees in a fresh, taut Chardonnay. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel, where the wine rests briefly before bottling. No sulphur is added during production. The palate is crisp and zippy, with a tight structure. This dry white wine comes from Mâcon-Villages in Burgundy. The Loron family has made wine since 1711, with its eighth generation overseeing production.
Redstone Winery 2019 Limestone Vineyard Chardonnay
Canadian White
Bright straw in colour, the wine shows toast, spice, apple, peach and lemon with a thread of minerality. It is medium-bodied and dry, with integrated oak and good length. Chardonnay comes from Limestone Vineyard in the Twenty Mile Bench. The wine carries thirteen percent alcohol, one gram per litre of residual sugar and was produced in a one-hundred-case lot.
Little Farm Winery 2015 Pied de Cuve Chardonnay
Canadian White
Smoked lemon and grapefruit appear with spice, red apple and a hint of cherry. The palate is fresh and delicate, with pristine lemon fruit. Chardonnay from an organic vineyard in Cawston was fermented with a pied-de-cuve starter, divided between older barrel and tank, and matured on gross lees for ten months. It was bottled unfined and unfiltered, with minimal sulphur added at bottling.
Gérard Bertrand Esprit de Côtes des Roses Brut Rosé
French Sparkling
Chardonnay accounts for fifty-five percent of the blend, Pinot Noir thirty percent and Grenache fifteen percent. Fine mousse accompanies lime and chalk aromas, while the palate is clean and soft. Red berries and white flower petals are also present, and the finish is long and refreshing. The cuvée includes reserve wine, completes its second fermentation in bottle and spends time ageing on the lees.
Domaine Artema 2024 Chardonnay Village
American White
Apples lead the fruit profile, joined by pears and peaches. The Chardonnay is fresh and light, with softness on the palate and a leesy finish. Fermentation is divided equally between stainless steel and neutral French oak barrels. The wine undergoes complete malolactic fermentation and ages on its lees in tank with periodic stirring. Fruit for the release came from Washington State.
Stoller Family Estate 2021 Dundee Hills Chardonnay
American White
Chardonnay opens with wet stone and lemon tart. Persimmon and starfruit appear with firm vibrancy and tension. The finish is clean and taut, with plusher fruit flavours lingering. Fruit comes from south-facing Dundee Hills sections planted on well-drained red Jory soil. Fermentation and ageing use stainless steel, concrete and neutral French oak, followed by three months together in tank.
Keenan & Zoë 2021 Chardonnay Pét-Nat
Canadian Sparkling
Chardonnay forms this naturally sparkling wine from Summerland in the Okanagan Valley. The project uses organically grown grapes and avoids chemical pesticides, fungicides and synthetic fertilizers. Cellar work proceeds without additions, fining or filtration. The two winemakers also work at the family vineyard, and their cuvées change from one vintage to the next, as do the labels.
Banshee 2021 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
American White
Chardonnay has aromas of honey, rice cake, ripe Bosc pear, butterscotch and lemon. Apple pie, lemon tart and caramel appear with moderate weight and depth of flavour. The wine is round and delicate, with bright acidity and a creamy finish. Maturation lasted eight months, with twenty-two percent new French oak and a portion held in stainless steel.
Domaine de Naisse 2022 Mâcon-Villages Travers
French White
Chardonnay comes from twenty-year-old vines in the Naisse locality around the estate. The parcel lies on a northwest-facing slope, and the vines were planted on Riparia rootstock. The wine arose from a collaboration with a Paris restaurateur and wine merchant, with artwork by illustrator Matthias Bourdelier. Vineyard work follows sustainable, lutte-raisonnée practices in the Mâconnais.
Lunessence 2023 Estate Single Vineyard Chardonnay
Canadian White
Chardonnay from the Summerland Bench estate is foot trodden, wild fermented and aged for five months in French oak. Complete malolactic fermentation is used, and the texture is creamy. Honey, vanilla and red apple appear in a perfumed profile. The estate vineyard is farmed organically and sustainably in Summerland within the Okanagan Valley. Alcohol is thirteen and a half percent.