White

95 points Vinous Media"The 2018 Hoë-Steen is predominantly Chenin Blanc, planted toward Darling on deep iron-clay soils and usually picked after the reds. The vines were planted in 1968. This has a more stony bouquet than the Skaliekop, a very...

93 points James Suckling"A tight, fruity white with sliced-apple and light banana notes and some stone undertones. Medium-to full-bodied, reserved, dense and beautiful. Flavorful finish. Drink or hold." 93 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate"The 2018...

93 points Wine Enthusiast"Green apple and lemon-oil notes on this wine's nose come with insistent creaminess. The palate is concentrated and vivid freshness streams from its cool, profound core of tart, bright lemon freshness. Cooling chalkiness soothes...

94 points James Suckling"A beautiful white that shows a hint of cinnamon and spice, spread out on the top of chalky and flinty aromas, which themselves give way to guava peel and lemon zest. Quite long and powerful on the palate, which frames a tightly...

94 points Vinous"Vivid golden-tinged straw-green.  Minerals, white flowers, ripe apricot and almond paste on the captivating nose.  Then very elegant and pure tangerine, green papaya and herbal flavors complicated by a strong almondy note...

Vinous Reverie NotesVanessa Cherruau is a steward of one of the Loire’s great terroirs – Chaume. After finishing wine school in Angers, she befriended the Rochais family on the Chaume hill, who owned Chateau de Plaisance (more a farmhouse...

Vinous Reverie NotesThe winemaker from the German winery Lothar Kettern has absolutely mastered his craft. Style and finesse are the characteristics of this white wine, which has its origins in the picturesque landscape of the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer...

95 points Decanter"An elegant white that has chalky freshness and an Old-World-like dry and delicate complexity. A complex white fruit and white flower aroma leads to savoury thatch and spice. The tangy, crunchy, and bright palate has lemon, white pears,...

91 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate"The 2017 Dry Riesling Classique is whole-cluster pressed, then fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in a mixture of 57% neutral French barriques and 43% stainless steel for about eight months. It comes in with...

Vinous Reverie NotesIn a small hamlet named Amigny, Jean-Claude and his son Antoine farm 25 acres. Their land is partly made of "terres blanches" vineyards located closer to the village of Bue and partly of "Caillotes" parcels closer to Verdigny...

92 points Wine Enthusiast"A toasty, spicy aroma leads to ripe apple, pear and nutmeg flavors in this friendly, full-bodied wine. It offers a mouthfilling richness, persistent fruit and baking-spice flavors, and a lingering finish." Vinous Reverie...

93 points Decanter Jancis Robinson"Organic. Soils are marl/calcareous/sandstone. TA 7.7 g/l, RS 4.5 g/l.More grapefruit than lemon here, deeply aromatic, with notes of clementine. Vibrant and inviting. Like the straight Riesling, this is intense and...