2017 Chardonnay Wine

Decanter, 95 points: Enticing candied citrus fruit and spice with an exquisite mineral undertone; super clean and tense with a sumptuous texture and a long, harmonious finish.

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: The second vintage from this site, the Martinelli family's Charles Ranch, this white shows salt and mineral characteristics from the start. Floral, earthy and herbal, it has a light touch of richness to the apple and pear...

Vinous, 94 points: (92-94 points) Tasted from tank just prior to bottling, the 2017 Chablis Vaillons 1er Cru shows why this vintage is so compelling. Apricot, peach and tropical fruit give the 2017 a decidedly exotic flair, and yet bright...

Vinous, 95 points: Brilliant straw-gold. A highly complex, mineral-driven bouquet evokes fresh citrus and orchard fruits, iodine, buttered toast and white flowers. Shows superb depth and fine delineation, offering vibrant orange, Anjou...

View From The Cellar, 93 points: Véronique Drouhin’s Cuvée Arthur has long been one of my favorite chardonnay bottlings in all of Oregon and the 2017 vintage is a stellar example of this fine wine. The wine comes in at 13.9 percent octane and wafts from...

Vinous, 93 points: (91-93 points) The 2017 Chablis Vaillons Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru is pretty, gracious and lifted, with a real sense of vertical expansiveness. In this vintage, the Vieilles Vignes is wonderfully lifted in feel. Sweet...

Vinous, 93 points: The 2017 Chardonnay Cahill Lane Vineyard is a rich, unctuous wine that shows all of the natural concentration of the year. Apricot, butter, spice, orange peel and touch of reduction give the 2017 Cahill Lane its...

Decanter, 93 points: From the cooler Eola-Amily Hills, also on volcanic soils, this opens with alluring aromas of petrichor and more time in the glass reveals smoky Mirabelle plums and radiant freshness. This vivid brightness is also apparent...

Vinous, 94 points: (92-94 points) The 2017 Chablis Les Sechets 1er Cru is gorgeous. Apricot, hazelnut, crushed flowers and herbs give the Sechets a savory character that is beguiling and undeniably attractive. Light on its feet, perfumed...

jebdunnuck.com, 94 points: The 2017 Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard, which comes from a great vineyard in Carneros, ratchets up the intensity and richness yet still delivers a beautiful vibrancy and freshness. Lots of caramelized lemon, tart pineapple...

Vinous, 94 points: (92-94 points) The 2017 Saint-Aubin Le Charmois 1er Cru matures in 20% new oak, has a slightly more introspective but quite compelling bouquet with dried honey, hazelnut and light oyster shell aromas that just need some...

View From The Cellar, 92 points: 92+ Monsieur Billaud’s parcel in Vaillons also hails from his 2014 purchase of some of his family’s former plots, and these vines are also seventy years of age. I often think of Vaillons as one of the terroirs that...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: Aromas of white currants, pear, dried white flowers and wheat toast introduce the 2017 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts, a medium to full-bodied, satiny and enveloping wine underpinned by racy acids, concluding with...

jebdunnuck.com, 94 points: Leading off the Chardonnays from Hobbs, the 2017 Chardonnay Russian River Valley comes from multiple sites and spent ten months in 55% new French oak. Its medium gold color is followed by a rich, upfront bouquet of...

Wine Enthusiast, 96 points: From a site farmed by the Martinelli family to the producer's specifications, this white is quenching in a depth of acidity, with cool-climate freshness throughout. Gravenstein apple, clove, Meyer lemon and nutmeg provide...

Vinous, 92 points: The 2017 Chablis Montmains 1er Cru is forward, open-knit and very easy to enjoy. Passionfruit, mango, white flowers and mint all grace this silky, sumptuous 1er Cru from Samuel Billaud. Soft contours, forward fruit and...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 90 points: There are 13,000 bottles of Cognard's delicious 2017 Montagny 1er Cru Les Bassets, a pretty wine that wafts from the glass with scents of honeysuckle, peaches and pears. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, satiny...

Vinous, 94 points: (92-94 points) The 2017 Corton Blanc Grand Cru comes from Les Bressandes and is matured in 20% new oak. The nicely detailed bouquet offers white peach, peppermint, citrus fruit and green apples all vying for attention...

jebdunnuck.com, 94 points: I loved the nose of the 2017 Chassagne Montrachet, and it has a classic, elegant reductive minerality that people in California would kill for. Crushed citrus, white flowers, crushed stone, and spicy notes all emerge from...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 90 points: The 2017 Chardonnay Grace Benoist Ranch leaps from the glass with scents of peach cobbler, pineapple upside-down cake and green guava with hints of butterscotch and preserved ginger. Medium-bodied, the palate has a lovely...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: The 2017 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict slowly blossoms with aromas of baker's yeast, Bosc pear, Greek yogurt, crushed stone and orange blossom with pie crust, warm apples, white peach plus notes of mushroom and hay. Light...

Decanter, 95 points: Enticing candied citrus fruit and spice with an exquisite mineral undertone; super clean and tense with a sumptuous texture and a long, harmonious finish.

jamessuckling.com, 95 points: Wow. A glorious chardonnay that I have been admiring for decades. It’s full-bodied with layers of ripe apple, hints of white peach and nougat and vanilla undertones. Creamy. It’s full-bodied and gorgeous all the way...

Decanter, 91 points: Hot weather made this a tough vintage, with an early harvest ending 15 September, and Jordan produced nearly one-third less wine than usual. To preserve the fruit, winemaker Rob Davis did no batonnage. The wine is rich...

jamessuckling.com, 92 points: A distinctive Côte de Nuits white (quite a rarity) that combines melon and lemon with delicate, toasty oak. On the palate there’s a touch of creaminess from lees contact and stirring. But the mineral freshness is the...

Wine Enthusiast, 92 points: This is a nicely made wine, its oak barrel-influence up front yet subdued. Caramel, lemon curd and graham cracker are complemented by mineral components of stone and sea air in addition to an impressive lift of tangerine...