Robert Parker: The Wine Advocate

Sort by

USA, California, Sonoma Coast: A Retrospective of Ultramarine’s Heintz Vineyard Sparkling Wine

This retrospective includes the Blanc de Blancs, Blanc de Noirs and rosé and features some of the earliest examples from 2010 and 2011, plus recent releases from 2018....

Erin Brooks • 07 Dec 2023

chardonnay retrospective Sparkling wine

France, Burgundy: Recent and Forthcoming Releases from Chablis and Beyond

Chablis is changing, and the 2022 vintage only underscores that. Readers looking for “Chablis that tastes like Chablis” might actually find more to like in carefully selected 2021s than by...

William Kelley • 15 Oct 2023

chardonnay Chablis

Australia: Penfolds 2023 Collection

The 2023 Penfolds Collection spans 27 wines across Australia, North America and Europe. The highlight this year is undoubtedly the Chardonnays....

Erin Larkin • 19 Jul 2023

australia syrah chardonnay

Australia, Victoria: Giaconda 2021 Estate Vineyard Chardonnay – What Is in a Score?

This is a Great Wine by any standard globally. I am proud to give it a perfectly rounded score of 100 points....

Erin Larkin • 24 Mar 2023

chardonnay 100-pointers australia

USA, California, Sonoma County: Latest Releases from Peter Michael Winery

Earlier this month, I tasted the bottled 2020s and samples of the soon-to-be-bottled 2021s with winemaker Robert Fiore at the winery in Knights Valley....

Erin Brooks • 16 Feb 2023

wildfire chardonnay pinot noir

Austria, Styria: A Selection of STK Crus from the 2020 Vintage and Some Late Releases

This report features 69 white wines from the Steirische Klassik (Styrian Classic) domaines that were presented during the Single Vineyard Summit this year....

Stephan Reinhardt • 18 Nov 2022

chardonnay white wine Sauvignon Blanc

Australia, Western Australia: Longevity Reigns at Xanadu, 2007-2020

This incredible vertical covers the 2007-2020 vintages across the Black Label, Stevens Road and Reserve ranges of Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon....

Erin Larkin • 16 Jun 2022

chardonnay Margaret River cabernet sauvignon

France, Burgundy: High Density, High Definition – A Vertical Tasting with Olivier Lamy

In the Côte d’Or, Lamy is producing some of contemporary Burgundy’s most exciting wines from his experimental plantings of high-density Chardonnay....

William Kelley • 15 Jun 2022

French Wine chardonnay white Burgundy