Bright and lively with lovely lime, celery and mineral character on the nose and palate. Medium- to full-bodied, with a long finish. Like this a lot. Well done. This is always an underrated white. Drink now. -JS

Toasty and nutty at first, but with aeration the fruit emerges—first as pungent passion fruit, then more elegantly as nectarine and limes. Finishes long, fresh and clean—a wine that can be drunk now and over the next five years, possibly longer. ——J.C.(6/1/2005)—— 90