The barrel-fermented 1994 Chardonnay Vega Sindoa possesses too much oak in its otherwise sound, fruity nose for my tastes, but many tasters will find it exotic. On the palate, the wine exhibits good ripe apple, orange, and melon fruit, medium body, some unreleased CO2 that gives the wine a fresh, soft, spritzy personality, and a clean, crisp finish. It is a wine to drink over the next year. Importer: Fine Estates From Spain, Jorge Ordonez, West Roxbury, MA; tel. (617) 327-1613