2011 White Wine

jamessuckling.com, 95 points: A fabulous nose of sliced pineapple, honeysuckle, and mineral. Full-bodied, dry but rich, and wonderful depth of fruit. The mineral and tropical fruit is intense yet subtle. Mature style. Drink now.

Wine Spectator, 91 points: Lime, citronella, pear and mineral aromas and flavors are wrapped in a creamy texture. Vibrant acidity drives the flavors to a long conclusion. Best from 2015 through 2023. 574 cases imported. –BS

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: The 2011 Meursault Clos de la Barre was raised in used oak and bottled a little later than Dominique’s other 2011s. It has a generous bouquet that is spicier than the Village Cru with hints of smoked walnut emerging with...

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 94 points: (AG92-94 points) Things get much more serious with the 2011 Meursault Les Charmes, which is a huge step up from the preceding wines in this lineup of Meursaults. It boasts stunning richness, density and minerality, all...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: The 2011 Pouilly-Fuisse Terroir de Vergisson is a blend of three plots: La Roche (60%), Les Cres (15%) and Les Crux (around 30-35%). It has an exquisite bouquet with superb delineation: white peach, nectarine and a touch...

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 92 points: The 2011 Puligny-Montrachet Les Enseigneres is one of the more honeyed, viscous wines in the range. All the elements meld together in a textured wine that stands out for its exuberance, balance and class. As good as the...

Burghound, 93 points: A strikingly elegant, pure and restrained nose displays essence of citrus, stone and green apple aromas. There is superb detail to the intense and broad-shouldered flavors that coat the palate with dry extract, all...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: Rated, but no tasting note given. Although these wines are normally reviewed by my colleagues David Schildknect in his Languedoc-Roussillon and Alsace reports and Lisa Perrotti-Brown in her reviews of Australian wines, I...

James Halliday, 96 points: Vat 1 can always be relied upon to deliver a pure, focused and linear wine, year-in, year-out; as a young wine, there is just enough flesh for a little pleasure, with lemon sherbet, lime leaf and straw; the structure...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, 92 points: Bright yellow. Complex but subdued aromas of orange, nutmeg, pepper and herbs. Juicy and penetrating, showing lovely lemony cut and more minerality than the Charmes. Tightly wound, elegant Genevrieres with a long, pure...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, 93 points: 93+ Complex, vibrant aromas of peach, orange zest and lemon accented by white pepper. Rich, ripe, tactile and sweet, with the intense citrus and stone fruit flavors accented by peppery spices and complicated by vanilla...

Burghound, 92 points: (BH90-92 points) A delicately perfumed nose of green fruit, acacia blossom and lemon rind introduces intense, mineral-inflected and relatively powerful medium-bodied flavors that terminate in a beautifully intense and...

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...

View From The Cellar, 93 points: 93+ The 2011 Clos de la Pucelle is exceptional this year, with a lovely structured personality that still shows off all of the elegance and purity of terroir to come with just a bit of bottle age. The deep, pure and...