Ask a room full of people if they dislike Chardonnay and quite a few hands will shoot up, ask the same people if they like Chablis and a lot will say yes! The problem is that Chablis is made from 100% Chardonnay as are all the other great whites of Burgundy. Unfortunately Chardonnay's image was tarnished in recent decades by a flood of sweet over-oaked new world versions but treat it with a little respect and Chardonnay makes incredible white wines, the world over.
Chanson, founded in 1750, now owned by Champagne House Bollinger is ranked as one of the top Burgundy Houses. This excellent Macon is consistently good regardless of the vintage. Not too fruity, not too dry, just perfect ...
Eagle Hawk Chardonnay is a consistently good Aussie Chardonnay with attractive tropical fruit aromas and flavours amd a hint toasty French oak.
Top producers Emiliana have crafted a wonderfully fresh and fruity Chardonnay from their estate vineyards in Casablanca, full of delicious, ripe, peachy fruit and a lively, zesty, refreshing feel. There can be no better ...
Few producers in Chablis have such an extensive range of brilliant wines as Brocard. From basic right up to Grand Cru they excel. This single-vineyard classic is a perfect example of the Brocard style balancing wonderfu ...
"From one of Chablis greatest producers and a champion of traditional terroir driven styles this is top quality single vineyard Chablis, brilliant minerality and a richness and ripeness of fruit you just don’t find outside 1er Crus!"
Chanson is owned by Champagne House Bollinger whose quality charter flows through this great Burgundy estate founded in 1750. Coming from the very trendy AC of Viré-Clessé in Southern Burgundy, neighbours to AC Pouilly F ...
"Superb unoaked dry Chardonnay from top Burgundy House Chanson beautifully balanced and with excellent ripe apple & peach fruit with a honeyed edge, this is a major step up from Macon-Lugny/Villages and offers a quality level comparable to Pouilly-Fuissé."
This wine combines the rich, full fruit of Australian Chardonnay with subtle oak flavours. It is a delightful easy-to-drink wine.
Bernard Portet whose winemaking skills were gleaned from Château Latour identified the vineyards for Clos du Val in the premium area of Napa Valley. The original winemaking tenets of balance, elegance and complexity st ...
"This is a much more sophisticated take on Californian Chardonnay, and is very much more like the post €100-a-bottle chardonnays which dominate most of Napa Valley’s own wine shops. It’s creamy, but not in a caramel way as with the Bonterra chardonnay – it’s more a light, fluid crème anglais than a thick custard. There are light touches of orange rind, but underlying everything is a good minerality. Ideal with baked cod, scallops on lentils or sweet racks of lamb. 91 Points" Tomás Clancy - 05 July 2009
Geoff Schrapel is fortunate to own some of the Barossa Valleys key vineyard sites. His wines have the signature of ripe fruit and accomplished winemaking. With this premium Chardonnay the oak used is there to flatter rat ...
Simmonet-Febvre are real Chablis specialists and this is seriously good Chablis, it’s a very classic style full of ripe apple and telltale minerality. A wine that tastes very much like a 1er Cru.Thrilling, mineral drive ...
BEST CHARDONNAY IN THE WORLD “Magnificent nose simply packed with lime, lees, toast, white peach and tangerine. Super concentrated mouth with all the fruit in full array ....packed with potential to develop wi ...