A straightforward chardonnay with sliced cooked apples, honey and straw. Medium-bodied with pleasant fruit and a fresh finish. Drink now.

The nose on this wine is closed, disclosing just a slight lemon note. The palate offers poised freshness on a supple, balanced body. There is a lovely stoniness to the lemon flavors, a chalky texture and concentration...

The forward 2018 Côtes du Jura Florine presents an evolved nose of bruised apple, dried blossom, quince, hay and a touch of flint. Powerful and dense, the 2018 hits the palate with full steam ahead. Concentrated and...

A perfumed and much more floral-suffused nose speaks of white peach, lemon rind and grilled nuts. The succulent, intense and stony middle weight flavors possess a taut muscularity before terminating in a bitter lemon...

This is also quite floral in character with its array of honeysuckle, acacia and lavender notes that add a touch of elegance to the layered citrus, spice, pear and soft wood aromas. The rich, concentrated and opulent...

94+ The 2018 Chardonnay Sonoma Coast spent 15 months in 30% new French oak. It's pure class, offering bright citrus and pineapple fruit as well as lots of white flowers, salty minerality, and just a touch of background...

The 2018 Rully 1er Cru Meix Cadot is showing beautifully, unfurling in the glass with notes of honeyed orchard fruit, orange oil, crushed mint, almond paste and freshly baked bread. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and...

Spiced orchard fruits, dried pineapple, toasted bread, and beautiful spicy nuances emerge from the 2018 Chardonnay Bentrock Vineyard, a slightly more generous, rounded beauty that has good concentration, plenty of...

Starting with the 2018 Chardonnay Stagecoach Vineyard, which comes from a site on Pritchard Hill, it has a medium gold color as well as a classic Napa Valley Chardonnay nose of buttered stone fruits, hazelnuts, golden...

A smidge of fresh, chilled cream appears tantalizingly on the shy nose of this wine. The smooth but fresh palate displays lemon freshness, yeasty creaminess and a rounded mouthfeel. Yeastiness dominates the dry, fresh...

The 2018 Chardonnay Sta. Rita Hills Cuvee is bright, airy and wonderfully perfumed. Ethereal and gracious, the 2018 lifts out of the glass with striking aromatic presence to match its chiseled, mid-weight personality...

Ripe aromas of melon, salted white peach and light caramel are offset by tense lime-pith scents on the nose of this bottling. It's tense and deeply layered in mineral tones on the palate, where oyster-shell and chalk...