2013 Chardonnay Wine

Burghound, 92 points: (BH89-92 points) A hint of sulfur does not materially detract from the ripe and fresh nose that is comprised by notes of apple, acacia blossom and pear scents. There is a lovely underlying tension to the well-detailed and...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: 94+ Absolutely sensational, the 2013 Chardonnay Isobel comes exclusively from the 32-year-old vines of the Charles Heintz Vineyard. Barrel-fermented and aged 13 months on its lees, then four months in tank, this wine...

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 93 points: The 2013 Chardonnay offers a super-intriguing interplay of the vivid, crystalline purity that is such a signature of the appellation, along with soft contours that give the wine much of its welcoming personality. Scents...

Burghound, 91 points: (BH89-91 points) A slightly riper and more complex nose is composed by essence of pear, white peach and dried flowers. There is more volume as well as mid-palate concentration to the medium-bodied and palate coating...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: The 2013 Chardonnay was aged for 19 months in 80% new French oak but never reveals that it spent that length of time in so much oak. Crisp, elegant white peach, honeysuckle, and lemon honey are all present in this...

View From The Cellar, 91 points: 91+ The 2013 Puligny villages is excellent, wafting from the glass in a refined blend of apple, white peach, a lovely base of limestone, orange zest and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and exudes...

jamessuckling.com, 95 points: Aromas of white peaches, lemons and gunpowder. Full body, very tight and focused. Its broad palate closes to a tight fruit finish. Fantastic wine.

View From The Cellar, 96 points: (JG94-96 points) As I noted in the introduction, the 2013 Bienvenues chez Leflaive was a bit reticent at the time of my visit, and given the absolute fireworks of virtually every other wine in the cellar, I have to assume...

Burghound, 93 points: (BH91-93 points) Strong notes of reduction and sulfur render this unreadable at present. Otherwise though there is a lovely sense of both freshness and vibrancy to the saline, stony and refined middle weight...

Burghound, 93 points: (BH90-93 points) A background hint of exotic tea frames the notes of honeysuckle and citrus that are trimmed in a discreet application of oak that does not continue over to the delicious, round and once again solidly...

Burghound, 93 points: (BH90-93 points) A whisper of exotic fruit adds breath to the very fresh dried yellow orchard fruit, acacia blossom and discreetly spicy nose. As one would reasonably expect this is notably bigger, richer and more...

Wine Enthusiast, 97 points: This is a beautiful wine with elegant fruits that reflect a strong sense of minerality. It is crisp, although that is just a surface quality to a wine that has such depth. Toast flavors round out the intense fruits...

Wine Spectator, 93 points: An expansive style, with lively acidity. Plump, ripe and buttery, this coats the palate with a rich array of fig, melon and tropical tangerine flavors, adding a floral, jasmine scent, enlivened by a nervy edge of...