Toasty oak flavors of cream and vanilla underscore lively lemon, apple and grass flavors. Drink now. 1,456 cases made. -

This big-bodied wine is full of smoke, toast and custard in the nose, sure signs of barrel fermentation or aging. The mouth is packed with thick, custardy citrus fruit, which renders it a bit like orange-tinged flan. Fortunately, it retains its acids, which keeps it well balanced despite the heavy oaking it went through. ——W.E.(8/1/2002)—— 89