Cult Classics

"Pacific Tension” This is coastal California at its most composed. The 2021 La Rinconada opens with lemon zest, green apple and white peach, layere...

California, With Restraint This is Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay in beautifully judged form, elegant rather than overblown, sunlit but sharpened by th...

This is Petit Chablis with pedigree written all over it. The 2020 opens with lemon peel, green apple and white flowers, backed by that unmistakable...

Layered, statuesque and beautifully self-assured, the 2024 Maté’s Vineyard Chardonnay feels like one of those wines that never needs to raise its v...

Mineral Nerve Taut, sculpted and quietly commanding, the 2024 Hunting Hill Chardonnay feels like one of those wines built as much from tension as f...

Golden Hush Rich, plush and beautifully composed, the 2024 Coddington Chardonnay is the most openly generous of Kumeu River’s single-vineyard wines...

Coastal Tension Bright, sculpted and quietly thrilling, this is Chardonnay with real nerve beneath the polish. Lemon peel, white peach and ripe pea...

Salt & Steel Leaner, sharper and beautifully exact, this is Chardonnay with a cool, coastal precision that feels almost architectural. ...

Golden Hour Tension Open, textural and beautifully composed, this is Chardonnay with a slightly broader, more generous feel than some of Chanin’s m...

Oyster Cut Vincent Dauvissat’s 2020 Chablis is a village wine in name, but not in spirit. This is classic Dauvissat: lemon pith, green apple, oyste...