The Maison Barboulot Chardonnay Viognier 2024 from Trader Joe’s defies its $5.99 price tag with impressive flavor complexity and balance. This French wine from the Languedoc region combines Chardonnay (60%) and Viognier (40%) to create a refreshing, aromatic white that tastes far more expensive than it is.
• Unique “old style French broadside” label with playful sayings gives the bottle character
• Blend of 60% Chardonnay and 40% Viognier creates exceptional aromatics and flavor
• Unoaked style (no malolactic fermentation) preserves fresh fruit flavors
• Flavor profile includes white peach, coconut milk, green apple, and tropical fruit finish
• 13% alcohol content is relatively modest by today’s standards
• IGP Vin de Pays designation from the foothills of the Black Mountains
• 2024 vintage means it should be consumed within a year
• Responds well to chilling, which enhances its refreshing qualities
• Represents exceptional value that proves price doesn’t always indicate quality
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Introducing Maison Barboula Chardonnay
Speaker 1
0:03
Hey
,
it's
Domain
Dave
CheapWineFindercom
.
Again
,
how
you
doing
.
We
got
another
wine
review
.
Like
that's
not
anything
new
.
We
do
that
constantly
for
years
.
Today
we've
got
a
really
inexpensive
wine
,
a
value-priced
wine
.
Like
always
,
again
,
we're
redundant
.
Speaker 1
0:22
This
one's
$5.99
.
It's
the
Maison
Barboula
Chardonnay
V&A
2024
.
It's
a
Trader
Joe's
exclusive
.
You
might
see
it
at
a
Trader
Joe's
.
It's
got
this
old
style
French
broadside
looking
label
with
silly
words
on
it
.
One
of
the
sayings
on
there
is
if
you
bring
me
red
wine
,
I'll
give
you
white
wine
.
What
does
that
have
to
do
with
anything
?
I
don't
know
,
but
it's
just
supposed
to
be
fake
French
.
So
there
you
go
.
So
it's
kind
of
fun
.
They
have
that
fun
attitude
about
it
.
So
how
is
it
?
It's
$5.99
.
How
could
it
be
any
good
?
They
,
they
,
it's
from
the
languedoc
roussillon
region
of
france
,
which
is
on
the
west
coast
of
france
,
so
it
takes
even
longer
for
it
to
get
here
.
Flavor Profile and Tasting Notes
Speaker 1
1:10
Then
and
they
sell
it
for
less
than
six
bucks
.
Like
how
could
it
be
any
good
?
And
it's
really
good
actually
.
It's
um
unoaked
.
So
no
malolactic
,
no
oak
.
This
is
just
60%
chardonnay
,
40%
V&A
.
Speaker 1
1:25
V&a
is
a
French
grape
.
It's
usually
used
in
a
blend
because
it's
got
a
really
fragrant
aroma
.
In
Australia
it's
allowed
to
be
put
into
the
red
grapes
.
You'll
see
it
and
you
know
.
You
see
1%
and
I
asked
a
winemaker
one
time
why
do
you
put
1%
of
this
in
their
wine
?
Because
it
just
gives
it
.
You
know
it's
like
a
spice
.
You
have
a
meal
and
it's
just
not
right
and
you
add
that
one
spice
and
all
of
a
sudden
that's
it
,
and
V&A
is
that
spice
,
except
here
it's
40%
.
So
it's
not
a
spice
,
it's
part
of
the
meal
and
it
smells
great
.
This
has
got
for
it's
part
of
the
meal
and
it
smells
great
.
This
is
got
for
$5.99
.
It's
got
an
aroma
that
beats
most
wines
other
than
the
ones
that
have
the
ananth
it
.
Speaker 1
2:13
I'm
gonna
have
to
take
a
sip
13%
on
the
alcohol
,
which
is
kind
of
mild
nowadays
.
It's
got
really
good
flavor
.
It's
got
the
kind
of
acidity
that
makes
you
want
to
take
a
sip
before
you
even
know
about
it
.
It's
one
of
those
wines
which
is
you
know
that
might
not
be
,
you
know
,
a
good
thing
in
a
$50
bottle
of
wine
,
but
it
sure
rocks
in
a
$6
bottle
of
wine
.
And
it's
got
peach
,
but
maybe
like
white
peach
,
and
it's
got
coconut
milk
and
it's
got
non-sweet
kind
of
green
apple
and
it
tastes
like
a
faint
marmalade
in
there
.
And
then
you've
got
at
the
very
end
.
You've
got
tropical
fruit
going
on
and
it's
just
a
fun
wine
.
It
smells
great
,
it
tastes
good
,
it's
got
a
nice
floral
nose
too
.
Speaker 1
3:11
You
put
a
chill
on
it
.
This
is
a
wine
that
If
you
put
a
chill
on
a
wine
Value, Vintage and Recommendations
Speaker 1
3:18
,
the
coldness
will
mask
some
of
the
flavors
.
So
if
you're
spending
a
lot
of
money
on
a
bottle
,
maybe
keeping
it
other
than
a
bubbly
,
keeping
it
chilled
,
you're
losing
some
of
what
the
bottle
has
to
offer
.
But
on
a
$6
wine
,
chill
it
.
I
mean
it's
got
enough
flavor
and
the
masking
of
it
just
brings
out
something
that
really
tastes
good
.
Let's
take
another
sip
and
it's
got
a
nice
array
of
flavors
.
You
know
I
wouldn't
go
as
far
as
say
it's
complex
,
but
it
does
have
.
Speaker 1
4:04
You
know
,
wines
have
a
start
out
with
the
base
and
they
have
a
mid-palate
and
then
they
have
a
finish
.
This
wine
,
590
,
has
all
that
,
but
it
does
transition
to
another
flavor
and
it
does
finish
with
some
tropical
fruit
and
it's
.
It's
a
nice
wine
.
I
mean
it's
just
it's
gotten
to
the
point
where
the
price
of
a
wine
doesn't
really
tell
you
too
much
anymore
.
I
mean
if
it
goes
too
low
.
I
mean
,
you
know
,
maybe
under
$5
,
but
I've
had
some
decent
under
$5
wines
too
,
though
you
tend
to
lose
the
number
of
wines
that
are
that
good
under
that
.
But
here
,
599
is
a
good
wine
,
a
recommended
wine
,
a
wine
that
you're
going
to
want
to
drink
a
lot
of
.
Speaker 1
4:47
It's
a
2024
vintage
,
which
means
it's
not
oaked
,
it's
not
aged
that
much
,
so
you're
probably
going
to
want
to
drink
it
within
the
next
year
.
It's
not
aged
that
much
,
so
you're
probably
going
to
want
to
drink
it
within
the
next
year
.
There'll
probably
be
a
well
,
the
Saison
Barbele
,
as
they
added
a
rosé
last
year
,
and
before
that
Trader
Joe's
did
a
.
What
was
it
?
A
Cabernet
Sauvignon
Syrah
wine
,
I
think
it
was
.
They're
all
on
the
Chief
Winder
website
and
they're
all
pretty
good
.
Speaker 1
5:18
Off
from
the
Languedoc
Languedoc's
on
the
southwest
side
of
France
,
this
one's
in
the
foothills
of
the
Black
Mountains
,
which
sounds
pretty
cool
to
me
.
A
little
sip
IGP
Vindapaz
wine
.
Igp
is
a
step
below
AOP
,
which
is
the
highest
level
or
designation
.
There's
higher
levels
inside
of
AOP
,
but
it
means
that
the
rules
for
the
vineyard
and
for
the
production
are
less
.
But
the
wine
still
represents
the
region
,
which
is
for
,
especially
a
$6
wine
.
Fine
,
good
,
give
it
Wrapping Up and Future Reviews
Speaker 1
5:54
to
me
.
So
there
you
go
,
the
Masson
Barbelat
Chardonnay
V&A
at
Trader
Joe's
2024
Vintage
,
$5.99
.
It's
a
home
run
,
if
you
ask
me
.
I
don't
see
how
you
can
make
a
wine
this
cheap
any
better
.
So
,
adios
,
keep
it
cheap
.
I've
got
a
couple
of
red
wines
coming
up
next
.
We'll
be
hitting
those
pretty
soon
and
I'll
just
keep
it
cheap
.
Stay
warm
,
cool
or
whatever
out
there
.
And
I
always
keep
it
cheap
,
stay
warm
,
cool
or
whatever
out
there
,
and
I'll
be
talking
to
everybody
in
a
couple
days
,
bye-bye
.
