Alpha Omega Chardonnay 2016

Alpha Omega’s Napa Chardonnay is a creamy wine, ripe, full-bodied, and ample but with a tint of field herbs and barrel bitterness. It’s unapologetically New World in temperament, reflective of the working style of winemaker Jean Hoefliger and Alpha Omega consultant Michel Rolland.

This wine needs food of substance to match this opulence. Pair it with cream and butter sauces, roasted poultry, especially with sage, or rich shellfish like shrimp and lobster. For cheese, try medium aged cow’s milk offerings like Comté, Morbier, triple cream, and buttermilk blues.