2013 Joseph Phelps Sonoma Country Freestone Vineyard Chardonnay

95 points Wine EnthusiastOuter quote mark *Editors' Choice* This 100% varietal wine from the cooler outpost of Freestone is so deliciously crisp, bright in minerally lemon and fresh pear. It lingers on the palate in complex ways, elusive one moment, then exuberant the next-a celebration of ideal vintage and place. Inner quote mark (12/2015)92 points Wine & SpiritsOuter quote mark There’s a taut and penetrating depth of flavor at the core of this chardonnay, from a wind-cooled vineyard among the redwoods near Freestone. It’s resolutely dry, with a tangy blood-orange verve, the grip of oak and creaminess of lees providing a context for the clean intensity of the fruit. Decant it for veal. Inner quote mark (6/2015)91 points Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateOuter quote mark The 2013 Chardonnay Freestone Vineyard, which saw 100% malolactic and spent 13 months in about one-third new oak, is a large cuvée of 5,700 cases. The wine shows beautiful floral notes intermixed with citrus and honeysu