Wine Spectator: Features an intense, savory aroma, with racy flavors of slate, sea salt and white pepper accented by green apple and white cherry notes. Airy and light on the vibrant finish, ...

Burghound: ...The dense and powerful middle weight flavors possess excellent mid-palate concentration as well as wonderful intensity. Moreover the intense minerality adds both elegance a...

Jancis Robinson: Strong mineral aroma, taut and zesty and really savoury on the palate. Fine density and length allied with fresh persistent intensity. (JH)

About this Wine: Shafer's single-vineyard Carneros-grown Chardonnay is produced from small-clustered clones of grapes selected for their low yields and distinctive flavors. Fermentation takes ...

About this Wine: "This fine, top drawer, Rothschild owned estate has produced a blockbuster '89 with an intensly perfumed nose, luxuriously rich palate and the ability to age for decades. A wi...

Wine Enthusiast: In its famous clear bottle, this is one of the best known prestige cuvées, and also the oldest, made first in 1876 for the Russian Tsars.This most recent vintage is a very fi...

Wine Enthusiast: A signature wine for Girardin, this is powerful and rich, with apricot, quince and green plum fruits that are layered within the taut texture. A toast note rounds out this com...

Wine Spectator: Fresh and vibrant, with a zingy burst of acidity that enlivens the green apple, honeydew melon and subtle lemon tart notes that gain richness and linger. Best from 2013 throug...

Wine Spectator: Hints of toasted brioche and quince paste add rich layers of flavor to tangy green apple, white peach, smoke, vanilla and fresh ginger notes, finding beautiful harmony with th...

Wine Spectator: Floral and poached pear flavors are supported by fine texture and vibrant acidity, layered with hints of toasted almond, graphite, cream and lemon curd, with a mouthwatering f...

Wine Spectator: Plush, lively and lusciously creamy, with plenty of snap to the ripe peach, white cherry and ruby grapefruit flavors. This shows plenty of refinement, offering hints of white ...

Wine Spectator: Serves up a complex mix of creamy fig, honeysuckle, anise, baked apple and spice flavors, all while maintaining a tight, upright posture and ending with a long, persistent fin...

Wine Spectator: This is explosively rich, with almond cream, heather and honeysuckle aromas giving way to mouthwatering lime chiffon, papaya and dried persimmon notes. Long and expansive, wit...

Wine Spectator: This is explosively rich, with almond cream, heather and honeysuckle aromas giving way to mouthwatering lime chiffon, papaya and dried persimmon notes. Long and expansive, wit...

Wine Front: Bath salts and florals, fresh juicy limes, subtle stony elements. It's fresh and tasty, almost silky to feel, with fine acidity, balance, length and a high yum factor. As a yo...

Wine Spectator: Mouthwatering, with finely detailed texture and a harmonious array of Fuji apple, pineapple, vanilla, brioche and grated coconut flavors. A mineral base note drives this home ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: A pungent suggestion of diverse hedge flowers and high-toned herbs rises from the glass of Dagueneau 2010 Blanc Fume de Pouilly Silex; then migrates to a palate dominated by s...

Wine Spectator: Shows solid thyme, sweet pea and jicama notes, with a fresh, tarragon-filled finish. Features a stony hint and good cut. — J.M.

Wine Spectator: Opulent and layered, showing gorgeous fruit purity, with fig, apricot, citrus, green apple and honeydew melon notes alongside an array of ripe tropical fruit flavors. Shaded b...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright pale color. Complex aromas of white pepper, snap pea and fresh herbs call to mind a gruner veltliner. Moderately ripe but nicely concentrated and silky in texture, wi...