Fine Wine > Still > Chardonnay > $20-50

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This recent effort from Vincent Girardin declares itself as a full-bodied Chardonnay. Smoky pineapple is backed up with a decidedly stony minerality. The weight and power of this white Burgundy actually sneaks up on you as racy acidity hides the lush texture of this gorgeous wine. Serve with roast..

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"Foxen's UU Block from the famed Bien Nacido Vineyard fights it out every year with the estate Tinaquaic Chardonnay for top honors. In this cool vintage, the former wins out by a hair. Dry, steely and crisp in acidity, it shows vast tropical fruit, orange, vanilla, honey and buttered toast flavors..

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A wine of finesse and complexity…subtle stone fruits, locust tree flowers, fresh hazelnuts and spicy aromas and flavors... the finish is intense and spicy. It will age gracefully but with vibrancy.

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"Pale gold. Pungent, exotic aromas of passion fruit, peach skin, smoky minerals and wild herbs. Dense, broad and penetrating, offering sappy, soil-driven flavors of orchard and pit fruits, crushed rock and honey, with a repeating smokiness. Deep and chewy on the finish, with the honey and smoke..

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"Subdued aromas of green melon and minerals complicated by a leesy suggestion of hazelnut. Fat, tactile and rich, but with firm acidity and underlying minerality leavening the wine's sweetness and energizing the mid-palate. Nicely rich and savory wine."

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A very fresh, pure and expressive nose of straw, citrus and white orchard fruit merges into detailed and energetic middle weight flavors. Very dry and crisp, it delivers good length and energy.

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The 2010 vintage opens with honey suckle on the nose, with the richness of a Sauternes. Fruit aromas of fig and melon are followed by more complex notes of honey and brown sugar. Baking spices with hints of vanilla and almond follow as caramelized sugar notes add to the voluptuous depth of aromas...