Stephen Ross Edna Valley Chardonnay 2007

This wine was grown primarily at two hilly sites in the Edna Valley, which are southwest facing and consist of clay loam soils mixed with small white calcareous stones. The wine’s aroma is generous with notes of nutmeg, allspice, apples, citrus and toasty hazelnut. It is accented with spice from ... more

Ramey Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay 2007

Located in gently rolling terrain north of Carneros Highway, the soils are quite heavy clay. Vine selection is old Wente, Robert Young and Long Vineyards – each a Wente selection themselves – ranging in age from 9 to 28 years old. The Wente is marked by very small grape clusters, ... more

Jean Milan Cuvee de Reserve

The woodsiness here almost registers as a Meunier-pumpernickel, and there’s a strangely intriguing alliance of ‘03’s wet-hay ripeness with 2002’s birchy silvery green mineral profile; it’s not as tight and seamless as last year’s, and the front palate is as luxurious as foie gras, but the oak retreats from sip ... more

Spring Seed Wine Co. Four O'Clock Chardonnay 2008

A gorgeous nose of stone fruits (nectarine and white peach) and citrus (lime and pink grapefruit). The flavors from the nose follow right through to the palate, and these make for a clean, fresh wine with wonderful length and persistence. Ideal as an aperitif, or well suited to many different ... more

Boyer-Martenot Meursault 2007

Super-energetic, this dazzling straight Meursault always outperforms. From a blend of impressive terroirs in and around the town, this wine delivers clean, precise fruit and a chiseled, lengthy finish of citrus and oyster shells. The concentration is rich and palate-staining; touches of candied lemons, clover honey and white peaches drive ... more

Gilbert Picq Chablis 2008

This classic, pure, stainless steel-fermented Chablis is a steal. The Picq family knows that quality begins in the vineyard and through careful training and pruning, they have given their “regular” cuvée the breeding of a premier cru. Didier Picq keeps yields very low, so the wine is always nervy, flinty, ... more

Evening Land Vineyards Seven Springs Vineyard La Source Chardonnay 2007

The Cotes de Beaune-like 2007 Chardonnay La Source Seven Springs Vineyard is medium straw-colored with a superb bouquet of mineral, hazelnut, and assorted white fruits. Medium-bodied, creamy-textured, concentrated, and impeccably balanced, this stylish effort should drink well for another 5 years if not longer., Spicy, toasty, minerally and tight, with ... more

Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Meursault Les Genevrières 2007

Raised in a wine-making Burgundian family, Pierre Yves is intimately familiar with the vineyards and growers, a relationship which allows him to choose annually the absolute best of the crop from his preferred sites. He buys crushed grapes in the form of must, and sometimes only one barrel at a ... more

Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne Montrachet Morgeot 2007

Raised in a wine-making Burgundian family, Pierre Yves is intimately familiar with the vineyards and growers, a relationship which allows him to choose annually the absolute best of the crop from his preferred sites. He buys crushed grapes in the form of must, and sometimes only one barrel at a ... more

Bruno Colin Bourgogne Blanc 2007

Stephen Ross Bien Nacido Chardonnay 2007

DuMol Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2008

Light green/yellow color. Captivating nose of stone fruits, citrus blossom and fragrant lemongrass. Initially a steely precise palate which then opens and broadens to deep rich fruit and elegant breadth. Great power and focus throughout with touches of nutmeg and clove and a gorgeous inner mouth perfume. Pristine, laser-like acidity ... more