2013 Chardonnay Wine

Wine Spectator, 92 points: The fine structure creates a nervous tension in this white, with lemon, chalk and baking spice flavors. Balanced, showing intensity and a mouthwatering finish that echoes the citrus, mineral and spice elements. Best from...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 90 points: The 2013 Chablis Grand Cru les Preuses has a more reserved bouquet, touches of ginger infusing the citrus fruit that gain more intensity with time. The palate is fresh on the entry with a keen line of acidity, but it...

Vinous, 90 points: Pale yellow. Much fresher on the nose than the Preuses, with ripe peach and powdered stone aromas complemented by spicy, vanillin oak; not exotic but still more Côte d'Or than Chablis in style. Fresh peach, lemon oil and...

Vinous, 91 points: Pale yellow. Sweet, ripe aromas of yellow plum and oak char, plus a more exotic suggestion of mirabelle. The yellow fruit flavors show good power and penetration, along with an attractive sucrosité that belies the wine's...

jamessuckling.com, 99 points: Aromas of dried apples, pineapples and white truffles. Hits of cream and nuts too. Full-bodied, layered and rich with incredible depth and intensity. It goes on for minutes. Amazing finish. Drink or hold. A wine for decades.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: Made in a bright, juicy and very focused style, the 2013 Chardonnay Mt Carmel Vineyard gives up classy notes of lemon curd, crushed rocks, mint and green citrus. Medium-bodied, balanced and chiseled, this beauty spent 11...