"Refined spices to the yellow nectarines with pure green apples, flint and fine lees. A hint of sour cream, too. Fresh and bright on the palate with a supple, medium body and a saline finish. Six months in 100% new 228-liter and 500-liter barrels. Drink now."
92 points - James Suckling
"Emma Gao’s 2021 Family Reserve Chardonnay is her most impressive outing with the variety to date. However, it is not star-bright in clarity, with a slightly hazy, unfiltered moderate lemon appearance. On the nose, there is lifted stone fruit (white peach, nectarine, hint of apricot) with some lemon peel combined with some subtle new-oak notes of toast and clove (the 2021 vintage saw some nine months in 100% new French oak 228-liter barrels). There’s also a hint of wild ferment "funkiness." On the palate, the 2021 Family Reserve Chardonnay is medium-bodied—the alcohol only comes in at around 12%, consistent with the native-yeast ferment—showing bright acidity and a pleasant core of fruit, drawing some added complexity of texture from some lees. With its longer length, the wine has a layered, compelling finish. Best drunk over the next 2 years."
92 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate