Château Ste. Michelle Eroica Riesling 2008

#82 Top 100 Wines of 2009-Wine Enthusiast This Eroica shows the crisp acidity of the cooler 2008 vintage. The wine exudes mandarin orange and sweet lime aromas and flavors with subtle mineral notes. The mouth-watering acidity is beautifully balanced by flavorful Washington Riesling fruit. After a decade we have truly ... more

Château Doisy Daëne Barsac 2005

Doisy Daëne wine has a style of its own that privileges a bursting fruit concentrated by the "noble rot", strength, balance and subtlety of the flavors. The Doisy-Daëne style is all at once the expression of a great calcareous soil and a truly aesthetic family tradition, the one of distinguished ... more

Chateau de Rayne-Vigneau Sauternes 2005

Classified as Premier Grand Cru Classé in 1855, Château de Rayne Vigneau is a Sauternes with a particularly intense style, both fresh and long on the palate. It is one of the benchmarks of its appellation. more

Chateau St. Jean Robert Young Vineyard Chardonnay 2006

Fresh aromas of yellow fruit, citrus zest and hints of honeysuckle and smoke introduce the nose of this single vineyard Chardonnay. A medium-bodied entry fills the mouth with notes of pear, citrus, honey and nutmeg. Balanced acidity and lingering notes of Meyer lemon make this an excellent food wine. more

Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello Chardonnay 2006

Though cold, wet weather delayed the growing season, by June the vines had set a full crop. Ripening continued through summer, but in August temperatures cooled again. We harvested over a thirty-day period. Grapes were whole-cluster pressed, and the juice racked to barrel. Natural primary lasted four months; natural secondary ... more

Clos Haut Peyraguey Sauternes 2005

The exceptional nature of its soil, gravely and sandy on a clayey subsoil as well as the orientation of its slopes toward the north-east, make of this soil a land for a Great Growth. A strict selection combined with an invaluable expertise make of the Château Clos Haut-Peyraguey one of ... more

Far Niente Chardonnay 2007

This wine greets with forward fruits, layered by peach and tropical notes combined with rose petal and toasty allspice. The balance between the oak and fruit are completely seamless. Full bodied and rich, creamy hints of minerality complement the sweet fruit throughout. The finish is very long, lingering and beautifully ... more

Landmark Vineyards Overlook Chardonnay 2007

The 2007 vintage of Overlook represents a blend of 22 separate vineyards from some of California’s finest sites for this varietal. 2007 presented us with an ideal growing season and the result is arguably our finest Overlook Chardonnay to date. The balanced acidity and creamy fleshy texture suggest a wine ... more

Château Suduiraut Sauternes 2005

Elegant, sweet and full-bodied with a remarkable life-expectancy. Beautiful gold colour with amber tints when aged. Harmony, power, complexity, and finesse it is often said that a great Suduiraut is the essence of Sauternes. It is a fresh, crisp and pure 60% Sauvignon Blanc and 40% Sémillon blend coming from ... more

Sonoma Cutrer Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2006

Distinct aromas of ginger and lemon zest are joined by toasty coconut, melon and caramel alongside a mineral, flinty cedar chest oakiness overlaid by notes of honeysuckle. Well-balanced with a solid acid backbone, the wine is rich and medium-heavy with a broad, yet firm, mid-palate. The long, lingering finish displays ... more

Château Ste. Michelle Indian Wells Chardonnay 2007

The warmth of the Wahluke Slope produces Chardonnay with an appealing tropical fruit character and rich texture. The 2007 Indian Wells Chardonnay delivers ripe tropical pineapple flavors and showcases the luscious opulence of Washington fruit. I like this wine with scallops, scampi or pasta with slightly richer sauces. more

Bonterra Chardonnay 2007

Our Chardonnay has firmly adopted a style some describe as International, with less oak aging and a deliberate attempt to emphasize the freshness and crispness of our stellar organic fruit from Mendocino County. Most of the grapes for Bonterra's Chardonnay are harvested along a 12-mile corridor near the banks of ... more