The 2011 Ateyon Chardonnay (with 10% Kerner) is a thick and ripe expression of the grape with plush lines of apricot, lemon curd and pineapple with shadings of vanilla cream and custard. The finished wine is all aged in oak. This wine excels in the mouth where it shows mildly crisp acidity pitted against the natural heft and richness of the grape. In fact, a fine sense of structure and persistency is ultimately what distinguishes this pretty Chardonnay.