2012 White 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, 94 points: The 2012 Chardonnay Isobel (980 cases) comes from 31-year-old vines planted in the Charles Heintz Vineyard, and spent 13 months in 39% new oak. It offers classic notes of tangerine oil, apple blossoms, caramelized citrus...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: (WA91-93 points) The 2012 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot -Clos de la Chapelle- comes from the 2-hectare monopole that produced around 24 barrels. It has a lovely, sensual nose with apricots and cream emerging from...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2012 tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru les Caillerets from Domaine Paul Pillot has a detailed, mineral-driven bouquet that is nicely focused, slightly fumé in style with...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: (RP93-95 points) The 2012 Chardonnay Stone Cote Vineyard (a block within the Durell Vineyard planted on gravelly riverbed soils) is 100% barrel-fermented and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Made from a combination of Old...

View From The Cellar, 94 points: 94+ The 2012 Corton-Charlemagne was showing very well and has clearly gone into the bottle with all of the potential it showed in cask fully intact. The bouquet delivers a classic blend of apple, pear, iodine, a fine...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 91 points: The 2012 Director’s Reserve White is a blend of 74% Sauvignon Blanc and 26% Semillon raised in 30% new French oak for nine months with regular lees stirring. It has a more herbaceous and earthier bouquet compared to the...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, 93 points: (ST91-93 points) Bright, pale yellow. Inviting aromas of mirabelle, honey and clove. Sweet, plump, round and concentrated, with yellow fruit and honey flavors lifted on the back by white flowers. Broad, mouthcoating...

Burghound, 92 points: This is already quite expressive with its pretty array of white peach, dried apricot, apple and floral scents. This is notably tight and particularly so for the vintage with rich yet focused and intense medium weight...

Burghound, 91 points: There is just enough reduction present to suppress the fruit so I would advise decanting this if you're going to try a bottle young. The delicious, vibrant and lightly mineral-inflected medium-bodied flavors possess a...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: 93+ Picked two weeks later than Turckheim the yellow-golden colored 2012 Riesling Clos Windsbuhl was the last harvested Riesling in 2012. Picked with a touch of botrytis (less than 10%) it fermented very lazy and stopped...

Wine Spectator, 93 points: A rich, focused white, with pure, lush flavors of apple, Asian pear and gooseberry accented by engaging notes of salted almond. Lemon cream and spice details linger on the ripe, rich finish. Refined and alluring. Drink...