Medium Bodied

95 points Decanter"Slightly reductive nose currently, but it’s pure, fruity and juicy on the palate, with vibrant acidity and a long finish. A powerful and concentrated, joyful style of Condrieu with rich peach, apricot flesh, cinnamon and citrus...

Jancis Robinson"Also rich and slow, like the Folatières – heavy with its oak mantle. But the Garenne does have more freshness and racy acidity. Lime and lemon zest. Long in the spine and mid line, promising magnificence if you wait...

Jancis Robinson"According to Claudine Blain, this vineyard is more calcareous, giving a more austere but longer-lived wine than the straight Chassagne.First impression is creamy and gentle but on the palate, there's tight, steely power. Pure, stony and...

95 points James Suckling"Pretty nose of lychees, white peaches, candied lemons, tangerines, honeysuckle and stem ginger. Sweet and luscious with a creamy, peachy palate. Acidity gives it a lift on the finish. Wonderful freshness and elegance. Drink or...

96 points Wine Spectator"Offering macerated cherry and kirsch notes, this effusive red features plenty of red fruit, rose hip, eucalyptus and light tar flavors. Firms up nicely, leaving a chalky feel on the long finish. Offers a refined texture,...

95 points Wine Spectator"Round and opulent, this red features cherry, raspberry, rose, menthol, tobacco and mineral flavors. Dense and firmly structured, with superb balance and terrific length. Combines power and finesse. Best from 2026 through 2047...

93 points Wine Advocate"I also tasted the white 2022 Trenzado from old cordón trenzado vineyards of Listán Blanco in the village of Los Realejos. It fermented and matured in oak foudres and barrels for 11 months. It has lower alcohol than...

96 points Wine Spectator"Elegant and graceful, with a silky texture, this red evokes strawberry, cherry, rose, mint and mineral aromas and flavors. Firmly structured and lively, with balance and a resonant, energetic finish."96...

Jancis Robinson"Cask sample. Real tingle on nose and palate here. Wonderfully tight and tense yet with masses of fruit too. A very serious Chablis for the long term. 17.5/20 points." Vinous Reverie NotesBlanchots is one of the 7 Chablis vineyards...

95 points Jeb Dunnuck"The 2021 Chardonnay Beckstoffer Carneros Lake Vineyard has an almost Burgundian sense of reduction as well as beautiful ripe stone fruits, mulled pear, almond, and honeyed mineral-like aromas and flavors. It's medium-bodied, has...

Vinous Reverie NotesChardonnay from the Carneros region, where the San Pablo Bay meets the southern end of Napa and Sonoma valleys. The cool climate and specific soils of this region provide ideal conditions for this quintessential Carneros Chardonnay...

93 points Decanter"Peachy fruit notes, the zesty character with a fine thread of acidity on the long finish. A classy Petit Chablis that balances the ripeness of 2022 with classic Chablis minerality. Dauvissat's Petit Chablis plot lies behind Les Clos,...