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  1. Yeringberg Chardonnay 2022
    Yeringberg Chardonnay 2022

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    2022
    chardonnay
    Australia
    506
  2. Giant Steps Wombat Creek Chardonnay 2022
    Giant Steps Wombat Creek Chardonnay 2022
    From the marginal Wombat Creek vineyard planted at around 400m elevation in the early 1980s. Whole-bunch pressed to French puncheons (25% new), one-third mlf. Aromas of yellow grapefruit, gently poached apples, white peach and a little yuzu. With its mouth-watering acidity, this the most tightly wound of the four Giant Steps chardonnays in 2022. Finishes chalky and long, but it needs another six to 12 months to fill out a little. (94) PHILIP RICH, Wine Companion
    2022
    chardonnay
    Australia
    506
  3. L.A.S. Vino Barrels of Metricup Chardonnay 2023
    L.A.S. Vino Barrels of Metricup Chardonnay 2023
    The 2023 Barrels of Metricup Chardonnay leads with pineapple and pressed linen, yellow peach and Pink Lady apples. In the mouth, the wine is rich and full, loaded with opulent fruit and exotic spice. Everything is kept in check, and there is a long spool of flavour through the finish. For a mild, long year, this is concentrated, powerful and ripe. It's really good."
    (95) ERIN LARKIN, The Wine Advocate
    2023
    chardonnay
    Australia
    432
  4. Giant Steps Tarraford Chardonnay 2022
    Giant Steps Tarraford Chardonnay 2022
    The warmest site among Giant Steps' four single-vineyard chardonnays, though planted on a cool, south-facing slope in Tarrawarra. Whole-bunch pressed and barrel fermented in French puncheons (25% new) with 10% mlf. An engaging and lovely wine. Opens with subtle scents of pink grapefruit, orange blossom and coriander seeds. Builds nicely on the gently textured, saline and structured palate before finishing zesty and long. The sort of wine that begs you to take another sip. (97) PHILIP RICH, Wine Companion
    2022
    chardonnay
    Australia
    506
  5. De Bortoli Lusatia Chardonnay 2019
    De Bortoli Lusatia Chardonnay 2019
    From the Lusatia A Block, Woori Yallock, Yarra Valley. Whole bunched pressed, racked to older French oak casks, natural fermentation. Lees are stirred toward the end of fermentation and then left to rest until late November. The wine was gravity racked to vat for a further 6 months on fine lees before bottling.
    2018
    chardonnay
    Australia
    506
  6. Copain Les Voisins Anderson Valley Chardonnay 2017
    Copain Les Voisins Anderson Valley Chardonnay 2017
    This features a savory edge to the intensely crisp and fine-pointed flavors of freshly cut green apple and lime. Shows minerally precision on the finish. Drink now through 2024. 2,917 cases made. WINE SPECTATOR
    2017
    chardonnay
    USA
    362
  7. Domaine de Bellene Saint Romain Blanc Vieilles Vignes 2023
    Domaine de Bellene Saint Romain Blanc Vieilles Vignes 2023

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    2023
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  8. Domaine d'Henri '821" Chablis Brut Nature 2020
    Domaine d'Henri '821" Chablis Brut Nature 2020

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    2020
    chardonnay
    France
    375
  9. Patrick Piuze Chablis 'Terroir de Fye' 2023
    Patrick Piuze Chablis 'Terroir de Fye' 2023
    From a small 2.5 hectare plot that sits adjacent to Montee de Tonnerre 1er cu.
    2021
    chardonnay
    France
    375
  10. Stargazer Chardonnay 2023
    Stargazer Chardonnay 2023

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    2023
    chardonnay
    Australia
    379
  11. Pascal Jolivet Sancerre 2023
    Pascal Jolivet Sancerre 2023
    Each grape (Sauvignon Blanc) is sorted upon receipt of the harvest, we work by gravity in order to respect the natural circuit of vinification. Press lightly to maintain optimum fruitiness. Assembly of 50% limestone, 30% clay-limestone and 20% flint. Each soil is vinified separately in thermo-regulated stainless steel vats, the limestone brings minerality and finesse; the clay-limestone brings the fruit, the richness and the flint brings the structure and the minerality. Unique, precise, chic, timeless and divinely good.
    2023
    sauvignon Blanc
    France
    423
  12. Teusner Utopos Shiraz 2021
    Teusner Utopos Shiraz 2021

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    2022
    shiraz
    Australia
    349
  13. Thierry Laffay Chablis Vieille Vignes 2022
    Thierry Laffay Chablis Vieille Vignes 2022

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    2020
    chardonnay
    France
    375
  14. Antoine Olivier Santenay Coteaux Sous La Roche Blanc 2019
    Antoine Olivier Santenay Coteaux Sous La Roche Blanc 2019
    A depth of vibrant, slightly mineral aroma, less sweet than the carafe. More intense in the finish, I love that finish, long – as seems obvious to say again in 19…BILL NANSON, Burgundy Report
    2019
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  15. De Bortoli Lusatia Chardonnay 2017
    De Bortoli Lusatia Chardonnay 2017

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    2017
    chardonnay
    Australia
    506
  16. Roland Lavantureux Chablis 2022
    Roland Lavantureux Chablis 2022

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    2022
    chardonnay
    France
    375
  17. Coursodon St Joseph Silice 2020
    Coursodon St Joseph Silice 2020

    The 2020 Saint Joseph Silice comes from a mix of hillside vineyards and is brought up in barrique and demi-muid for 12 months. A fabulous introduction into the wines of this terrific estate, it has a plump, medium to full-bodied, expansive mouthfeel as well as loads of darker fruits, notes of spice box, pepper, and leather, no hard edges, and a great finish. It should drink nicely right out of the gate yet have over a decade or longevity. JEB DUNNUCK

    2020
    shiraz
    France
    467
  18. Goisot Bourgogne Côtes d'Auxerre Gueules de Loup Blanc 2020
    Goisot Bourgogne Côtes d'Auxerre Gueules de Loup Blanc 2020

    Nuanced behind the concentration. Ripe orchard fruit, with underlying citrus, clean and mineral with weight and length. I love the crystalline finish. JASPER MORRIS MW

    A higher-toned perfume – a little more chalky freshness. Extra fresh, extra mineral in the mouth. A subtle tannin and then an extra depth of finishing flavour. A faint, positive green accent only in the finish of this wine today. Super wine BILL NANSON

    2021
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  19. Savaterre Frere Cadet Chardonnay 2023
    Savaterre Frere Cadet Chardonnay 2023

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    2022
    chardonnay
    Australia
    353
  20. Andre Bonhomme Vire Clesse 2022
    Andre Bonhomme Vire Clesse 2022

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    2022
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  21. Goisot Blanc Saint-Bris La Ronce Blanc 2020
    Goisot Blanc Saint-Bris La Ronce Blanc 2020

    FIVE STARS - A pale colour with some lime tints. Fresh apricot and pineapple but not disagreeably tropical. If you could have pineapple blossom it would be that. The most powerful fruit of all on the palate and with that delicious light bitterness at the back that assures longevity. Just like its pinot friend. Keeps coming back. Splendid! JASPER MORRIS MW

    WORTH A SPECIAL SEARCH - As fresh as the Corps de Garde but with more width in the deeper, riper, fruit notes. Ultra-mineral, cushioned by the fine fruit, always mouth-watering – almost juicy in this case. Intense finishing great wine – bravo. BILL NANSON

    2021
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  22. Decades Coal River Valley Chardonnay 2023
    Decades Coal River Valley Chardonnay 2023
    Steve Flamsteed has played a major role in the refinement of Australian chardonnay over the past 20 years and all that intuitive understanding pays off here. This is exquisitely uncluttered, a wine of confident purity that allows a great site to speak without shouting. White flowers, nectarines and grapefruit pith. A gentle suggestion of nougat and wild honey smoothing out its core, a crystalline and propulsive acidity elongating and substantiating its finish. (96) NICK RYAN
    2023
    chardonnay
    Australia
    490
  23. Domaine de Bellene Savigny Les Beaune Blanc 2020
    Domaine de Bellene Savigny Les Beaune Blanc 2020

    Here's a nicely composed white Burgundy from several parcels of 40 year old vines on average, with pretty meadow flower aromatics mingled with ripe citrus and white and yellow-fleshed orchard fruit. The palate is broad and ample without any heaviness and the depth of flavour and length are impressive indeed. This is a wine "toute en finesse" as they say, but also with power and palate presence. Fine wine. JOHN SZABO MS, Wine Align

    A slightly riper though still agreeably fresh nose combines notes of orange peel and various white orchard fruit scents. The delicious, fleshy and round flavors are quite supple while retaining good if not truly distinguished depth and length on the clean, dry and inviting finale. This too should drink well almost immediately. BURGHOUND

    2020
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  24. Sandhi Central Coast Chardonnay 2021
    Sandhi Central Coast Chardonnay 2021
    Oatmeal, sweetcorn, restrained lemon and orchard fruit. RICHARD HEMMING, Jancisrobinson.com
    2021
    chardonnay
    USA
    362
  25. Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Blanc 2023
    Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Blanc 2023

    ... its straight Sancerre Blanc, a blend of parcels (limestone 45%, flint 45% and 10% marl), is fermented in tank after being hand harvested. It is a stellar ‘entry’ wine to their range.VINOUS

    Domaine Vacheron is one of Sancerre’s elite properties, producing both white and red Sancerre wines of amazing purity and definition. The domaine has been completely transformed over to biodynamic farming with two young cousins, Jean-Laurent and Jean-Dominique Vacheron, at the helm. No synthetic material is used in the vineyard, harvests are carried out exclusively by hand, and the only fertilizer used is produced from the compost pile. Yields are kept extremely low. Having inherited some of the most coveted parcels in the appellation, the cousins are trying a Burgundian approach to Sancerre winemaking, with parcels being vinified .

    Flinty sparks mix with  fresh thyme and grapefruit pith aromas. The pure core of fruit cascades like a waterfall onto the palate, it’s luminous and palate staining while a minerally vein reminds you of its chalky and fossil laden soils it shares with Chablis. It slithers along, finishing with a mouth watering saline finish. It’s a refined and stylish Sancerre, so very damn delicious. GABRIELLE POY

    2023
    sauvignon Blanc
    France
    422
  26. Pascal Jolivet Pouilly Fume 2023
    Pascal Jolivet Pouilly Fume 2023

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    2023
    sauvignon Blanc
    France
    423
  27. La Chantemerle Chablis Fourchaume 2023 1er
    La Chantemerle Chablis Fourchaume 2023 1er
    THE 2022 - More intense and less simply citrus than the straight Chablis. Riper, and more textured, pithy lemon and grapefruit. The texture makes this wine. Long, too. JULIA HARDING MW, www.jancisrobinson.com

    A step up in quality and intensity, but also a bity more tightly wound than the Village wine. Also, more awash with minerality, bordering on estuarine (a character I love with these wines), and that really brings the Chabliness to the fore. Along with a crisp, but ripe, array of fruit a little grip and a crunch of acidity, this is pretty textbook Fourchaume from Chantemerle and I think will expand well with a few years in the cellar, but that ample fruit and weight provides a tonne of upfront pleasure in the early days. ROSCOE
    2023
    chardonnay
    France
    375
  28. Domaine des Carlines En Lya Chardonnay 2019
    Domaine des Carlines En Lya Chardonnay 2019

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    2019
    chardonnay
    France
    412
  29. Te Mata Bullnose Syrah 2020
    Te Mata Bullnose Syrah 2020

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    2020
    shiraz
    New Zealand
    403
  30. Yann Chave Crozes Hermitage 2022
    Yann Chave Crozes Hermitage 2022
    …it's a medium-bodied, polished, elegant, satisfying Crozes revealing terrific purity in its red and blue-tinged fruits as well as sappy herb, floral, and peppery nuances. This is classic, lively, old school, yet elegant Syrah all the way. It's going to evolve for 7-8 years or more. JEB DUNNUCK, jebdunnuck.com

    …Vinified from fully destemmed and certified organic grapes, it unwinds with bright raspberry, black cherry, hints of blackcurrant and earthy undertones. Medium- to full-bodied, concentrated and round, the 2022 is enveloped by polished tannins, closing with good drive on the sapid finish. NICOLAS GREINACHER, vincous.com
    2022
    shiraz
    France
    467
  31. Alexandre Brault Monthelie Blanc Combes Danay 2020
    Alexandre Brault Monthelie Blanc Combes Danay 2020
    An open and more friendly wine with an expansive persona  - stone fruit, white rock, white petal and struck match float out of the glass. In the mouth there's a good sweet-fruited attack buttressed by vanillin spice and puckering phenolics. Would love this with a roast chicken. MICHAEL MCNAMARA
    2020
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  32. Domaine Rapet Bourgogne Blanc 2022
    Domaine Rapet Bourgogne Blanc 2022

    Seductive notes of spiced apples, preserved lemons, brioche and fennel excite from the first whiff, leading into a beautifully ripe core that takes centre stage. Flavours of Golden Delicious apples allude to its ripeness while a crunch and minerally vigour is pervading the palate and reining it in. There's flesh coupled with refinement and tension. It's a charming white Burgundy that oozes class. GABRIELLE POY


    Fresh and bright aromas include those of petrol, just sliced apple and pear along with a citrus hint. There is both good volume and richness to the plump and round middle weight flavors that give way to a bitter lemon-inflected and rustic but refreshing finish…BURGHOUND

    2022
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  33. Yeringberg Shiraz 2014
    Yeringberg Shiraz 2014
    Shiraz from one of Australia’s greatest estates. I thought we’d already reviewed this; not sure how it slipped through the net. Thankfully the ‘crowd-funding’ side of TWF audience kept us up to the task.

    You name it, it’s here. This is the antithesis of a simple red. Every time you sip you find something different. It runs with redcurrant but from there come breakouts of meat, violets, black pepper, jellied liquorice, stems and mint. Tannin is grunty, almost grainy, with cloves and peppers studded through. The texture generally is quite silken but the wine as a whole does not go quietly, as indeed it shouldn’t. Beyond a certain price point we want more than mere fruit; the brief is met here. Excellent wine. For the dinner table, we sail. CAMPBELL MATTINSON, The Wine Front 2017
    2013
    shiraz
    Australia
    506
    $87.00
  34. Deep Woods Reserve Chardonnay 2023
    Deep Woods Reserve Chardonnay 2023

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    2023
    chardonnay
    Australia
    432
  35. Antoine Olivier Santenay Le Bievaux Blanc 2019
    Antoine Olivier Santenay Le Bievaux Blanc 2019
    Deeper again, this time a little less width. Freshly energetic, citrus intensity, layers of flavour. So mouth-watering… always a great wine here – bravo. BILL NANSON, Burgundy Report

    On the nose this is quite pretty, but reserved with just a little meyer lemon, chalk dust and lemon drizzle cake type of feel. Take a sip though and it's a different story, this is bursting with energy and mouth-watering intensity. There's a spear of bristling, lemony acidity that whisks the wine across the palate at some pace, leaving behind it a lovely undercarriage of oily, mouth-coating texture which then gives way to a powdery, sparkling finish. It's screams for a plate stacked high with calamari dusted in semolina and flash fried in good olive oil. Such a charismatic wine. ALEX DOBSON, PWS
    2019
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  36. Elodie Roy Hautes-Cotes de Beaune Blanc 2021
    Elodie Roy Hautes-Cotes de Beaune Blanc 2021
    Made from vines located on a clay-limestone plateau, this 100% Chardonnay. Estate is based in Cheilly-Lès-Maranges and Santenay.
    2021
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  37. Leon Barral Faugères 2020
    Leon Barral Faugères 2020

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    2020
    Carignan, Grenache, Mourvedre, shiraz
    France
    418
  38. Brokenwood Indigo Vineyard Chardonnay 2022
    Brokenwood Indigo Vineyard Chardonnay 2022

    Marvellous chardonnay. Flavoursome, flinty, fleshy and complete. Stonefruits and white flowers, cedarwood and meal, a quartz-like aspect and plenty of struck match. But harmonious at every single turn. And then there's the finish, which is seriously well sustained. One sip and I was convinced. The score could well be stingy. (95+) CAMPBELL MATTINSON, winefront.com

    The sort of wine that unravels with air, from a torque of initial restraint, to a more open weave. Fine contemporary chardonnay, delivered with a cooler climatic edge and Australia's typical clarity of fruit and suffusion of tension. Granitic. Sub-alpine. A meld that delivers gentle stone fruit allusions, kumquat and a seam of oak, impeccably integrated… NED GOODWIN MW, jamessuckling.com

    Aussie winelovers need little prompting when it comes to elite Chardonnay from the Beechworth region which is home to some of our very best. This wine, mostly from the Mendoza clone, sees whole bunch pressing and a wild yeast ferment in new French oak, which is mostly 500-litre puncheons. A lean, pale yellow hue, this is obviously still very young, indeed almost raw, but it is certainly coming together. We have notes of citrus and cashews, with melon and peach. A minerally backing, juicy acidity and impressive length. This will be better in 12 months and should drink beautifully for the following five to six years, possibly considerably more. KEN GARGETT, winepilot.com

    2022
    chardonnay
    Australia
    407
  39. Seguinot Bordet Chablis Fourchaume 2023 1er
    Seguinot Bordet Chablis Fourchaume 2023 1er
    SWEET SPOT. OUTSTANDING. An attractively layered nose features airy and cool notes of mint, quinine, lemon rind and brine flirts with a background application of oak. The more elegant middle weight flavors are akin to rolling a tiny pebble around the mouth while the balanced, clean and dry finale already possesses fine complexity and length. This is also very good and equally warmly recommended. BURGHOUND
    2023
    chardonnay
    France
    375
    Special Price $88.00 Regular Price $100.00 As low as $85.00
  40. Domaine de Bellene Santenay les Charmes Dessus Blanc 2022
    Domaine de Bellene Santenay les Charmes Dessus Blanc 2022
    Subtle oak influence sets off the aromas of straw, pear compote and a similar hint of petrol. There is better density and a bit more verve to the delicious middleweight flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the bitter lemon-inflected finale that could also use better depth. BURGHOUND
    2022
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  41. Domaine Laurent Dufouleur Saint Romain Les Loueres 2017
    Domaine Laurent Dufouleur Saint Romain Les Loueres 2017

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    2017
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  42. Domaine de Bellene Saint Romain Blanc Vieilles Vignes 2022
    Domaine de Bellene Saint Romain Blanc Vieilles Vignes 2022
    Hints of mineral reduction and Granny Smith apples add breadth to the citrus-infused aromas of pear. The caressing, delicious and vibrant flavors are not especially dense though the lightly stony finish is crisp and refreshing. To enjoy young. BURGHOUND
    2022
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  43. Boris Champy Hautes Cotes de Beaune Blanc 2021
    Boris Champy Hautes Cotes de Beaune Blanc 2021
    This has a wonderful bouquet with orange pith, citrus lemon and fine mineralité and tension. The palate has a sharp citric entry and is full of tension from start to finish. Veins of grapefruit, lychee and apricot appear towards the finish. Wonderful. NEAL MARTIN

    A remarkable wine for this humble appellation, this is simultaneously cool and crisp, yet also texturally complex and elegant on the medium-bodied palate. Every facet of lemon aromas you can imagine, from fresh Amalfi fruit to candied lemon. So much youthful energy at the long, wet stone finish. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drinkable now, but best from 2025. STUART PIGGOT

    Offering up aromas of flowers, orange zest, pear and buttery pastry, the 2021 Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Blanc Elévation 382 Montagne is medium to full-bodied, satiny and racy, with attractive purity and precision, concluding with a mineral finish. WILLIAM KELLEY
    2020
    chardonnay
    France
    358
  44. Copain Les Voisins Syrah 2017
    Copain Les Voisins Syrah 2017

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    2017
    shiraz
    USA
    362
  45. Draytons Museum Release Shiraz 2010
    Draytons Museum Release Shiraz 2010

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    2010
    shiraz
    Australia
    407
  46. Patrick Piuze Chablis La Grande Vallee 2023
    Patrick Piuze Chablis La Grande Vallee 2023
    OUTSTANDING, TOP VALUE -  there is a lovely sense of underlying tension to the wonderfully seductive if not quite as concentrated flavors that possess a caressing texture, all wrapped in a strikingly persistent finale that may well possess the best length of the range. With that said, this definitely needs better depth and my rating offers the benefit of the doubt that more will develop if given a chance. Recommended provided you intend to cellar it. BURGHOUND
    2023
    chardonnay
    France
    375
  47. Coursodon St Joseph Silice 2021
    Coursodon St Joseph Silice 2021

    Younger syrah vines planted on schist and granite at the top of Mauves
    The 2021 Saint Joseph Silice is also beautiful, with a round, supple, layered style that shines in the vintage. Black raspberries, spice box, dried flowers, and hints of violets give way to a medium-bodied, up-front, charming, layered 2021 that certainly stands out in the vintage. JEB DUNNUCK

    Complex nose of black pepper, fresh sage and thyme with restrained wild blackberry fruit. Still tightly wound but with intense stony minerality, this is an exciting wine ... Long very straight, clean finish. Drink or hold. STUART PIGGOT

    Tasted blind. Ripe fruits on the nose, blackcurrant, blackberry, gravel, tar and sweet spice. The palate is silky with supple tannins, sweet ripe fruit, grilled meat and good concentration of fruit. Ripe, structured and should age well. ALISTAIR COOPER MW

    2021
    shiraz
    France
    467
  48. Vilmart Ratafia de Champagne 500ml
    Vilmart Ratafia de Champagne 500ml
    STAFF PICKS 2024 - KAYLEEN REYNOLDS

    Easily the best Ratafia I have ever tasted. Yes, the sample size is not large but it comes as no surprise knowing Vilmart's track record of making fine wines. Ratafia de Champenois AKA Champagne's vin de liqueur.

    100% chardonnay from premier cru sites in village Rilly-la-Montagne of Montagne de Reims. Fermentation is stopped before completion by adding young grape spirit resulting in a sweet, full-flavoured wine that is delicate and oh so elegant. A must have for the festive season alongside Nan's pavlova or a stinky wash rind cheese. (serve chilled)

    Candied apricots, lemon curd and cashew nut, instantly we know we are onto a great thing here! On tasting, we see wild honey on buttered toast with orange peel and white nectarine, all laced around stoney minerality. The impeccable balance of flavour intensity, residual sugar and grape spirit is remarkable. Persistent length is matched with refreshment. Finesse through and through. KAYLEEN REYNOLDS, pws

    The 2013 Ratafia (Chardonnay) is laced with hints of dried fruit, almond, dried flowers and chamomile. It offers gorgeous complexity, along with notable energy and freshness. It is a very fine, elegant Ratafia. ANTONIO GALLONI

    NV
    chardonnay
    France
    376
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