2009 White Wine

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: Full of tropical fruit flavors, this is rounded, ripe and very accessible. At the same time, its structure shows through in the tang of green apple skin, judicious wood aging and taut aftertaste.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: The 2009 Beaune Clos des Mouches is quite round and seamless for a young Beaune. Yellow stone fruits and minerals are some of the notes that wrap around the palate in this striking white from Drouhin. I especially like to...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 100 points: From pre-phylloxera Marsanne vines that are over 100 years of age and are not planted on American root stocks, the 2009 Ermitage l’Ermite Blanc (229 cases) reveals abundant notes of honeysuckle, a liqueur of wet stones...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: While very good this classic Condrieu must take a back seat to the 4000-bottle cuvee of 2009 Condrieu Clos Boucher which ranks alongside Guigal's Condrieu La Doriane. The Clos Boucher possesses a light gold color as well...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 96 points: The 2009 Chevalier-Montrachet seems to combine elements of the Bienvenues and Batard. An open floral bouquet melds into in sweet fruit white flowers and the essence of crushed rocks. The Chevalier possesses striking inner...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: The 2009 Puligny-Montrachet Pucelles emerges from the glass with crystalline purity in its finely chiseled fruit. It possesses striking mid-palate energy and focus with sweet floral notes that add lift on the finish. This...

Burghound, 91 points: A moderately exotic nose of mango, pineapple, white peach, acacia and discreet citrus hints introduce delicious, round, plump and solidly well-concentrated middle weight flavors that possess fine depth on the succulent...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 100 points: From one of the greatest years in Hermitage, Jean Louis Chave's 2009 Hermitage Blanc is quite possibly the greatest white ever from this estate (the 2013 will certainly be in the same league, but in a different style) and...