Artesa was forged by a dreamy coupling of traditional Spanish style and cool-climate Carneros soils. This unique marriage creates estate-grown grapes that yield captivating wines with an old-wold distinction. This gorgeous Chard is a winemaking patchwork of all the best plots across the Artesa estate. The final product is a real stunner with a creamy mouthfeel overlaid with Asian pear, meyer lemon and vibrant acidity.
Artesa was forged by a dreamy coupling of traditional Spanish style and cool-climate Carneros soils. This unique marriage creates estate-grown grapes that yield captivating wines with an old-wold distinction. Their Chardonnay shows a mouthwatering collection of flavors with a bright citrus backbone. Combining white blossoms, minerality and stone fruits, this bottle is sure to palate please while disproving any Chardonnay-sayers.
Cult classics are your thing, especially if they're limited editions. This is an "up talking into the wee hours of the night" kind of white, just like the winemakers from this famed California house who picked these grapes in the dark, aged them in French oak, and made them into this coveted, rare reserve of creamy, toasty, butterscotch-y goodness. Put a few away for safekeeping before they're gone forever.
Artesa was forged by a dreamy coupling of traditional Spanish style and cool-climate Carneros soils. This unique marriage creates estate-grown grapes that yield captivating wines with an old-wold distinction. When it comes to sparkling let's just say the family owners have a bit of experience. As one of the largest producers of Cava in Spain, the Cordoniu's created this stateside bubbly in Carneros at Artesa. Its lovely red fruits float off the effervescence while maintaining the complexity from its laborious methode champenoise production.
High above the thick fog and crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean lies one of the smallest wine regions in California, Anderson Valley. This tiny gem is home to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir perfection at Domaine Anderson. The family who owns this coveted estate also produces one of the most iconic Champagne houses in the world so we could say they've had some practice. (Achem, Louis Roederer's Cristal.) What makes this property even cooler - pun intended - is their dedication to both organic and biodynamic farming. Their Walraven Chardonnay drinks like a dream with a deep gold hue. On the palate it offers a generous and rich texture with vidid notes of oak and lemon curd.
High above the thick fog and crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean lies one of the smallest wine regions in California, Anderson Valley. This tiny gem is home to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir perfection at Domaine Anderson. The family who owns this coveted estate also produces one of the most iconic Champagne houses in the world so we could say they've had some practice. (Achem, Louis Roederer's Cristal.) What makes this property even cooler - pun intended - is their dedication to both organic and biodynamic farming. Their Estate Chardonnay is a nuanced expression with honeysuckle, sandalwood and stone fruit pouring from the bottle. It has a graceful balance of structure and acidity from the warm days and cool nights.
When wine critics print "OMG" in their reviews, you know this bottle is a keeper — hopefully just like your newly betrothed. Louis Latour, one of the most renown French winemakers dating back to 1797, captured the very best of a white Burgundy in this Grand Cru: a layered, full-bodied white, dense with fruit and super concentrated. Uncork this stunner on your 1st anniversary.
On that first gorgeous day of spring/summer, when you can finally kick off your shoes and savor a glass on the deck with your favorites, this bright Chardonnay is Mother Nature's gift. Infused with all the smells of an early-season farmer's market: juicy stone fruits, bee pollen, freshly baked bread, cold, salty rain on sun-warmed stone. Winemakers Jayson Pahlmeyer and Kale Anderson run a tight ship, hand-sorting grapes to make sure only the very best make it into their iconic wines. This particular bottle has long been sold out at the winery, the final vintage of a critically acclaimed wine that you really want curated into your collection. Pair it with a cheese board including some smoked meats and tropical fruit.
Robert Mondavi, the unequivocal Godfather of American Wine, is a name you likely recognize and for good reason. He put California wine on the map and his legacy of quality wines still lives on strong today. This classic style for California Chardonnay doesn't just hold up, it exceeds all of your creamy, dreamy, expectations with lemon pie, toasted hazelnut and baked pear. It's long luxurious finish shows you exactly why the Golden State is the OG for Chardonnay.
Robert Mondavi, the unequivocal Godfather of American Wine, is a name you likely recognize and for good reason. He put California wine on the map and his legacy of quality wines still lives on strong today. The non-oaked style of Chardonnay allows for a leaner, cleaner profile while still benefiting from that Napa Valley fruit. It's ripe with fresh cut pears, orange blossoms and lemon zest. The mouthfeel maintains a touch of creaminess to balance out the bright acidity.