2016 Chardonnay Wine

Wine Spectator, 92 points: Mineral, iodine and oyster shell aromas signal this sleek version. Racy in profile, with lemon, toasted oak and stone flavors that cling to the steely finish. Best from 2020 through 2030. 120 cases imported. — BS

Decanter, 90 points: Alain Gras’ 44th harvest has resulted in a delicious rendition of this reliably excellent cuvée, its pretty nose of honeysuckle, citrus, green pear and subtle hazelnut preceding a glossy, supple and attractively...

jebdunnuck.com, 96 points: As always, the 2016 Chardonnay Horseshoe Vineyard is the most masculine and mineral-driven, with an exotic bouquet of white flowers, iodine, crushed rocks, and stone fruits. Reductive, concentrated, and powerful on the...

Vinous, 93 points: Bright yellow. Pure, expressive nose melds yellow peach, flowers, hazelnut and minerals; smells concentrated and young. Fine-grained and sweet on entry, then a bit more taut in the middle palate, with good mineral energy...

Vinous, 92 points: (90-92) (just a single barrel made, from a crop level Germain described as "no more than ten hectoliters per hectare"): Bright medium yellow. Musky ripe stone fruits, ripe pear and hints of orange and minerals on the...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: (90 - 92) Antoine told me that the lower part of the vineyard, below where the cabotte is located, was hit by frost, so there is 20% less of the 2016 Meursault 1er Cru Genevrieres. Maybe I was just anticipating a little...

Burghound, 89 points: An appealing fresh and bright nose consists of green fruit, hazelnut and citrus zest aromas. Here too the vibrant and more mineral-inflected flavors possess a pliant mid-palate though there is so much sappy extract that...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: The 2016 Meursault 1er Cru Les Caillerets is excellent, unfurling in the glass with notes of lemon oil, sesame, dried white flowers and a subtle hint of orange blossom, subtly framed by new wood. On the palate, the wine...