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Chardonnay
$47.99 x 6
Regular price $254.81 PER CASE
SIZE
6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES
PRODUCER
THE LONG WAY HOME
VINTAGE
2022
COLOUR
white
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
beamsville bench, Niagara, Ontario
GRAPE
chardonnay
Green tinged and straw coloured with floral, citrus (clementine and lemon) stone fruit, yellow apple and ripe pear on the nose. The palate is medium bodied, charset="utf-8"flinty and packed with fresh acidity, lemon zest and light toast. Balanced, structured and a layered, creamy texture give way to a lingering, spicy finish.
Chardonnay is grown in many regions around the world due to its versatility in style andadaptability to various climates, but its true character can only shine in the right terroir. The Beamsville Bench sub-appellation is one of those, with the soils a mix of gravel, sand, silt, and clay layered in dolomitic limestone, the result of continuous erosion of the Niagara Escarpment and years of glacial activity. In the cool climate of the Bench, Chardonnay`s potential for greatness shows, resulting in elegant wines with fresh natural acidity and
intense aromatic expression.

Wismer Wingfield Chardonnay
$52.91 x 6
Regular price $317.46 PER CASE
SIZE
6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES
PRODUCER
Bachelder
VINTAGE
2022
COLOUR
white
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Niagara, Ontario, canada
GRAPE
chardonnay
Here, the nose seems “gloss first” at the moment but displays class and lanolin with an agreeable waxiness and richness. There is finesse and tension and an elegant white-flower-perfumed, pear-fruited complexity. The perfect conjunction of mineral terroir and lovely subtle complexity. Really bright. Precision, weight and a real sense of place.
Drinking development to prime: 2025-2030
248 cases made.

1818
$69.99 x 6
Regular price $419.94 PER CASE
SIZE
6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES
PRODUCER
Billecart-Salmon
VINTAGE
NV
COLOUR
Sparkling
REGION, COUNTRY
Champagne, France
GRAPE
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
Sparkling and crystalline with fine and plentiful bubbles. A blooming nose with harmonious notes of butter, white flesh fruits as well as Mirabelle plums and dried fruits. A well balanced mouth, structured thanks to the greatness of the Pinot Noirs, with flavours of white flesh fruits. The Chardonnays bring to this wine a refreshing finish with notes of citrus fruits and pepper.
Every year, Billecart-Salmon vinifies base wines from a greater number of parcels than it actually needs for the production of its main cuvées. The tasting Committee tastes each of these base wines and selects only the ones that match the standard and the style of Billecart-Salmon. Some of the wines that are not selected are bottled to be part of a second wine from the House, Inspiration 1818.

Christophe et Fils Petit Chablis
$42.99 x 6
Regular price $257.94 PER CASE
SIZE
6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES
PRODUCER
sebastien Christophe
VINTAGE
2023
COLOUR
White
REGION, COUNTRY
Chablis, France
GRAPE
Chardonnay
An attractive nose of citrus rind, white flowers, and wet stone. On the palate, the wine is racy and mineral with just a touch of salinity. The hallmark of the great 2022s will be tension and length and Sébastien’s little wine has both in spades. Incredible acidic cut will make this fantastic at the table and a great candidate for short term aging.
The wines of Domaine Christophe all display classic Chablis notes of shells and green apples on the nose, along with a pretty, underlying hint of white flower and lemon. It's the kind of bright nose that gives the drinker an intimation of the acidity and tension that will follow on the palate, which is indeed nervy but also generous with an appealing balance of flavours offset by a rocky, shell-y harmony. The wine finishes with the sort of mouth-coating minerality and mouth-watering citrusy acidity that makes Chablis a favourite amongst lovers of wines that truly reflect their terroir.

Pouilly-Fuissé
$69.99 x 6
Regular price $419.94 PER CASE
SIZE
6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES
PRODUCER
Dominique Cornin
VINTAGE
2021
COLOUR
White
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Mâconnais, Burgundy, France
GRAPE
Chardonnay
This wine piles on the minerality and is balanced with a luxurious mouthfeel. Notes of lemon citrus, subtle tropical fruit notes, double cream brie, and fennel seeds. This wine is bursting with impatience, to be enjoyed with a perfect dozen escargots. Organic and biodynamic farming. Whole cluster press into stainless steel and fermentation with natural yeasts. Aged on lees for 11 months before bottling.

Les Villages Bench Chardonnay
$30.75 x 6
Regular price $184.50 PER CASE
SIZE
6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES
PRODUCER
Bachelder
VINTAGE
2022
COLOUR
white
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Niagara, Ontario, canada
GRAPE
chardonnay
Chardonnay hallmarks of honeyed, mentholated waxy notes, with white peach and pear. Silky-rich, even a bit exotic, but dead-dry with a spicy but savoury minerality, tight but not stony. One might even call this a ‘N.O.T.L. Chardonnay for lovers of Bench wines!’
93 points, Rick Van Sickle
The Wismer and Saunders sourced fruit from the Bench is the most elegant of the three Chards in this trilogy. The nose is wispy, flinty, and laced with saline freshness follow by lemon zest, pear, apple skin and elegant spice notes. It’s such a mineral bomb on the palate with a complex array of stone fruits, bergamot, citrus zest, lemon cream and a lifted, long finish. A delight. 396 cases made.

Willms 'Vignes de 1983' Chardonnay
$43.36 x 6
Regular price $260.16 PER CASE
SIZE
6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $47.95 EACH
PRODUCER
Bachelder
VINTAGE
2022
COLOUR
white
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Niagara, Ontario, canada
GRAPE
chardonnay
Winemaker Notes
This Chardonnay vineyard is right down near Old Town in NOTL, and is from the Four Mile Creek VQA. It was planted way back in 1983 when there was hardly any vinifera in Niagara! The Willms site is an enigma: it produces subtly waxy Chardonnay with minty green, orange and yellow citrus on the nose; intense and broad, yet elegant, with a subtly-shaded minerality as palpable as from the bench. Willms possesses a texture that belies its Niagara-on-the-Lake origins. My theory is that the deep old vine roots and silty, slightly sandy soils confer a savoury minerality to the wine. It is broad, long, honeyed, elegant, and fabulously-textured!

Cava Brut
$22.99 x 6
Regular price $137.94 PER CASE
SIZE
6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES
PRODUCER
Giro Ribot
VINTAGE
NV
COLOUR
Sparkling
REGION, COUNTRY
Penedes, Spain
GRAPE
Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada, Chardonnay
The wine is fresh on the nose with hints of white flowers and white peach. On the palate, it's fresh with an excellent balance of acidity and some sweetness. It is rich with floral and creamy pastry undertones. Long and persistent finish.
The handpicked and mechanically harvested grapes come from their vineyard site called “Can Bas” with an average age of vines of 15 years. Grapes are picked from mid-August until the end of September. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at a very low temperature between 12 -14 ºC for several days. The coupage wine obtained undergoes 2nd fermentation in the bottle according to the traditional “Méthode Champenoise”. We employ a strain of yeast which increases mannoprotein content in the cava in order to achieve velvety and creamy mouth feel.

Cremant d'Alsace
$38.99 x 6
Regular price $233.94 PER CASE
SIZE
6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES
PRODUCER
Domaine Zinck
VINTAGE
NV
COLOUR
Sparkling
REGION, COUNTRY
Alsace, France
GRAPE
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc
91 Points, Wine Enthusiast
Notes of ripe yellow apple play enticingly on the nose. They expand to full force on the palate and fill the mouth with their mellow goodness, supported in this by rich notes of shortbread and wonderful lemon freshness. The bubbles are creamy and disperse the lovely flavors to great effect. This is classy and delicious.

Brut NV
$37.99 x 6
Regular price $227.94 PER CASE
SIZE
6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES
PRODUCER
Benjamin Bridge
VINTAGE
NV
COLOUR
Sparkling
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Gaspereau Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada
GRAPE
L'Acadie, Chardonnay
In the glass, a pale golden colour with a straw hue. On the nose, the wine displays suggestions of smoke and lemon rind with strong sea minerals undertones. The palate is luscious, but with good intensity and vibrancy. Hints of green apples and dried cranberries are magnified by the wine’s bright structure, unfolding in a lengthy mineral finish.

Chablis
$46.99 x 6
Regular price $281.94 PER CASE
SIZE
6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES
PRODUCER
Domaine Bernard Defaix
VINTAGE
2023
COLOUR
White
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Chablis, Burgundy, France
GRAPE
Chardonnay
A fine brilliant yellow colour. On the aromas, mineral notes are dominant combined with delicate touches of green apple and citrus fruit (lemon and grapefruit). The mouth is fresh and persistent. A fine brilliant yellow colour. On the aromas, mineral notes are dominant combined with delicate touches of green apple and citrus fruit (lemon and grapefruit). The mouth is fresh and persistent.
92 Points, Decanter (2020 vintage)
Domaine Bernard Defaix is a highly-rated family estate based in Milly, with the vines for this bottling averaging 30 years age. Ten months lees ageing adds to the complexity on both the nose and palate. Refined, classy and complex characters on show here, which meld beautifully with the ripe peachy fruit notes. A very fine, expressive, distinctive Chablis which is ready to drink now but will age very well for many years.

Première Cuvée Extra Brut
$106.99 x 6
Regular price $641.94 PER CASE
SIZE
6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES
PRODUCER
Bruno Paillard
VINTAGE
MV
COLOUR
Sparkling
REGION, COUNTRY
Champagne, France
GRAPE
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier
A straw gold colour and very fine bubbles. Its delicate hue comes from to the use of a high percentage of Chardonnay and of the first pressing only. The first aromas reveal the citrus character of the Chardonnay, such as lime and grapefruits. Red fruit aromas then come out, including redcurrant, raspberry, morello cherry - typical Pinot Noir. On leaving the wine to open up, candied fruits, even exotic fruits of Pinot Meunier appear with aromas of banana and pineapple. The palate is lively. The nose is confirmed by the first taste, including citrus, almonds, toasted bread and "brioche"... but also redcurrant jelly, and dark fruits like cherry, fig or blackberry. The palate is full, quite long, with a very clean finish. Elegant, but not without complexity, this wine perfectly illustrates what is "the house style." Blend: 45% Pinot Noir, 33% Chardonnay, 22% Pinot Meunier.
92+ Points, Wine Advocate
Based on the 2015 vintage, the latest release of Paillard's NV Extra-Brut Première Cuvée was disgorged in August 2019. Opening in the glass with delicate aromas of pear, crisp orchard fruit, brioche, white flowers, citrus zest and nutmeg, it's still youthfully tightly wound, with a medium to full-bodied, racy and incisive profile that's impeccably balanced. Elegant and precise to my palate, this is more about potential today, as real complexity is waiting in the wings. The only thing required is a bit of patience.

Réserve
$109.99 x 6
Regular price $659.94 PER CASE
SIZE
6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES
PRODUCER
Billecart-Salmon
VINTAGE
NV
COLOUR
Sparkling
REGION, COUNTRY
Champagne, France
GRAPE
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier
95 Points, Decanter
A fine straw-gold colour with great finesse of bubble flow and mousse. Joyful aromas of apple blossom and ripe pear. A full, defined palate demonstrates richness that will help to give this a long life in the cellar.