This is a textbook example of what Meursault can be.

A classic in the making, the 2011 North Slope Chardonnay displays aromas of toasted popcorn and pineapple, lemon oil and honeysuckle.

On the road to Chardonnay perfection, the 2012 Chateau Boswell Ritchie is ultra-smooth and opulent, featuring a symphony of ripe tropical fruit flavors balanced by a sense of harmony and class only found in California’s blue chip Chardonnays (e.g. Morlet and Pahlmeyer). This Chardonnay offers notes of nectarine intertwined with vanilla, minerals, lemon oil, and...