I list my few on-hand bottles of American Chardonnay below. I am looking for suggestions on which of these might impress a French guest who loves white Burgundy. Beyond that, I would welcome other suggestions for USA Chardonnay that might be “eye-opening” (in a good way) for a French white Burgundy oenophile. Thanks.
2016 Ramey Chardonnay Rochioli
2016 Grgich Hills Estate Chardonnay Estate Grown Napa Valley
2016 Chappellet Chardonnay Grower Collection El Novillero
I think Ceritas falls into that category - I think their Zephyr is amazing and very European. Goodfellow, Patricia Green, Enfield, Failla “Big Egg”, Tyler etc all fall into that category.
Adding a Central Coast Cali perspective. I have found that Sandhi’s whites present this way, apart from their first 2-3 vintages (2009-2011). Most of Liquid Farm’s whites connote Chablis. Let us know where you land.
I don’t know what’s available locally for you, but if you’re going a more french-ish route, then definitely put some Walter Scott or Goodfellow in front of them (Liquid Farm as well).
people have mentioned Ceritas as something more French in style, but I just had a Heintz vertical this past weekend and didn’t find them to be like that (more like a top-end Margaret River Chard if we’re making comparisons), but you should absolutely open up some Ceritas for them and Rhys would also be great IMO.