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More Top Rated Chardonnay

Chardonnay grapes

Fruity and easy to drink, Chardonnays can be paired with just about any dish involving eggs, fish or fowl. This popular white wine generally comes in two styles: showing either a steely, fruitlike and crisp character or barrel-fermented, rounder and buttery flavors.

Read on for a list of the best previously featured Chardonnays we've tasted, starting with our highest rated wines.

 

Hamacher Wines
2004 Chardonnay Cuvée Forêts Diverses
Willamette Valley, OR
15/20

$30

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Iron Horse Vineyards
2005 Corral Vineyard Chardonnay
Sonoma County/Green Valley, CA
15/20

$38

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Louis Jadot
2002 Domaine de la Chapelle aux Loups—Saint Veran
Beaune, France
15/20

$15

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Stonestreet
2004 Red Point Chardonnay
Alexander Valley, CA
15/20

$30

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Trefethen
2004 Chardonnay
Napa Valley, CA
15/20

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Chalk Hill
2004 Chardonnay
Chalk Hill, CA
14.5/20

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D.R. Stephens
2002 Chardonnay
Napa Valley, CA
14.5/20

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Dutton Goldfield
2004 Dutton Ranch Chardonnay
Russian River Valley, CA
14.5/20

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Franciscan Oakville Estate
2002 Cuvée Sauvage
Carneros, CA
14.5/20

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Frank Family Vineyards
2000 Chardonnay
Napa Valley, CA
14.5/20

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Kalin Cellars
1993 LV Chardonnay
Sonoma County, CA
14.5/20

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Mayacamas
2003 Chardonnay
Napa Valley, CA
14.5/20

$32

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Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
2004 Upper Barn Chardonnay
Alexander Valley, CA
14.5/20

$32

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Starr Winery
1996 Zena Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay
Willamette Valley, OR
14.5/20

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Stonestreet
2004 Broken Road Chardonnay
Alexander Valley, CA
14.5/20

$35

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Stonestreet
2004 Upper Barn Chardonnay
Alexander Valley, CA
14.5/20

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Taylor Family Vineyards
2003 Hillside Chardonnay
14.5/20

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Columbia Winery
2004 Chardonnay
Yakima Valley, WA
14/20
$7

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Cousiño-Macul
2003 Chardonnay Antiguas Reservas
Santiago, Chile
14/20

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Flora Springs
2005 Barrel Fermented Chardonnay
Napa Valley, CA
14/20
$24

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Grgich Hills Estate
2005 Napa Valley Chardonnay
Napa Valley, CA
14/20
$40

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Hogue Cellars
2004 Reserve Chardonnay
Columbia Valley, WA
14/20

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Jarvis
1997 Chardonnay
Napa Valley, CA
14/20

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Joseph Phelps
2004 Sonoma-Napa Chardonnay
Sonoma County & Napa Valley, CA
14/20

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McKeon-Phillips
1997 Reserve Chardonnay
Santa Barbara County, CA
14/20

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Mills Reef Winery
1998 Mills Reef Reserve Chardonnay
Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
14/20

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Rancho Arroyo Grande
2003 Estate Grown Chardonnay
Central Coast, CA
14/20

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Simi
2004 Russian River Reserve Chardonnay
Sonoma County, CA
14/20

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William Hill Estate
2004 Chardonnay Reserve
Napa Valley, CA
14/20

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Wölffer
2002 Reserve Chardonnay
The Hamptons, NY
14/20

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Napa Cellars
2004 Napa Valley Chardonnay
Napa Valley, CA
13.5/20

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Patz & Hall
1999 Napa Valley Chardonnay
Napa Valley, CA
13.5/20

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Robert Stemmler
2000 Chardonnay-Three Clone
Sonoma County, CA
13.5/20

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Silver Spur Winery
2002 Chardonnay
Los Carneros, CA
13.5/20

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Simi
2005 Chardonnay
Sonoma County, CA
13.5/20

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Twisted
2005 New Vine Chardonnay
California
13.5/20
$13 (1.5 L)

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Vine Cliff
2000 Chardonnay
Napa Valley, CA
13.5/20

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Cycles Gladiator
2004 Chardonnay
Central Coast, CA
13/20

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Solaris
2004 Chardonnay
Monterey County, CA
13/20

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Fetzer Vineyards
Emeril's Classics White (75% Chardonnay, 25% Viognier)
Mendocino County, CA
11.5/20

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Greenvale Vineyards
1998 Chardonnay
Southern New England
11/20

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Perbacco Cellars
1998 Edna Valley Chardonnay
Edna Valley, CA
N/R


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