Proprietary Blend Wine

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, 92 points: (made from 55% marsanne, 35% roussanne and 10% viognier; 5% new oak in large format): Pale yellow. Intensely perfumed nose offers fresh and dried pit fruits, jasmine and floral honey. Bright minerality adds lift and cut...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: The 2014 Planetes de Nin Blanc is produced with the white mutation of Cariñena, a rare variety called Cariñena Blanca, which DNA tests show to be identical to the red one. The wine is full of character, and I believe the...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 96 points: The 2013 Proprietary White Mannequin, which draws fruit from diverse regions of Northern California such as the Carneros Basin and the Sonoma Coast, is actually a blend of 76% Chardonnay, 8% Viognier, 6% Marsanne, 5%...

Wine Spectator, 94 points: A gorgeously rendered hedonists’ delight, with creamed melon, peach, apricot and quince flavors that glide along, supported by subtle ginger, hazelnut and piecrust notes. The long, lush finish has fruit for days...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: Abbatucci’s 2011 Cuvee Collection: General de la Revolution Jean-Charles Abbatucci – for more on whose vinification and roster of ancient cepages, consult my review of the 2010 in issue 205 – is very nearly as exciting as...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: Looking at Paul-Vincent’s Chateauneufs, and a rich, voluptuous example of this cuvee that possesses great acidity, the 2012 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc offers up ripe stone fruits, white currants, honeysuckle and licorice...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, 92 points: Light yellow-gold. A complex, deeply perfumed bouquet evokes candied citrus and pit fruits, toasted almond, honey and chamomile. Spicy and savory in character, offering intense, broad poached pear and orange flavors and a...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: Always one of the leading whites in the appellation, the 2012 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc checks in as a blend of 80% Roussanne (from 40-year-old vines) and the balance Grenache Blanc, Picardan, Clairette and Bourboulenc...

Wine Spectator, 92 points: This wonderfully pure white displays seamlessly layered notes of green almond, green plum and Jonagold apple, backed by a hint of macadamia nut on the finish. Creamy, alluring mouthfeel.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: A multifaceted and seductive aromatic melange of musk, gardenia, heliotrope, marzipan, quince preserves, citrus oils, and herbal essences greets me from the glass of Deiss 2008 Altenberg de Bergheim. The creamy richness...