2018 White Wine from Napa

Wine Enthusiast, 96 points: Made from decades-old dry-farmed vines planted to the Wente clone in rocky, volcanic soils, this is a stunning wine, flinty, fleshy and expansive, with undeniable minerality. Lemon zest, meringue and pear contrast against...

Wine Enthusiast, 95 points: This robust, full-bodied white holds its weight and pedigree remarkably well, offering an intensely flavored, richly layered experience that seamlessly provides freshness along the way. Apple, cinnamon and nutmeg are...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 96 points: 96+ The 2018 Chardonnay Beresini Vineyard Cuvee Torchiana sashays out of the glass with knockout scents of honey-drizzled white peaches, pineapple upside-down cake, grapefruit and ginger cake with hints of cashews and...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: The 2018 Chardonnay Hudson Vineyard was aged for 14 months in French oak barrels, 60% new. It delivers an incredible array of notes—grapefruit, peaches, fresh apples and pineapples with suggestions of ginger ale, allspice...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: (92-94+ points) A barrel sample, the 2018 Chardonnay leaps from the glass with expressive white peach, lemon curd and pink grapefruit notes with touches of fresh ginger, marzipan and brioche. The palate is medium to...

Decanter, 93 points: Ripe and floral in the warm 2018 vintage. The nose gives off notes of pineapple rind, apple blossom and honeysuckle. The palate is fresh and flashy, with flavours of nectarine, roasted pineapples and ocean breeze. A...

jamessuckling.com, 93 points: A full-bodied, creamy white, showing lots of ripe fruit on the nose with peach pie, baked apple and mango, followed by hazelnut and custard pastry on the palate. Crisp acidity. Drink or hold.

Vinous, 93 points: The 2018 Chardonnay Hudson Vineyard is one of the richer wines in the range. Lemon confit, butter, mint, lightly honeyed notes and a kiss of French oak give the Hudson an extra kick of textural richness that works so well...

Decanter, 92 points: Sourced from the southernmost vineyard in Napa County, often tapped as a source for sparkling wines, Arnot-Roberts’ bottling of Watson Ranch Chardonnay was fermented in stainless steel and aged in neutral French oak for...

jamessuckling.com, 92 points: Fresh-currant, pine, mocha and licorice aromas on the nose. Praline, too. It’s medium-bodied with firm, sleek tannins. Silky and juicy. Try from 2022.