Chardonnay
84/100
The short takeCreamy and balanced for a nonalcoholic Chardonnay, with usable oak and a bright toasted close. Not a heavy California barrel bomb — pear and apple stay in charge — but the likeness holds.
Tasted Karl HillHow we score
Serve Chilled, not ice-cold, in a white-wine glass.
Who it’s for Weeknight white, mild cheese, brunch when you want oak without a heavy pour.
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TDS Wineprint
This pour · documented production
In the glass
- Nose
- Pear and yellow apple with citrus and vanilla — orchard fruit first, oak as a soft frame.
- Palate
- Creamy and balanced, lightly oaked. Pear and apple hold; vanilla rides the middle without turning syrupy.
- Finish
- Bright, with toasted oak carrying the close.
Structure and likeness Show Hide
Structure
- Sweetness
- Off-dry
- Acidity
- Moderate acidity
- Body
- Medium body
- Finish length
- Medium finish
- Carbonation
- Still
How wine-like is it?
Separate from the score. A convincing resemblance is not a higher rating.
Good: orchard fruit and light oak read as Chardonnay rather than generic nonalcoholic white.
The wine
The oak shows most on the way out. Bright fruit gives way to toasted oak — not a butter bomb, not a candy fade. That toasted close is what keeps this Chardonnay in a wine register.
Pear and yellow apple lead the nose with citrus and vanilla. Orchard fruit first; oak soft around the edges. The sip is creamy and balanced, lightly oaked through the middle. Pear and apple stay clear; vanilla rides without turning the glass syrupy. Mouthfeel has enough cream to fill the space alcohol usually occupies, without pretending toward a heavy California barrel pour.
Serve it chilled, not iced — too cold and the cream mutes; too warm and the oak fattens. Likeness is good: Chardonnay cues without generic nonalcoholic white softness. Depth of a serious Napa oak Chardonnay is not here. Creamy balance and a bright toasted finish are, and that is enough for the table.
84 sits above the median of the 29 dealcoholized Chardonnay bottles we've tasted.
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Research notes
The technical sheet says alcohol is gently removed by spinning cone to preserve orchard-fruit and citrus esters; a proprietary water-soluble natural toasted-oak extract is then reintroduced to restore weight, mid-palate texture and a toasted, barrel-aged finish. Producer correspondence further identifies grape-skin extracts for balance, mid-body, finish and stabilization of the introduced oak.
Where to buy
- Isabel
- Package
750 ml
- Typical price
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$27.99 / 750 ml
- Availability
drinkisabel.com (US direct); refrigerate after opening (producer)
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Product facts
- Producer
- Isabel by Isabel Mondavi
- Origin
California, United States- Grapes
- 100% Chardonnay
- Bottle / can
- 750 ml
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Where sources disagree
Sources disagree on the following points.
- Sugar: Producer Chardonnay PDP states 1 g sugars per 5 oz serving. Producer correspondence from Rob Mondavi Jr. (2026-10-21) states 2 g sugar per 5 oz serving across the NA wines. The sugar field follows the product-specific PDP; both claims are retained.
Evidence at a glance
- Producer documented11 facts
- Bottle verified2 facts
- Unverified5 facts
Production record
One core fact remains to be documented or rechecked.
- Classification
- Verified
- Method
- Named method
- ABV
- Ceiling declaration
- Origin
- Documented
- Record
- Has open discrepancy
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Product record history Sourced changes and open disagreements. Prior claims stay on the record when sources conflict.
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