Our take
Black Stallion Napa Valley Chardonnay White Wine, California
- Style
- White wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Grape
- Chardonnay
- Region
- Napa Valley
- Shelf barcode
- 0082242162234
Our take
What we make of this bottle
At $22.99 in our September 2026 checks, this Napa Valley Chardonnay comes from a winery with a clear beginning. Black Stallion Estate Winery says its Napa winery was established in 2007, on the property that had once been the Silverado Horseman's Center. Region guides note that Napa Valley runs only about thirty miles, yet its valley floor, hillsides and mountain sites can differ sharply, so the valley name marks the origin while a smaller area inside it would tell you more.
We do not have a shopper rating for this bottle. Category guides for Chardonnay describe a grape that shifts with the cellar. It is lighter without oak and fuller when fermented and aged in it, with apple and citrus in the cooler wines and stone or tropical fruit in riper ones. Those same guides add that oak and time on the spent yeast can bring toast and a rounder feel, though only as a choice the winemaker makes. The regional guides call Napa's climate dry and Mediterranean, cooled at the southern end by San Pablo Bay, warmer toward the north, with fog that lowers the overnight temperature. Napa has been a federally recognized growing area since 1981, with seventeen smaller areas now inside it.
Our call: this suits a shopper who wants a straightforward Napa Valley Chardonnay from an estate with a clear opening chapter; Black Stallion dates its Napa winery to 2007, built on the former Silverado Horseman's Center site. Pass if you want the style confirmed one way or the other: our category guides describe Chardonnay running from a lighter, unoaked style to a fuller, oak-aged one, and our record cannot yet confirm which style this particular bottle follows, nor has a shopper rating come in to weigh in either way.
The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Sep 16, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.
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Dated store checks, not a promise about your store.
- Kroger, Atlanta suburbs, GA$22.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Napa Valley winery
Black Stallion Estate Winery says its Napa Valley winery opened in 2007 on the former Silverado Horseman's Center property.
Research status
What we are still checking
Our overview above draws on the dated store feed, shopper ratings, our region and grape research, and any sourced producer facts. We are still working to confirm the current release, the full producer record, and the bottle itself, and we update this page as we learn more.
Getting to know Napa Valley.
Napa Valley is only about 30 miles long, yet its floor, hillsides and mountain sites differ sharply. The valley name establishes origin, while a nested AVA or vineyard gives a closer reading of place.
What the name means
Napa Valley has been a federally recognized American Viticultural Area since 1981. Seventeen smaller AVAs now sit within its boundary.
How grapes grow here
The valley has a dry Mediterranean climate. San Pablo Bay cools the south, summer afternoons grow warmer toward the north, and fog lowers overnight temperatures across much of the valley.
What lies under the vines
Volcanic, marine and river activity created unusually varied ground. Napa Valley Vintners reports half of the world's twelve soil orders and 33 soil series within the region.
How large the region is
- Land under cultivation
- 47,216 acres, or 19,108 hectares, are reported under cultivation.
- Nested AVAs
- 17 approved AVAs sit within the Napa Valley AVA.
Places within the region
- Valley floor
- Oakville, Rutherford, St. Helena and Yountville are among the nested floor and benchland AVAs.
- Hills and edges
- Atlas Peak, Howell Mountain, Mount Veeder and Los Carneros show how elevation and bay influence change within the valley.
Getting to know Chardonnay.
Chardonnay is a white grape used for still and sparkling wine. It can be made without oak for a lighter shape or fermented and aged in oak for more weight.
Category guide
What to expect in the glass
Official category guides place citrus and apple at the cooler end and stone fruit or tropical fruit in riper examples. Oak and time on the spent yeast can add toast, spice and a rounder texture, but those features are winemaking choices rather than a guarantee.
Sources: New Zealand Winegrowers; Napa Valley Vintners. Checked Aug 10, 2026. See all 116 Chardonnay wines we cover →
Where this information comes from
- Store listing
- Price, package, product identifier. Checked Aug 10, 2026.
- Barcode
- The shelf barcode shown here is computed from the store product identifier. It has not been checked against a bottle.
- Method
- Every price, rating and fact here is a dated observation. How we check.