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  1. Bilancia Trelinnoe Chardonnay 2022
    Bilancia Trelinnoe Chardonnay 2022
    Intense, bright chardonnay with pineapple, oyster shell, citrus/lemon curd and a good balance of spicy oak supported by fresh acid and peppery tannins. Stylish chardonnay with energy and underlying power. BOB CAMPBELL, Real Review
    2022
    chardonnay
    New Zealand
    403
  2. Fraser Gallop Estate Parterre Chardonnay 2022
    Fraser Gallop Estate Parterre Chardonnay 2022

    I see the Chardonnays from this season being quite nutty, and certainly texturally wide, which follows the conditions of the season. The wine is floral-particularly chamomile-with lashings of crushed nuts and red apple skins, jasmine and crushed shells, a hint of wisteria and shortcrust pastry. The acidity remains true to the house style here, which is verging on austere, certainly incredibly juicy, penetrating and spicy. Beautiful. 12.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. (96) ERIN LARKIN, Wine Advocate

    Nose is shy at first, then opens out to fine spice, sea foam, poached green apple, lemon curd, a flint-laden mineral lift and a hint of fresh peppercorn. The palate sings with fruit intensity and tightly strung Gingin acid, both of which bode well for time in the cellar. A delicious Chinese greens crunch and a frame of fine, voluminous fruit carefully wrapped in top-notch oak. (95) DECANTER

    A riper vintage has only added more fruit definition to an otherwise savoury and super-fine wine. Some moreish sulphides tease the richer flavours of creamy curd-like lees and spicy, slick oak, with the fruit hovering between lemon, grapefruit and makrut; mouth-watering acidity too. This has verve and detail. (95) JANE FAULKNER, James Halliday's Wine Companion

    The wines under this label have been quite a revelation in recent years. This one from the excellent '22 vintage is another cracker. It's a precise and elegantly crafted wine with a steely minerally core. Aromas of pear and quince paste with a little citrus tang. The palate has a slightly crystalline minerality with a lingering finish. Has a distinctive sea spray talky character which is most appealing. (95) RAY JORDAN

    This is an elegant chardonnay with layers of roasted almonds, white sesame, apricots, pie crust and peach pits. Full-bodied, nutty and delicious, with a fresh minerality and a creamy and seamless finish. Vegan. JAMES SUCKLING

    2022
    chardonnay
    Australia
    504
  3. Bannockburn Chardonnay 2024
    Bannockburn Chardonnay 2024

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    2024
    chardonnay
    Australia
    Special Price $60.00 Regular Price $70.00
  4. Roger Sabon Lirac 2021
    Roger Sabon Lirac 2021
    Under the helm of Didier Negron, Domaine Roger Sabon plays in the top handful of producers in the Southern Rhône. The estate covers roughly 17 hectares and 15+ parcels, spread throughout the appellation, from which they produce four Châteauneuf du Pape cuvées. The 2021s show the fresher, more approachable and elegant style of the vintage, and the upper tier releases rank with the top handful of wines. JEB DUNNUCK

    An impressive Lirac boasts 70% Grenache, the balance is equal parts Syrah, Mourvèdre and Old
    Carignan. All fruit is hand-picked and destemmed.
    2021
    Rhone Blend
    France
    467
  5. Domaine Naturaliste Artus Chardonnay 2022
    Domaine Naturaliste Artus Chardonnay 2022

    A touch of funk here, some smoky sulfides and toasty barrel derived character allied with nougat honey and toasted nuts. A wine of refinement and restraint as well as good depth of flavour, the refreshing acidity towing the flavour long through an extended finish. (Karridale fruit, Gingin clone; underwent malolactic). (95) HUON HOOKE, Real Review

    Well this is the Gin Gin clone from Karridale, gets the whole malo thing, and 40% new oak. Heavy bottles still, unlike Leeuwin and Cullen, who are leading the way in this respect.

    Powerful wine, and glossy, and buttery, cashew nut richness, toast. ginger and clove, with some struck match, pear and grapefruit. It’s a slippery viscous and powerful affair, toffee and grapefruit, mango richness, maybe a little bit brassy and bold, but saline and savoury to close, with a finish of fine length and chalky texture. (94) GARY WALSH, The Wine Front

    2022
    chardonnay
    Australia
    432
  6. Verget Bourgogne Terres de Pierres 2022
    Verget Bourgogne Terres de Pierres 2022

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    2022
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  7. Domaine des Carlines La Vouivre Chardonnay/Savagnin 2021
    Domaine des Carlines La Vouivre Chardonnay/Savagnin 2021
    Coming off a terrible low yielding 2021 harvest resulting in the loss of 80% of their crop!! The up side to this is all their top sites go into this one "lower tier" wine. A wine that really reflects the unique and exceptional Jura terroir; driven by rocks and minerals and is loaded with flavour and interest. Fennel seeds and just ripe apricots on wet stone. Great drinking. kayleen reynolds, PWS
    2021
    chardonnay
    France
    412
    Special Price $61.00 Regular Price $68.00 As low as $57.00
  8. Domaine la Roubine Vacqueyras 2021
    Domaine la Roubine Vacqueyras 2021

    70% Grenache - 15% Mourvèdre - 15% Syrah
    Red and blue fruits, violet and lavender lift, some tapenade elements. Beautiful lilting aromatics. The palate is supple, plush and slippery couching raspberry and black cherry alongside some licorice and mineral. Open and charming across the palate but also cinched in by a thread of acidity and balancing quite fine (for the region) tannins. Pure and built for joy. MICHAEL MCNAMARA

    A touch of fresh crushed raspberry, some black cherry, and a wild earthen note pocked with meadow herbs. It's all turned up a notch with an extra level of concentration and broad, sweeping fruit and flavour that envelopes the palate then slowly melts away leaving earthy, charred herbs and a little wild note on the close. A bit of rustic charm dare we use the phrase here but in all the right ways and a lovely layering of savoury and sweet throughout. JAMES SUCKLING

    2021
    Rhone Blend
    France
    467
  9. Laroche Chablis 'St Martin' 2023
    Laroche Chablis 'St Martin' 2023

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    2007
    chardonnay
    France
    375
  10. Cantina Giardino Le Fole 2020
    Cantina Giardino Le Fole 2020

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    2019
    Aglianico
    Italy
  11. A Rodda Willow Lake Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2023
    A Rodda Willow Lake Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2023

    A lovely mix of nectarines, apple danish and white button mushrooms pique the senses. With air whiffs of crushed rock and smoked meats appear. The core is awash with flavours of stone fruits and pomme fruits, earth and spice – layers build upon each other. This is a sophisticated and stylish chardonnay that doesn’t reveal its hand fully – it plays a cat-and-mouse game. Subtle oak spices remain deferential to the core of finely etched fruit. A fine framing tail of acidity and phenolics signs off. Very stylish indeed. GABRIELLE POY

    Complex and highly lifted aromas of citrus blossom, Meyer lemon and white nectarine combine with gun smoke and freshly grilled nuts. The palate is soft and full yet refined and complex, driven by fine acidity that flows into a creamy, velvety texture. The finish is round yet precise leaving a sensation that is long and moreish. ADRIAN RODDA

    2022
    chardonnay
    Australia
    353
  12. Cantina Giardino Le Fole 2019
    Cantina Giardino Le Fole 2019

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    2019
    Aglianico
    Italy
  13. Stonier Gainsborough Park Chardonnay 2019
    Stonier Gainsborough Park Chardonnay 2019

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    2019
    chardonnay
    Australia
    506
  14. Pierrick Laroche Chablis Chatillons 2022
    Pierrick Laroche Chablis Chatillons 2022

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    2022
    chardonnay
    France
    375
    Special Price $64.00 Regular Price $72.00 As low as $59.00
  15. Corofin Wrekin Vineyard Chardonnay 2019
    Corofin Wrekin Vineyard Chardonnay 2019

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    2019
    chardonnay
    New Zealand
    434
  16. Te Mata Elston Chardonnay 2022
    Te Mata Elston Chardonnay 2022
    This is really energetic with an excellent fruit and acid balance that gives the wine a tangy finish that lasts for minutes. Medium to full body. Lovely depth with sliced ripe green apple flavors and hints of hot stone. Hints of bread dough and steel gives this complexity. Flavorful finish. (95) JAMES SUCKLING
    2021
    chardonnay
    New Zealand
    403
  17. Syrahmi Garden of Earthly Delights Chardonnay 2021
    Syrahmi Garden of Earthly Delights Chardonnay 2021

    It walks to the beat of its own drum and it does so successfully. Lemon curd, wheat, honeydew melon and assorted floral notes work in with earth, bran and cedar. If you called it kaleidoscopic you wouldn't be exaggerating. It's not thick with flavour (it's relatively lean), but everything here both spreads and gathers. It's quite grippy too, which isn't for everyone but it works here, picking up on the wine's inherent presence. CAMPBELL MATTINSON, Wine Companion

    2021
    chardonnay
    Australia
    404
  18. Domaine Naturaliste Purus Chardonnay 2023
    Domaine Naturaliste Purus Chardonnay 2023

    Feeling tired and sluggish? A glass of this pure, racy Purus will bring spark back into your life. It’s more than the refreshing acidity, which is moreish and energising, there’s a light film of citrus and white stone fruit, a little spice, a very fine layering of texture and oak. Superb balance and length. Love it. (96) JANE FAULKNER, Halliday Wine Companion

    Bright and lively in the glass. Lifted aromas of grapefruit pith, just-ripe white stone fruit, white flowers, mineral and nutty oak. Concentrated, fine and balanced in flavour. Peach, nectarine, citrus and crunchy acidity are all at play. The finish is dry and grippy and the length is impressive. Tightly wound at the moment and will benefit from cellaring. AARON BRASHER, The Real Review

    Purus. Karridale. Dijon clones 76, 95 and clone 5. 40% new oak.

    White peach, grapefruit, spicy clove and ginger oak, green olive and fennel, white flowers. It’s a tight wine, distinct green olive and lime rind bite, a little sour yoghourt, and quite some acidity here, a powdery chalky texture, with an olive brine savoury finish of zip and good length. It’s shelly and maybe sits on the cusp of ripeness, though it does have energy, and, I feel a bit of upside given a few more years in bottle. GARY WALSH, The Wine Front

     

    2023
    chardonnay
    Australia
    432
  19. La Chantemerle Chablis VV 2023
    La Chantemerle Chablis VV 2023

    THE 2022 - Dusty/mineral and fragrant citrus. Surprisingly full on the palate, still that stony-mineral dry effect but also a roundness that softens the finish. Tightly wound for now. JULIA HARDING MW, www.jancisrobinson.com

    The 23 is built on ease of operation. Slightly more forward than the 2022 with a solid push of fruit, plenty of citrus zest, green apple and edging on some more ripe, seemingly juicy characters that expand out nicely. Punchy acidity freshens things up and the all too important salty twang, that we expect from Chantemerle, makes itself known throughout. Like all of Boudin's wines the balance is what will carry it in the cellar, if required, but for me this is right in the zone for more early drinking. Typically excellent. ROSCOE

    2023
    chardonnay
    France
    375
  20. Pierre Usseglio Lirac 2022
    Pierre Usseglio Lirac 2022
    The 2022 Lirac is 60% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, and 10% each of Syrah and Cinsault that saw a splash of stems and is still resting all in foudre. Ripe black cherries, black licorice, and peppery, savory herb notes all define the aromatics, and it hits the palate with medium to full- bodied richness, a layered, mouth-filling texture, and outstanding length. JEB DUNNUCK
    2022
    Rhone Blend
    France
    467
  21. Shaw & Smith M3 Chardonnay 2024
    Shaw & Smith M3 Chardonnay 2024

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    2024
    chardonnay
    Australia
    340
  22. Domaine de Bellene Coteaux Bourguignons L'Eclos des Abeille Chardonnay 2022
    Domaine de Bellene Coteaux Bourguignons L'Eclos des Abeille Chardonnay 2022
    Attractively spicy aromas include those of green apple and plenty of citrus wisps. The racy, delicious, detailed and nicely textured flavors exude a subtle minerality on the mildly austere, refreshing and inviting finish. This isn't especially complex but it's so vibrant that one feels like drinking it. BURGHOUND
    2022
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  23. Domaine la Roubine Vacqueyras 2022
    Domaine la Roubine Vacqueyras 2022
    Soft and silky in style, enjoyably full-bodied, this is ripe, with ample fruit, balanced alcohol and good acidity. Altogether harmonious and very drinkable, this is an elegant style of Vacqueyras that comes highly recommended. DECANTER
    2022
    Rhone Blend
    France
    467
  24. Clotilde Davenne Petit Chablis 2022
    Clotilde Davenne Petit Chablis 2022

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    2020
    chardonnay
    France
    375
  25. Zind Humbrecht Zind 2021
    Zind Humbrecht Zind 2021

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    2021
    chardonnay, White Blend
    France
    343
  26. Servin Cuvee Les Pargues Chablis 2023
    Servin Cuvee Les Pargues Chablis 2023

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    2023
    chardonnay
    France
    375
  27. Neudorf Rosie's Block Moutere Chardonnay 2023
    Neudorf Rosie's Block Moutere Chardonnay 2023

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    2023
    chardonnay
    New Zealand
    448
  28. Neudorf Rosie's Block Amphora Chardonnay 2022
    Neudorf Rosie's Block Amphora Chardonnay 2022
    An interesting mix of savoury/nutty yeast lees/oyster shell, spicy oak, lanolin and a suggestion of green apple flavours. Complex, appealing chardonnay with nicely integrated flavours and an impressively lengthy finish. (96) BOB CAMPBELL
    2022
    chardonnay
    New Zealand
    448
  29. Neudorf Rosie's Block Amphora Chardonnay 2023
    Neudorf Rosie's Block Amphora Chardonnay 2023

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    2023
    chardonnay
    New Zealand
    448
  30. Domaine La Soumade Rasteau Vin Doux Naturel 'Grenat' 2022
    Domaine La Soumade Rasteau Vin Doux Naturel 'Grenat' 2022
    Raisined fruit, fruitcake and prune on the nose with a hint of leaf tea. It’s exceptionally sweet and concentrated, with strong acidity and quite robust, ripe tannins. The balance and freshness is likely to see this age for a very long time. A leviathan of a wine that will probably last forever. 95g/L residual sugar. MATT WALLS, Decanter
    2021
    Rhone Blend
    France
    467
  31. Applecross Chardonnay 2022
    Applecross Chardonnay 2022

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    2022
    chardonnay
    Australia
    506
  32. Olivier Morin Bourgogne Blanc Chitry 'Constance' 2022
    Olivier Morin Bourgogne Blanc Chitry 'Constance' 2022
    Olivier Morin took over the family business in 1992, after a first life spent in the music world. The 14ha domaine is currently undergoing organic certification. When he took over, his parents were making just their three appellations: Aligoté, plus Chitryof both colours. The continuity of this approach is reflected in Olivier's 'Constance' cuvées, to which he has added an old-vine Bourgogne Chitry white called Olympe, after the original owner of the vines, and a single vineyard red, Vau de Puits. Olivier Morin likes a long slow fermentation forthe whites, using natural yeasts. The reds are vinified without sulphur until after the malolactic fermentation. JASPER MORRIS, Inside Burgundy

    Textural and elegant Chardonnay from Chitry about 10min South-East of Chablis. Apple and peaches with a delicious vibrant mineral finish; highlighting the Kimmeridgian and Portlandian soils were the vines grow. This is an honest Burgundy wine showing a sense of place and true authenticity.
    2022
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  33. Marcoux Lirac La Lorentine 2021
    Marcoux Lirac La Lorentine 2021
    There was no frost in Lirac, so yields were healthy as well. Ripe darker, almost blue fruits, garrigue, and pepper, as well as a touch of flowers, all define the nose, and it's medium-bodied, has good concentration, and a great finish. This cuvée also offers pleasure, and the 2021 will be no exception.
    JEB DUNNUCK, jebdunnuk.com

    “The nose has a careful air of mixed fruits, dark berries. The attack is crystalline, with free run, still cautious fruits, neat juice late on. It’s upright and cool, outside the main group of wines, carries interest.”
    JOHN LIVINGSTONE-LERANMONTH, Drink Rhône
    2021
    Rhone Blend
    France
    467
  34. Domaine la Roubine Vacqueyras 2023
    Domaine la Roubine Vacqueyras 2023

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    2023
    Rhone Blend
    France
    467
  35. Black Estate Young Vines Chardonnay 2022
    Black Estate Young Vines Chardonnay 2022
    Fresh, delicate aromas of white peach, almond, flint, and vanilla pod. The palate is concentrated and textural with apple, nectarine, yuzu and honey with vibrant saline characters. BLACK ESTATE
    2021
    chardonnay
    New Zealand
    502
  36. Wilimee Chardonnay 2023
    Wilimee Chardonnay 2023

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    2023
    chardonnay
    Australia
    426
  37. Domaine La Barroche Liberty 2021
    Domaine La Barroche Liberty 2021

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    2020
    Rhone Blend
    France
    467
  38. Girardin Macon Fuisse VV 2022
    Girardin Macon Fuisse VV 2022

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    2021
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  39. Renzaglia Bella Chardonnay 2022
    Renzaglia Bella Chardonnay 2022

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    2022
    chardonnay
    Australia
    365
  40. Boris Champy Bourgogne Aligote Dore 2022
    Boris Champy Bourgogne Aligote Dore 2022

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    2022
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  41. Nathalie Theulot Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise Blanc 2022
    Nathalie Theulot Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise Blanc 2022
    Nathalie Theulot’s Côte Chalonnaise white is usually a domaine bottling drawn from vines in Mercurey. In 2022, hailstorms reduced yields by 60%, meaning this year’s wine includes a measure of purchased grapes. It’s a delicious, pulpy white that wafts from the glass with buttercup, fleshy stone fruit and citrus. The palate is attractively punchy and succulent, its’ satiny texture flecked with stone fruits, rock melon and sweet orange with a nip of reduction tying everything neatly together. The finish is bright and tangy with lingering grapefruit pith and smoky spice flavours. Value-conscious Burgundy hunters will find satisfaction here.
    2022
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  42. Domaine Couturier Macon Loche Longues Terres 2022
    Domaine Couturier Macon Loche Longues Terres 2022

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    2022
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  43. Anim Francois Chardonnay 2022
    Anim Francois Chardonnay 2022

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    2022
    chardonnay
    Australia
    490
  44. Onannon Main Ridge Tudibaring Chardonnay 2022
    Onannon Main Ridge Tudibaring Chardonnay 2022
    Owner Gary McGibbon and family planted 16 acres to both Chardonnay and Pinot Noir on an incredible wild site looking out across the ocean around 10 years ago. 95 clone. Pressed straight to older puncheons and one new barrique, final blend was 10 months in new oak. 100 MLF. Left on gross lees without sulphur until just prior to bottling. Three barrels produced. This is so complex and engaging. WILL BYRON, Onannon
    2022
    chardonnay
    Australia
    441
  45. Onannon Tuerong Robinson Chardonnay 2022
    Onannon Tuerong Robinson Chardonnay 2022

    Plenty of struck match, ginger snap biscuits, cardamom, curry leaf, aniseed, so much spice, pink grapefruit and stonefruit, lots of flinty texture, a buttery white mint chocolate richness, and a very long grippy finish. This is so complex and engaging. Caramel with citrus bite. So lovely. (95) GARY WALSH, The Wine Front

    Fruit off the 35-year-old Robinson vineyard, hand picked and pressed to barrel, 30% new French oak plus a portion to 1000L stainless steel eggs; 50% undergoes mlf. Expect stone fruit and invigorating lemon flavours, lots of blossom and ginger spice, flint, and the funky sulphides entice immensely. The fuller-bodied palate gives way to creamed honey and lemon curd with the oak neatly integrated adding shape and spicy flavours, too. This turns out moreish and savoury. Another glass please. (95) JANE FAULKNER Wine Companion

    2022
    chardonnay
    Australia
    441
  46. Voyager Estate Chardonnay 2023
    Voyager Estate Chardonnay 2023
    Tim Shand has made such a profound impact since taking over as winemaker in ‘22 and while it’s early days, gee what’s on offer looks very, very good. Vintage ‘23 is his first complete harvest. Already subtlety is apparent, although plenty of flavour here with stone fruit and citrus, wafts of lemon verbena and celery seed. It’s flinty, spicy and creamy with nutty lees. This is moreish and the savoury edge comes through in tandem with tangy and juicy acidity, and almost a pop of saline tang to finish. Impressive. (95) JANE FAULKNER, Halliday Wine Companion

    One of the most common misconceptions in wine is that every wine is as absolutely good as it can be. Most wines, rather, are made to their price point, or to their position in the winery’s range of wines. I’m not sure if it’s relevant to point this out here – it may not be – but I loved it when winemaker Tim Shand said this week that he had re-positioned Voyager Chardonnay to simply be “the best wine that it can be. It’s seventy bucks and it has to be worth that, wringing wet, every day, every time.”

    This is the best Voyager chardonnay in yonks. It’s all by degrees of course but every degree in wine is hard won. This wine has flavour and texture but it’s the length that gets you going. It shows smoke characters, grilled peach, lemon curd and a jasmine element. There are flint notes here, as a whisper – which is interesting, because Voyager Chardonnay generally doesn’t or hasn’t shown flint characters in the past. It works here. 2023 was Shand’s first full vintage in charge of Voyager’s winemaking and if this wine is an indication, we’re in for a ride. (95) CAMPBELL MATTINSON, The Wine Front


    2023
    chardonnay
    Australia
    432
  47. Vasse Felix DHJ1 Single Plot Chardonnay 2023
    Vasse Felix DHJ1 Single Plot Chardonnay 2023
    In pure quality terms this is right up there with the Heytesbury release. It is though a cleaner, purer style, its grapefruit and stonefruit characters bell clear, its creamy mouthfeel so perfectly played and placed. I loved the 20222 release of this wine and I love this 2023 as well. It’s a wine of genuine power, noteworthy finesse and outstanding length. It is, essentially, chardonnay in all its glory. CAMPBELL MATTINSON 
    2023
    chardonnay
    Australia
    432
    Special Price $70.00 Regular Price $80.00 As low as $65.00
  48. Verget Macon Bussieres Vignes de Montbrison 2023
    Verget Macon Bussieres Vignes de Montbrison 2023
    A cuvée that's one of the stalwarts of the Verget range, year in year out, has turned in a strong performance with the 2023 Mâcon-Bussières Vignes de Montbrison, a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping wine redolent of pear, waxy citrus rind, bread dough and toasted nuts. It will offer a broad drinking window. WILLIAM KELLEY, The Wine Advocate
    2023
    chardonnay
    France
    358
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