2014 Chardonnay Wine

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: I love the lively and energetic profile of the 2014 L'Etoile Cuvée Spéciale, which is a sharper wine than the 2015 but also less developed and fresher. It feels very young and undeveloped, with bright acidity, strong...

Vinous, 93 points: Pale yellow-green. Wonderfully complex perfume of lime and orange zest and minerals. Then silky and voluptuous in the mouth, a distinct step up in texture and fat from the Mont de Milieu. But this very pure wine is nicely...

jamessuckling.com, 95 points: A beautiful white with green tropical fruit and lime undertones. Korean pears. Full and dense with compacted fruit structure and richness. Linear and beautiful. Drink or hold.

jamessuckling.com, 97 points: Tight and serious whit with full body, phenolic tension and lots of cream and cedar character and a minerally. Superb white. Drink or hold.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: The 2014 Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu was picked on September 16 and 17 and has one of the highest pH at 3.25. The bouquet is well defined with scents of acacia honey and even a little walnut developing with aeration in...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: The Donelans produce several Chardonnays. The 2014 Chardonnay Nancie sees about 20% new oak. It was aged 10 months prior to bottling and is a three-vineyard blend, two on Sonoma Mountain and one on the lower ground of the...

Vinous, 94 points: The 2014 Chardonnay is one of the most distinctive wines being made in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Graphite, smoke, peach, mint and honey give the 2014 much of its exotic flair. Dramatic in both its flavors and phenolic...

Vinous, 94 points: The 2014 Chardonnay Old Guard is the most relaxed and open of these wines. Orchard fruit and sweet floral notes are front and center, but it is the wine's crystalline purity and overall finesse that stand out most. In...

Vinous, 93 points: The 2014 Chardonnay Dierberg Vineyard is bright, focused and nicely sculpted throughout. Lemon confit, white flowers and slate are some of the signatures that develop in the glass. This is a classic Santa Maria Chardonnay...

Vinous, 94 points: The 2014 Chardonnay Woolsey Road Vineyard is a powerful, intense wine with real phenolic intensity. This is an especially rich, deep and layered wine with exquisite finesse and pedigree. Readers should be prepared to...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 91 points: (91+) The whites tend to spend one winter in topped up foudres and a second one in barriques that are not refilled. The current 2014 L'Etoile is the basic white produced exclusively with Chardonnay and is from a cooler...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: The golden yellow-colored 2014 Chardonnay Trocken R displays a very intense, fruity and also spicy bouquet with ripe peach and mango flavors, along flavors of lemon zest, spicy oak and toast. Very delicate, elegant and...