00 Wines Chardonnay EGW 2024

00 Wines’ 2024 EGW Special Edition — barrel-selected Willamette Valley Chardonnay, twelve months in all-new French oak, six in steel.

Taste
Built for texture: foot-crushed Chardonnay, a night on its skins and a long press for phenolic grip, framed by new oak and 18 months on the lees.

Region
From the Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA. The Hermann family founded 00 Wines in Carlton in 2015, betting that Chardonnay is the region’s future. The house owns no vineyards and says all its growers farm biodynamically or organically.

About This Wine
Body: Balanced, with weight and elegance · Texture: Phenolic grip, lees-aged

Best For
Crab and scallop dinners, a gift for a Chardonnay lover, a step up from the VGW, cellar building

For Who
00 Wines collectors, VGW fans ready for the deeper bottling, white Burgundy drinkers curious about Oregon, hosts who want a small-lot Oregon white

Similar To
If you like Walter Scott, Bergström, or premier cru white Burgundy, this is a barrel-selected Oregon Chardonnay with a year in all-new oak and 18 months on the lees.

Pairing
Dungeness crab with brown butter, seared scallops, roast chicken, roast pork loin, chanterelle risotto, Korean butter-grilled jeonbok (abalone), aged Comté

Drink Window
Drink now with 15–30 minutes of air, or cellar. Serve at 50–55°F.

Collector Note
The 2022 and 2023 EGW blended Chehalem Mountain and Seven Springs. For 2024, labeled Special Edition, 00 Wines calls it a barrel selection of Willamette Valley vineyards and names no sites: twelve months in barrel on the lees, six more in steel. Small lots, sold mostly direct. Buy 2–3: one now, the rest for the cellar.

Mood
Curious, textural, special-occasion, Pacific Northwest

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What does EGW stand for?
A: Extra Good White — the house’s step above its VGW, or Very Good White. 00 Wines has described the EGW as having extra depth and extra structure. The 2024 label adds the words Special Edition.

Q: What is the Black Chardonnay method?
A: It is how 00 Wines makes its Oregon Chardonnay: grapes are foot-crushed, left on their skins overnight, then pressed slowly to draw out phenolics for texture. The juice then goes straight to barrel.

Q: How is it different from the 00 Wines VGW?
A: The VGW is the house’s flagship Willamette Valley blend, drawn in 2024 from five vineyards. The EGW is a barrel selection, its twelve months in barrel all in new French oak.