French Washington Chardonnay

Cool temperatures and foggy mornings lingered throughout the summer of 2010, enhancing the intensity of fruit character in our Chardonnay grapes at lower sugar levels with higher acids. 2010 Jordan Chardonnay is a delicate wine filled with subtle fruit and oak nuances to seduce the palate. Aromas of fresh green and Fuji apples lead seamlessly to an elegant palate framed ...

This wine also available as part of the Jordan and Gourmet Food Pairing SetThe 2009 Jordan Chardonnay has aromas of freshly cut green apples and honeysuckle with a hint of kiwi and lemon zest. Bright, fresh, apple flavors expand on the palate, framed by lively acidity and a touch of vanilla from five months of aging in new and used ...

INOX takes its name from the abbreviation of the French word for stainless steel, inoxydable. The wine was created differently from most Chardonnay you've had. We think we've succeeded in expressing the crisp, steely, and fruit-rich side that we love about some Old-World Chardonnays. What makes this possible is the use of exclusively Dijon clones, exceptionally well suited to Oregon's ...

It is the goal of Head Winemaker Bob Bertheau to make it a pleasurable, food-friendly wine. This is a fresh, soft style of Chardonnay with bright apple and citrus fruit character with subtle spice and oak nuances. We blend Chardonnay grapes from vineyards all over Washington's Columbia Valley to make this a complex, interesting wine. Sur lie aged for more ...

The 2010 Chardonnay's nose opens up with a pronounced buttery sandalwood bouquet coupled with uplifting floral notes and the influence of ripe pluot. In addition to its wonderfully fragrant aroma, it's very pleasing on the palate, dry and crisp with a touch of minerality. Layered flavors of wild flower honey, Bartlett pear and tropical fruit flavors pre-dominate with a hint ...

This Chardonnay is fresh and clean, with tropical flavors of pineapple, coconut and lemon zest. It has great acid and a note of minerality throughout. Very well balanced and smoothly textured, it shows hints of French oak, graham crackers and vanilla.

Garnet Vineyards Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2010 has appealing aromas of ripe pear, lemon zest and honeysuckle, with bright Meyer lemon and fresh peach flavors. It's a Chardonnay with wonderful roundness, focused fruit and bright acidity. A touch of French oak gives creaminess and adds length to the wine.

We work hard to bring you the biggest, richest Chardonnay from California's desirable Central Coast, where the sun drenched grapes create full and elegantly textured wines. Decadent levels of butter, cream, bright citrus and vanilla melt into a balance of oak and subtle spice. In other words: Delicious.Serve chilled with crab cakes, seared Ahi tuna on waffle crackers or fresh-baked ...

On the nose the Montes Alpha Chardonnay is a powerful and fruity wine that showcases the wonderful character of its premium Casablanca Chardonnay grapes. Banana, pineapple and tropical fruits become evident on the mouth, accompanied by a well integrated French oak that adds elegance to the wine without covering its flavors. The finish is long and very pleasant.A wine of ...

The color of this wine is pale gold with green tints. The nose displays liftedcitrus zest and fresh quince with subtle notes of white nougat and toastedalmonds. Finely structured and seamless, the palate is all about texture.Creamy nougat, citrus and hints of white nectarine combine elegantly with thesubtle nuances of French oak and a restrained citrus acidity for a lingeringfinish. ...

In the glass, the wine is pale gold with green tints. On the nose, there are lifted aromas of fresh quince, mandarin and white nougat with subtle hints of struck flint and smoky wild yeast complexity. Although finely wrought and tightly structured, this wine is still very textural on the palate. Creamy nougat, lemon zest and fresh nectarine flavors are ...

100% Chardonnay from Rutherford in Napa Valley. Barrel fermented in French oak. Ripe apple and melon with butterscotch and light toast aromas compliment rich mouth filling pear and caramel flavors.

The Canoe Ridge Estate Chardonnay is refined and elegant and Chateau Ste. Michelle likes to enhance that style in the cellar. This Chardonnay delivers crisp apple and white grapefruit aromas and flavors with a clean, refreshing finish. The wine is aged in restrained, lighter French oak barrels to maintain the fresh style of this Chardonnay. This is a crisp, fresh ...

We aim to preserve the varietal's integrity by selecting on phenolic ripeness and fermenting a portion in tight grain French Oak barrels as well as a portion in stainless steel. This allows a richness and creaminess without masking the chardonnay.

Justin's 2011 Chardonnay is a perfect balance of styles. Crisp on the palate with peach and lemon citrus combined with just a touch of elegant French oak richness, it's never heavy or buttery, and is a refreshing match to most any dish.

The 2009 Mayacamas Chardonnay shows banana, lychee, and lemon on the nose in the bouquet. On the palate, you get white Figs, white peach, pear, and crisp apple. The very subtle French Oak treatment is in the background, and the acidity is bright. This Chardonnay will round out in the mid-palate around 2015.

The 2011 Truchard offers flavors of peach, pear, grapefruit and banana, with citrus notes enhanced by the stone and mineral elements midpalate. Toasty flavors from the French oak harmonize with the exotic fruit providing a layered palate from start to finish.

Yellow color with green hints. Amazingly fresh, intense and complex, great minerality with citric and fresh pineapple on the nose plus a slight touch of french oak that adds more complexity to the wine. Full bodied, nice acidity and freshness in the palate again with a mineral touch and salty taste at the end. Very long andpleasant finish.

This is the second vintage in which 20% of Failla's young-vine Chardonnay blend was fermented and aged in concrete egg vessels. The remainder fermented and aged for 10 months in French oak, only 15% new and barely perceptible in the finished wine's flinty nose balanced with citrusy scents of grapefruit and lime filled out with a hint of jasmine and ...

Buehler Russian River Chardonnay is born from two vineyards within the Russian River appellation: Wood Vineyard, located on River Rd and River Vineyard, located in the heart of Sonoma's Russian River Valley on East Side Road. The floral, mineral, and lime aromas and steely structure of the River Vineyard are complemented by the peach and apricot aromas and more fleshy ...

Hand harvested and barrel fermented with native yeast and malolactic fermentations. It was aged sur lie for 16 months in French oak; 60% new.This wine has aromas of guava, roasted nuts and lemon custard. The palate is dense but focused with a suave richness onthe mid-palate that leads to a deep and long finish.

Casa Grand Selection Chardonnay comes from the breezy, coastal Casablanca Valley, which has cool and dry summers, allowing our Chardonnay to ripen slowly and maintain its natural acidity. Hand-harvesting at night enhances the fruitiness and crispness of the grapes, and also helps reduce the use of energy at the winery, since there is no need for additional cooling in the ...

We crush our Russian River Chardonnay whole-cluster and then ferment entirely in French oak barrels to achieve a richly textured and full-bodied wine. The 2010 Director's Cut Chardonnay offers a beautiful aroma of pears, tangerine, honey and cloves along with a note of crme brulee, courtesy of our barrel aging. Rich, full-bodied and fruity, each luscious mouthful reveals flavors of ...

This Chardonnay has been made to be crisp with fresh fruit characters and soft oak that will allow some maturation if required. The color is medium yellow with touches of grapey green. The aroma is emphasized by melon and fresh citrus fruits with a hint of soft French oak. The flavors are smooth with lingering melon fruits and subtle oak ...