La Noble Chardonnay ($10) is a consistent ‘best buy’ in both The Wine Advocate and the Wine Spectator. “Wine Advocate readers have come to expect La Noble’s Chardonnay to appear every year in one of our value reports and 2005 doesn’t break its impressive string of successes.” The Wine Advocate, 6/30/06. This is a 100%Chardonnay grown in the coolest hillside vineyards of the south of France, made with no ageing in oak to maintain purity of fruit and bottled young for maximum freshness. Unsullied by oak or butter flavors, it is a throwback to the uncomplicated pleasure people took in wine centuries ago. Food: a wonderful aperitif, a light, zingy way to whet the appetite. It is an excellent complement to a wide range of foods, from hot dogs on the grill on a warm summer evening to shrimp to fried chicken to an elegant dinner of scallops or lobster. Drink cool, not cold to enjoy all of the flavors and aromas.