Clean Chardonnay
81/100
The short takeAn understated Chardonnay led by gentle fruit and a quiet oak-and-vanilla close.
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Who it’s for A quiet Chardonnay when gentle fruit and a little vanilla are enough.
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In the glass
- Nose
- Golden apple and citrus, with a hint of honey.
- Palate
- Light-bodied, with a delicate fruit profile.
- Finish
- Understated, with touches of oak and vanilla.
The wine
Golden apple and citrus open the glass, with a hint of honey behind them. The palate stays light-bodied and delicate rather than forceful. Oak and vanilla appear quietly in the understated finish, leaving the fruit in front.
81 is typical of the 29 dealcoholized Chardonnay bottles we've tasted.
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Where to buy
- Waterbrook
- Package
750 ml
- Typical price
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$13.00 / package
- Availability
waterbrook.com shop; Haggen lists a 750 ml bottle
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Product facts
- Producer
- Waterbrook Winery
- Origin
Washington, United States- Base beverage
- Chardonnay
- Bottle / can
- 750 ml
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Where sources disagree
Sources disagree on the following points.
- Method: The producer shop, observed 2026-09-25, calls the wine dealcoholized and does not name a machine. Orca International says the alcohol is removed by thin-film vacuum distillation, with an essence strip taken off and added back. A February 11, 2023 Oregonian interview with Hal Landvoigt said the Clean wines were sent to BevZero in Healdsburg and the alcohol removed by spinning cones. This record does not pick a machine.
- Origin: Orca International lists country America and region Washington. Haggen says made and bottled by Waterbrook Winery, Healdsburg, CA. The 2023 Oregonian interview said the Chardonnay used Washington state and California fruit.
Evidence at a glance
- Producer documented3 facts
- Distributor sourced3 facts
- Retailer sourced2 facts
- Unverified6 facts
Production record
2 core facts remain to be documented or rechecked.
- Classification
- Verified
- Method
- Undeclared
- 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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