"Rich and full-bodied, with bold, assertive yet graceful fig, melon, apricot and tangerine notes, showing a nice oak dimension and ending long, deep, complex and persistent. Drink now through 2022. 110 cases made. – JL"
- Wine Spectator (June 2018), 93 pts
- Wine Spectator (May 1st 2019), 93 pts
"The 2016 Chardonnay Lancel Creek is a rich, exuberant wine. A veil of reduction adds freshness to the ample, creamy fruit, while baked apple tart, pear, white FLowers and mint add striking aromatic top notes to this rich, beautifully textured Chardonnay. Simply gorgeous."
- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (November 2018), 94 pts
"The 2016 Chardonnay Lancel Creek Vineyard has a very pretty nose of honeysuckle, wet stone and freshly cut hay with a core of Golden Delicious apples and lemon curd plus hazelnut and honey toast sparks. Medium to full-bodied, it's wonderfully pure in the mouth—apples, nuts and honey—with juicy acidity, finishing long and clean. 125 cases produced.- Erin Brooks"
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #242, April 2019), 94 pts
"Flirting with perfection, the 2016 Chardonnay Lancel Creek Vineyard offers a touch more zip in its crushed lemon, white flowers, mint, and honeysuckle, aromas and flavors. Rich, full-bodied, and concentrated, yet just incredibly pure, this is a heavenly Chardonnay that's getting up there with the crème de la crème in the vintage. Tasting like a Grand Cru Chablis on Steroids, it's going to continue drinking beautifully for over a decade. It's a wow wine and should be sought out by readers. The Chardonnay of the vintage?"
- Jeb Dunnuck (The 2017s From Sonoma, July 22nd 2021), 99 pts
- Wine Spectator Insider (April 8th 2020), 93 pts
- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (January 2020), 94 pts
