95pts James Suckling

This is layered and creamy with dried apricot and lemon curd with some candied lemon as well. Medium to full body, with lots of tangy fruit and crisp acidity. Lemon tart and sea shell undertones.

95pts International Wine Report

Always Dijon clone fruit and mostly Eola-Amity Hills and Mt Pisgha AVA, the 2021 Very Good White rests for 12 months in barrel (30% new French oak) and then 6 months in stainless steel. A light golden lemon core with a silvery rim shines in the glass, it gifts aromas of wet white clay, lemon essence, dried thyme, apricot skin, lemon verbena, and honeysuckle flowers. A medium-bodied mouthfeel, mouthwatering acidity, and a lengthy finish complete the wine. About 1200 cases produced.

94pts Jeb Dunnuck

A ripe youthful yellow hue, the 2021 Chardonnay VGW is fantastic out of the gates, with ripe aromas of white smoke, lemon balm, salty earth, and white peach. From all volcanic soils, the 2021 Chardonnay VGW is ripe through the palate with generous notes of salted pineapple fruit and a rounded feel, although it’s clean as a whistle and has a fresh lift of acidity.

Winemaker Notes

VGW stands for "Very Good White," and it's 00 Wines calling card. Comprising four vineyards and three Dijon Chardonnay clones (plus the Mendoza clone), it's wonderfully balanced—rich yet bright, lush yet tense, showing both structure and texture. A blend of four vineyards and three Dijon clones (as well as the Mendoza clone), VGW manages to be many things at the same time: rich, but bright; lush, but with tension; structured, and textural. This is the winery's calling card and largest production cuvée.

Winery Notes

The 00 VGW (Very Good White) showcases the best of the Willamette Valley in a Chardonnay blend. Their "Black Chardonnay" production method results in a complex, savory Chardonnay, which has given 00 Wines an outstanding reputation for quality and attention to detail in the Willamette Valley.

00 Wines is a family-owned and operated winery that is dedicated to elevating Willamette Valley Chardonnay and Pinot Noir into the pantheon of the great wines of the world.

The Hermann family has been tasting and buying wine from the pioneering families of the Willamette Valley for 50 years. Throughout their decades of meeting the great winemakers of the region, huddled in the back of their small wineries over a barrel, the Hermanns have come to know that the Willamette Valley is a world-class wine region suited to growing the best Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in the new world.