Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 1–3 years from release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Buttered roast chicken, creamy fettuccine Alfredo, pan-seared sea scallops with lemon-butter sauce.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted to highlight a rich, classic California profile, this cuvée draws upon fruit sourced from partner vineyards across California's prime growing regions. The vinification emphasizes roundness and texture, undergoing complete malolactic fermentation alongside deliberate American and French oak aging with gentle lees stirring to develop distinct toasted brioche and vanilla notes around a ripe orchard-fruit core.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2013 by Gregory Ahn's Alcohol by Volume before joining the portfolio of WX Brands in 2017, Bread & Butter Wines has grown into one of California's most commercially prominent contemporary labels. Designed around an unpretentious ethos of immediate approachability, the brand sources fruit from varied vineyard partnerships across California's North Coast, Central Coast, and interior valleys, capitalizing on diverse soils and sunny microclimates. Head winemaker Linda Trotta guides cellar operations, ensuring a consistent, fruit-forward house signature defined by supple textures and generous fruit. The flagship Bread & Butter California Chardonnay epitomizes this opulent, consumer-friendly profile with creamy malolactic richness, toasted brioche nuances, and ripe orchard fruit. Beyond the core California-designated tier, the estate offers limited-production Reserve bottlings alongside an expansive portfolio including Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon, showcased at their tasting room situated along Napa Valley's Silverado Trail.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
13.5%