No Curfew Chardonnay 2023 750ml

t’s that friend who bursts into a room and says, “The weekend is here and we are READY FOR IT!” …on a Tuesday. No, they won’t be limited by a silly thing like what day of the week it is: party time is all the time for the No Curfew Chardonnay. The wine is all about buoyant pear-and-green-apple fruitiness, over-the-top richness and acidity that zips like a twist of lemon in your gin & tonic. Open a bottle with friends to start off a great night, open a bottle with grilled chicken and a salad, or open a bottle because you made it past Humpday. We’re cool either way, and no matter the setting, the No Curfew Chardonnay will get the party started.

• Country: United States
• Region: California
• Size: 750ml
• Color: White
• Alcohol by Vol: 13.5%

Varietal

Chardonnay

Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one that has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is Chardonnay. This green-skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity, which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.