Domestic Chardonnay

About as packed with flesh and flavor as they come, this is a July 4th fireworks display in your mouth. Creamy vanilla, butter, and tropical fruits finish with a richness bordering on unctuous....

A phenomenal value from Napa Valley, the 2012 Streamside is pure precision. Green apple, pear and citrus rind flavors zip across the palate without any oak standing in the way. It's all about clean fruit from a vineyard in the heart of Oakville. We just made finding your new house white a lot easier.

Magical stuff. This is one of the finest appellation-level Chards we’ve had from the Ramey cellar, and that’s saying something serious. Stone fruits, jasmine and orange peel with a beautifully defined...

Whoa! This is the type of Chardonnay you bring to a White Burgundy session and flip everyone out in delicious fashion. Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate reviews, “The 2010 Chardonnay Freestone Vineyards is gorgeous. Subtle hints of oak frame expressive white stone fruits, citrus and floral notes in this impeccable, layered Chardonnay....

We thought the price was a misprint. It's not. Our "Steals and Deals" section was already full, but there was no way we were letting this one go. Clean, happy and dancing...

The classic California style – big, rich and loaded with fruit. Pineapple, orange zest and butterscotch nuances that never forget they were born with natural acidity....

Designed for the Chardonnay lover that likes 'em big and round, Beringer's "Private Reserve" Chardonnay was in full rubenesque mode for the '11 vintage....

Alpha Omega’s “II,” originally created solely for their tasting room, has found its way to the market in minute quantities. A lively counterpoint to their massive flagship bottling (at a fraction of the price), “II” serves up banana, lemon-lime...

Pure opulence in the glass with layers of lemon meringue and tropical fruit, this combines brilliantly ripe fruit with Russian River precision....

A far sleeker style (to their credit) than we've seen in recent years, the '11 Sleepy Hollow focuses on bright tropical fruit, pear and apple flavors and vibrant natural acidity....

One of Napa Valley's best-known names knocked it out of the park with their Chardonnay! Cakebread's 2011 features notes of green apple, melon and spice come together with a richness that'll leave you begging for more!

Winemaker Robbie Meyer's stints at places like Peter Michael and Lewis have taught him the nuances that go along with handling world-class fruit....

More than 40 years ago, Lupe Maldonado was asked to become Newton’s first vineyard manager. He farmed the property for three decades before handing the reigns to his son Hugo, and the two have put their collective farming knowledge towards their family’s...

We didn’t realize Pouilly-Fuissé was taking a vacation along the California coast! This little jewel is a combination of Bien Nacido fruit planted in ’73 combined with some younger vines off that property, making it a screaming...

As Pursuit's Chardonnay fruit sources have settled firmly in the Russian River, the quality keeps ticking upward. In the latest iteration, cool-climate notes of green apple and lemon get a little hit of...

Thanks to a few photos involving a bald man, a dolphin and a Radio Flyer full of chocolate bars, we scored a winery exclusive here! Normally available only out of their tasting room...

Their perch above Silicon Valley seems an unlikely spot for a world-class vineyard, but its track record doesn’t lie. Their Chardonnay is lean and muscular...

Often overlooked because of their Cab fame, Chardonnay lovers shouldn’t sleep on this bottling. Sleek and refined with layers of green apple, pear and crisp minerality, it convincingly demonstrates that this house is no one-trick pony.

Produced exclusively from Rutherford's Star Vineyard, it has fooled many a trained palate in blind tastings. Alive with minerality and verve...

The unoaked cousin to Mer Soleil’s tropical fruit basket, this is a favorite of chefs and sommeliers...