A consistently impressive chardonnay that highlights purity and saline minerality. Salted lemons, sliced apples, seashells and stones drizzled with a touch of oak spice. Full-bodied yet tense and lightly saline on the...

Astonishing purity and youthful freshness, the white-peach, Asian-pear and candied Amalfi-lemon aromas incredibly vivid. Super-focused, medium-bodied palate with staggering vitality and energy. This is very concentrated...

Very cool and and focused, this mouthwatering Saint Romain has an extreme chalky minerality. Only medium-bodied, but really concentrated. Super-fresh and focused finish with so much fresh herb complexity (think sage and...

The 2022 Four Hearts Vineyard Chardonnay erupts from the glass with flamboyant scents of apple pie, ginger cake, and spiced pears followed by nuances of chamomile, Marcona almonds, and clover honey. The medium to...

A superb and rich chardonnay with driven phenolics that frame the wine, giving it form and intensity. It’s full-bodied but not heavy. Dried apples, nuts, peach pie and hints of salted butter and honey. It’s flavorful and...

This unfiltered Chardonnay explodes from the glass with brilliant aromas of fresh lime peel, orange blossom, chalk and green pear. The palate displays all of that acid-driven freshness, with flavors of juicy tangerine and...

(92-95 points) Fresh pale green tint. Didier describes this as the entry level grand cru. The average age of the vines is at or above 60 years. There is admirable tension here, an electric start, more middleweight...

(92-93 points) François is fortunate enough to have 5.85 hectares of Puligny-Montrachet from six plots. He is planning some parcellaire cuvées in 2023. We are back to finesse with this wine. The 2022 Puligny is...

Subtle at first on the nose and palate, this builds with floral aromas and a hint of spice, together with succulent white peach and pear fruit on the palate. Oak is supple and beautifully integrated. Deceptively powerful...

The bright sliver/yellow-hued 2022 Chardonnay Beyond The Threshold is sourced from the Sun Chase Vineyard in the Petaluma Gap and tends to have brighter acidity compared to the Cuvee Number Five. In the glass, it’s zesty...

Replanted from red, so young vines from 2019. Mid lemon yellow. The same succulent and attractive nose as Sur Lavelle but perhaps just a touch more personality, less citrus, a little verbena. The fruit is very evenly...

What a great German chardonnay. Almost perfect balance of restrained ripeness, chalky minerality and super-elegant acidity on the extremely precise, medium-bodied palate. Terrific concentration and finesse at the...

Toasty aromas, then tangy and zesty in the mouth, showing lots of toast and struck match, along with buttered toast and beeswax. There's good concentration here, lots of intensity, holding its heft and weight in such a...

This may be the lowest priced of the Kumeu range, but there's a salivating factor that makes it very appealing to drink now. Bright melon, peach and white florals lead, with the creamier elements tucked neatly behind...

Lemon pith and peel aromas meet with almond on the nose of this appellation cuvée. The zippy and lively palate shows fresh lime zest, a touch of tropicality and a tactile minerality. — Matt Kettmann

Complex nose of candied orange peel, orange blossoms and fresh almonds with hints of vanilla and beeswax. Here is exactly the combination of concentration, restrained ripeness and elegance that we look for in high-end...

Lovely richness and ripeness are balanced by great acidity and elements of minerals, toast and chalk in this creamy-textured wine. Honey, graham cracker, toasted almond and vanilla bean flavors seem to pour out of the...

A beautifully layered nose reflects notes of white flowers, mineral reduction and a plethora of spice elements. Once again there is a lovely texture to the intense, concentrated, mouthcoating and unusually powerful...

The 2022 Chardonnay Ritchie Vineyard is a brilliant medium yellow color and offers Grand Cru-like depth. It’s spicy on the nose with bright flint, smoky wet rocks, deeper spice, fresh yellow apples, spicy aromatics, light...

The 2022 Chardonnay Sonoma Coast comes from the Old Wente clone. Scents of lemon drops and lime leaves give way to a core of honeydew melon and baker's yeast with a hint of brine. The light to medium-bodied palate is...

A mineral- and citrus-infused wine that's silky, medium-bodied and fresh. So smooth and subtle at first, then it opens to lime curd, green apples, flowers and chalk. Light- to medium-bodied, linear and electric. Drink now...