Chardonnay Sicilia Menfi DOC

There's a creamy richness to this elegant white, which retains fine form, with good focus and lively tension from the integrated acidity. Apricot tart, baked pineapple and creamed hazelnut flavors glide across the palate alongside accents of preserved lemon, vanilla, broom and fleur de sel and ring out through the lasting finish. Drink now through 2032. 16,666 cases made, 434 cases imported. -A.N.

Wine Spectator - June 2024

There’s a creamy richness to this elegant white, which retains fine form, with good focus and lively tension from the integrated acidity. Apricot tart, baked pineapple and creamed hazelnut flavors glide across the palate alongside accents of preserved lemon, vanilla, broom and fleur de sel and ring out through the lasting finish. Drink now through 2032. 16,666 cases made, 434 cases imported.—A.N.

Wine Spectator - October 2024

The nose is savory but also floral, with undertones of herbs and of syrupy yet tart fruit, from cooked apples to dried pineapple. On the palate, rich flavors of lemon and almond paste both bolster and balance a more potent note of pineapple, before a lightly bitter finish. Taub Family Selections. —D.C.

Wine Enthusiast - April 2024

Plenty of wood spices, vanilla and praline here with lemon rind and ripe pineapples. Bright and creamy on the palate with a full body and flavorful, zesty finish. From organically grown grapes. Needs time to let the wood settle. Try from 2025. -Z.S.

James Suckling - September 2023

The 2022 Chardonnay entices with a seductive whiff of spicy oak and vanilla bean that blows off to reveal deeper notes of almond custard, Asian pear and sweet smoke. It's silky-smooth, a pure pleasure on the palate, with ripe orchard fruits and salty minerals that add contrast. Brisk acidity maintains fantastic balance as the 2022 tapers off long and spicy, with hints of ground ginger and hazelnut that slowly fade. This will require some cellaring to integrate its oak, but it has the balance necessary for a lovely evolution. -E.G.

Vinous - March 2024