A marvelous style, with a plush, plump mix of flavors -- peach preserves, lemon curd, salted melon, marmalade and salted butter pastry -- that are seamlessly integrated. The generosity is matched by a fresh, juicy thread...

Salty and spicy, with aromas of ginger, cardamom, lemons and sea salt. The palate is medium- to full-bodied, sharp and pungent, with a precise, saline character. Rich, focused and delicious. From grapes grown in...

This stunning wine packs a wallop of intensity and generosity yet still offers an air of elegance and finesse. Lemon confit, crunchy star fruit, fresh kumquat and orange blossom notes show wonderful purity, with lingering...

Fantastic depth and length to this wine, showing aromas and flavors of sliced apples, stone, flint,matchstick and white pepper. It's full-bodied and reserved, with very fine layers of bright fruit and minerals. Tight...

An intense chardonnay with aromas of chalk, warm bread, brioche, seashells, stones and lemon zest. Less limey and a bit riper than usual, with a medium- to full-bodied palate and a chalky, mouthwatering finish. The zesty...

Gunsmoke, cold ash on the nose, flint and steel with a creamy mid palate, this is enjoyable, juicy but restrained, poached pear, spice, good stuff.

So well layered, delicious and vibrant, combining a rich texture with full, ripe fruit flavors and wonderful accents of lemon curd, flint and baking spices. A great wine from a great vineyard in an outstanding vintage...

Subtle lemon zest, flint and wet stones on the nose, with an almost smoky touch. Bright and zingy, with a medium body and a taut, linear finish. Long and naturally expressive. From organically grown grapes. Drink now or...

Very clean and transparent on the nose with sliced apples, delicate lemon curd and hints of chalk. Zesty. Medium-bodied with plenty of lemons and grapefruit, tangy and bright. Zingy. Electric at the end. 13 percent of the...

Grapes for the 2023 Chardonnay Russian River Valley were harvested over the course of a month, from initial picks on September 13 to the last pick on October 14. It was barrel-fermented, underwent full malolactic...

Supple and seductive yet terrifically energetic and steely. Precise yet giving with ripe yellow apples, white flowers and an incisive spine of minerality. Complex phenolics and rich texture with savoriness through the...

A brilliant silver/yellow hue, the 2023 Chardonnay The Estate is fresh, pretty, and floral, with refined noes of flinty wet stones, fresh melon, citrus blossoms, lime zest, powder, and salted apples. The palate is...

A consistently impressive chardonnay that highlights purity and saline minerality. Salted lemons, sliced apples, seashells and stones drizzled with a touch of oak spice. Full-bodied yet tense and lightly saline on the...

(95-97 points) The 2024 Chardonnay Overline, tasted from tank just prior to bottling, shares remarkable similarities with the 2023, but with everything dialed up. It’s another wine that balances inner tension with plush...

This wine embraces orchard and citrus fruit, built with tension and acidity that keeps the palate engaged and energized. It's linear and bright, and has a saline-limestone finish and a light lactic edge. Let it aerate or...

(96+ points) Always a centerpiece of the Tyler range, the 2023 Chardonnay La Rinconada Vineyard is distinguished by an additional layer of high-resolution clarity in this vintage, elevating what is routinely one of the...

This stunning 2021 Margaret River Chardonnay Art Series shows beautiful racy lines with a slick and seamless style as it bursts with toasted cashews, melon, lemon peel and pith aromas lifted by mandarin rind. Fabulous...

This has a lovely core of fruit with aromas of nectarines, grilled lemons and flint. The midweight, textural palate shows balanced acidity, finishing with a slight phenolic grip. Moving out of the cooler 2023 bottling...

The 2022 Four Hearts Vineyard Chardonnay erupts from the glass with flamboyant scents of apple pie, ginger cake, and spiced pears followed by nuances of chamomile, Marcona almonds, and clover honey. The medium to...

(90-93 points) (St-Aubin La Chatenière 1er Cru, Joseph Colin, White) Pale lemon and lime. The nose is less rich than I was expecting from this sunfilled site. But he is in a cold sector at the foot of the very steep...

(90-92 points) Usually coming from 8 plots, but as François has made more parcellaire bottlings in 2023 there are just 6 this year. Mid lemon yellow, slightly toasty. Clearly stricter after the Chassagnes. Nicely...

The 2023 Chardonnay Ritchie Vineyard is light on its feet, with appealing lift and spice, as well as flinty wet stones, dewy earth, salted lime, lemon meringue, key lime, and fresh pastry notes. A bright but pale yellow...

A well-cut white, with a snappy liveliness to the flavors of ripe green pear, blood orange peel, almond biscotti, chalk and ground ginger that ride the refined mousse. Disgorged January 2023. Drink now. - AN

Aromas of sliced citrus, wet stones, white flowers, iodine, beeswax, phosphorous and flint. The palate shows a textural, mid-weighted mouthfeel and fine acidity that lead to a minerally, saline and nervy finish. Atypical...

(91-93 points) Pale lemon and lime. A little tension to the nose, mixed white fruit, clean, with some depth, beginning to add a little flesh through the middle, and certainly persistent. This may be a lesser known 1er Cru...