Chardonnay
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2018 Berry Bros. & Rudd Chablis by Domaine du Colombier, Burgundy
White
2018
Ready, but will keep
Medium Bodied
Dry
12.5% Alcohol
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£24.95
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2018 Berry Bros. & Rudd Pouilly-Fuissé by Olivier Merlin, Burgundy
White
2018
Ready, but will keep
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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£27.95
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2015 Berry Bros. & Rudd, English Sparkling, Blanc de Blancs by Hambledon Vineyards, Hampshire, England
White
2015
Ready, but will improve
Medium Bodied
Dry
12.0% Alcohol
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£34.00
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Berry Bros. & Rudd Blanc de Blancs Champagne by Le Mesnil, Grand Cru, Brut
White
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Medium Bodied
Dry
12.5% Alcohol
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£45.00
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2017 Berry Bros. & Rudd Puligny- Montrachet, Dom. Jean-Louis Chavy
White
2017
Ready, but will improve
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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£45.00
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2018 Berry Bros. & Rudd Meursault by Domaine Guyot-Javillier, Burgundy
White
2018
Ready, but will keep
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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£11.25
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(37.5cl)
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2018 Chablis, Domaine du Colombier, Burgundy
White
2018
Ready, but will keep
Medium Bodied
Dry
12.5% Alcohol
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£18.95
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2017 St Véran, Les Terres Noires, Domaine des Deux Roches, Burgundy
White
2017
Ready, but will keep
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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£21.95
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2018 Bourgogne Blanc, Les Sétilles, Olivier Leflaive, Burgundy
White
2018
For laying down
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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2017 Deltablock, Chardonnay, California, USA
White
2017
Ready, but will keep
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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£14.50
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2018 Mâcon-Villages, Domaine des Deux Roches, Burgundy
White
2018
Ready, but will keep
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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£14.95
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2017 Bourgogne Tradition, Domaine des Deux Roches, Burgundy
White
2017
Ready, but will keep
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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£16.95
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2017 St Véran Tradition, Domaine des Deux Roches, Burgundy
White
2017
Ready, but will keep
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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£17.95
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2018 Mâcon-Villages, Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon, Burgundy
White
2018
Ready, but will keep
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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£17.95
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2018 Montagny, Tête de Cuvée, Domaine Berthenet, Burgundy
White
2018
Ready, but will keep
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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£17.95
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2017 Mâcon La Roche-Vineuse, Olivier Merlin, Burgundy
White
2017
Ready, but will improve
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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£19.95
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2018 Chablis, Domaine Sébastien Dampt, Burgundy
White
2018
Ready, but will keep
Medium Bodied
Dry
12.5% Alcohol
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2017 Antech, Crémant de Limoux, Expression, Brut, Languedoc
White
2017
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Medium Bodied
Dry
12.0% Alcohol
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2017 Bourgogne Blanc, Camille Giroud
White
2017
Ready, but will keep
Medium Bodied
Dry
12.5% Alcohol
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£19.95
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2018 Chablis, Jean-Claude Bessin
White
2018
Ready, but will keep
Full Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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£20.00
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2017 Chablis, Les Allées du Domaine, Le Domaine d'Henri, Burgundy
White
2017
Ready, but will improve
Medium Bodied
Dry
12.5% Alcohol
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£20.95
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2018 Montagny, Mont-Cuchot, 1er Cru, Domaine Berthenet, Burgundy
White
2018
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Medium Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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£21.50
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2018 Petit Chablis, Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin, Burgundy
White
2018
Ready, but will keep
Full Bodied
Dry
12.5% Alcohol
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£22.50
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2017 Mâcon La Roche-Vineuse, Vieilles Vignes, Olivier Merlin, Burgundy
White
2017
Ready, but will improve
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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£22.50
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2017 Hautes Côtes de Beaune Blanc, Domaine Sébastien Magnien, Burgundy
White
2017
For laying down
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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£22.68
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2017 Bourgogne Blanc, Eclat de Calcaire, Pierre Girardin, Burgundy
White
2017
Ready, but will keep
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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£22.75
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2017 Waterford Estate, Chardonnay, Stellenbosch, South Africa
White
2017
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Medium Bodied
Dry
12.5% Alcohol
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£23.50
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2017 Chablis, Dessus La Carrière, Didier & Pascal Picq, Burgundy
White
2017
Ready, but will keep
Medium Bodied
Dry
12.5% Alcohol
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£23.96
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2016 Hautes-Côtes de Beaune, Sous Eguisons, Domaine Jean-Noël Gagnard, Burgundy
White
2016
Ready, but will keep
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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£23.96
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2016 Bourgogne Blanc, Terres de Famille, Domaine de la Vougeraie
White
2016
Ready, but will improve
Medium Bodied
Dry
12.5% Alcohol
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Chardonnay is the "Big Daddy" of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world. It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or.
Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
It is quantitatively important in California and Australia, is widely planted in Chile and South Africa, and is the second most widely planted grape in New Zealand. In warm climates Chardonnay has a tendency to develop very high sugar levels during the final stages of ripening and this can occur at the expense of acidity. Late picking is a common problem and can result in blowsy and flabby wines that lack structure and definition.
Recently in the New World, we have seen a move towards more elegant, better- balanced and less oak-driven Chardonnays, and this is to be welcomed.