Clos Du Bois Buttery Chardonnay California White Wine

This is a California Chardonnay, and the winery behind it goes back decades: Clos du Bois says Frank Woods founded it in 1974.

The word buttery sits right in the name, and official guides to Chardonnay explain where that kind of texture can come from: oak aging can add toast and a rounder texture, while the fruit itself leans to citrus and apple when the grapes ripen less and to stone fruit when they ripen further. 3 shoppers have rated it so far.

Their average is a perfect 5 out of five, a high mark from just a few voices. Price sits low for the style, and in our September 2026 checks one store listed it at $10.99.

Another store listed it at $17.99 in those same September 2026 checks. What we do not have is a confirmed sense of where in California these grapes were grown.

Clos du Bois's own page for the 2024 vintage confirms the style the name promises. It calls this a "heavily oaked, richly layered wine" with aromas of spiced pear and vanilla bean, and notes of caramelized pineapple and toasted oak, the producer's words. The producer ties the fruit to unnamed California vineyards it describes as having "dry summers, cool winters and fertile soils," and suggests pairing the wine with brie, shrimp in pineapple salsa or creamy risotto.

Our call: a good bet if a confirmed oak-forward style at a low price is what you want; the producer calls this "heavily oaked" in its own words, and its price sits among the lower-priced whites we track. Pass if you want more than a few voices behind that perfect average; the rating so far comes from just a handful of shoppers, a high mark that has not yet been tested by a bigger crowd.

The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Sep 16, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.