Our customers have spoken loud and clear. For the last five years, Colline Aux Fossiles Chardonnay has been our #1 selling wine. Not our top Chardonnay. Our top wine. Period.
Once you taste it, the reason becomes obvious. It is ridiculously good and appeals to just about every type of Chardonnay lover, combining Burgundy-like freshness with Sonoma Coast concentration. I continue to believe this is the greatest Chardonnay value on the planet.
This is the bottle I hand to customers who say, “I want good White Burgundy, but I do not want to spend White Burgundy money.” It checks all the boxes, showcasing an ideal balance of richness, freshness, minerality, texture, and complexity in a way that feels almost unfair for the price.
The project is a collaboration between Jean-Marc Lafage and importer Eric Solomon, who discovered an old-vine Chardonnay site along the Tet River in France’s Roussillon region. These old vines are planted on gravelly, limestone-rich soils, the same dirt you'd find in some of Burgundy’s best sites. Brought up in a combination of stainless steel and neutral French oak, the winemaking preserves both texture, precision, and terroir.
This really lands right in the sweet spot. There is orchard fruit, white peach, citrus oil, crushed stone minerality, subtle spice, and a gentle creaminess, all supported by vibrant acidity. Stylistically, it sits somewhere between Chablis, Macon, and balanced Sonoma Coast Chardonnay.
We carry lots of Chardonnays that cost two to three times more. Very few outperform this one.
Josh Spurling
Owner, Operator, Wine Monger
Table Wine Asheville
