2012 White Wine

jamessuckling.com, 98 points: Incredible clarity and freshness with minerals, lemons, chalk and steel. It’s so racy and exciting. Changes to white peaches and mangoes. Just flies at the end of the palate. Super subtle. Delicate yet agile and powerful...

Vinous, 92 points: (92+ points) Bright yellow. Musky, highly aromatic nose offers scents of lime, peach, anise, acacia flower, noble herbs and iodiney minerality. Juicy and very intense, with impressive energy to frame the flavors of peach...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 90 points: The 2012 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos Saint Jean sees slightly more new oak at 30% and that is nicely embroidered on the nose that reveals attractive buttercup, lime and hazelnut aromas. There is commendable vigor...

Wine Enthusiast, 95 points: A dense, wood-aged wine, it brings richness, intense fruit and acidity together. It’s complex and concentrated, powerfully structured and full of yellow fruits as well as lemon juice, edged with toast. It’s a wine for...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 97 points: Slightly more reserved now than on release, the 2012 Ermitage le Meal Blanc offers tons of honeyed minerality, caramelized peach, toasted bread and liquid rock-like aromas and flavors. Full-bodied, rich, vibrant and with...

jebdunnuck.com, 95 points: Rocking stuff, the truly brilliant 2012 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc offers fabulous notes of caramelized citrus, lemon curd and honeysuckle in a laser-focused, tight, gorgeously textured package. This beauty represents a...

Wine Spectator, 93 points: Opulent and supple in texture, with bright grapefruit, apple and mineral flavors. Spice and butter accents add depth to this balanced and accessible version. Drink now through 2023. 30 cases imported. — BS