Wine Enthusiast: Another very nice Chardonnay from Durell...with charred, buttered toast aromas and flavors dominating. But the underlying tropical fruit, orange cream and mineral flavors are ...

Wine Spectator: Ripe and creamy up front, with butter-framed melon, creamed peach and pear notes that are then offset by a stony edge on the fresh finish. Blossoms in the glass. Bourboulenc, ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The proprietors are extremely happy with what they were able to produce in 2000. Even though this vintage has a poor reputation, producers who only included the early-picked g...

Wine Spectator: Rich and toasty in a restrained, taut package, offering yeasty bread dough and brioche accents to the notes of apple gelée, crystallized honey and citrus zest. This shows fine...

Wine Spectator: Rich and toasty in a restrained, taut package, offering yeasty bread dough and brioche accents to the notes of apple gelée, crystallized honey and citrus zest. This shows fine...

Wine Spectator: Smoke and salted butter notes accent dried apricot, kumquat and mineral flavors, while intense acidity drives this to the moderate, floral finish. Drink now through 2015. Tast...

About this Wine: Soil: Clay-limestone, white earth, on the rich side.
Site/Exposure: South-East, sloping, backed by woods.
Altitude: 240 m
Planted: 1965 - 1969 - 1977 - 1983 - 2001 - ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright green-tinged yellow. Soil-driven aromas of crushed stone, mocha, white flowers and spices, complicated by notes of butter and honey. The sweet yellow peach flavor fea...

Wine Enthusiast: This bottling has been variable over the decades, but this 2010 shows fine form, a good sign coming on the heels of the excellent 2009. It's richly oaked and flashy in pineapp...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Pinot Gris Wiley Vineyard (350 cases) displays more buttery apple skin notes, with a hint of marmalade and spice. Medium-bodied, richly fruity, it comes across as vib...

About this Wine: The Lucia Chardonnay is produced from three separate blocks at the Pisoni Vineyards. Varying in age and clone, these blocks contribute to a Chardonnay blend of pure, crisp and...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Light yellow. A complex bouquet displays singed orange, fresh and dried apricot, dried flowers and toffee, with a whisper of smoky lees. Fat and silky but fairly dry, with h...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2007 Lindaflor Chardonnay is medium gold-colored with an attractive bouquet of toast, butterscotch, apple, poached pear, and pineapple. Full-bodied and smooth-textured, it...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The pretty 2006 Chardonnay has an attractive ripe, buttery nose with Clementine and buttercups, the palate ripe and very expressive, bursting with tropical fruit such as mango...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (the Garenne and Chalumeaux components of this wine both began in new barrels) Superripe aromas of stone fruits, orange, clove, chalk and nuts slightly perfumey. Fat and cream...

Wine Spectator: Shows whiffs of chamomile and blanched almond before giving way to stylish white peach, pear skin and salted butter notes, with solid length. Nicely done, with the barrel ferm...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2005 Pure Evil Chardonnay spent some time in French oak. It is light gold-colored with an attractive perfume of butterscotch, spice box, baked apple, and poached pear, mor...

Wine Spectator: Ripe and focused, with nicely wound verbena, salted butter and green almond notes, backed by a vibrant finish that should unwind with brief cellaring. Drink now through 2013. ...

Wine Spectator: Plush and smoky, displaying apple, butterscotch and grapefruit flavors. Tightens up and tails off a little by the finish. Approachable now. Best from 2013 through 2020. 260 ca...

Wine Spectator: White peach and white flower notes, with a hint of butterscotch, ride the rich texture in this harmonious white. Integrated and lingering in the finish. Drink now through 2018...