Holiday Gift Guide 2018: The Best Chardonnay Wines The first release of single-vineyard Chardonnay from this site, this wine is ripe and juicy, with intense concentration. But at the same time, it has incredible finesse and length, with layers of flavor unfolding on the palate. Minerality and soft blossoms accent that rich, peach and orange-like center, and it will almost certainly evolve for years to come.