The 2019 Chardonnay Top Cream has aromas of brioche, cream, baker's yeast and yellow apples with tones of beeswax and lemon peel. The medium-bodied palate is gently rounded in texture with good freshness and a nutty finish.

The 2016 Chardonnay Top Cream wafts from the glass with notes of buttered apples, tropical fruits and toasty new oak. On the palate, the wine is ripe, textural and full-bodied, lacking energy and somewhat cloying but nevertheless fresher and brighter than the winery's other Chardonnays despite its similarly large-scaled format.

Opening with ripe pears, fresh peaches and allspice notes with touches of ginger, coriander seeds, brioche and toasted almonds, the 2015 Chardonnay Top Cream has a medium to full body and a lovely, richly fruited, creamy palate. Delivering exotic spice and stone fruit layers, it has a refreshing line to lift the long, savory finish. Yum!

The last of the Chardonnays, the 2014 Chardonnay Top Cream comes from a single block in the Babcock Estate Vineyard and was fermented and aged in 50% new French oak. Offering lots of ripe peach and orchard fruits, brioche and toasted bread, this medium-bodied, rich, textured and layered beauty stays lively and fresh on the palate, has a great texture and a clean, classy finish. It’s certainly a more rounded, supple and textured wine than the 2014 Chardonnay The Limit and I suspect it’s best drunk over the coming 4-5 years. Note, the name comes from the vineyard’s three- to four-foot layer of grayish white topsoil where the vines are planted.

Even better than the Chardonnay The Limit, the 2013 Chardonnay Top Cream has fabulous purity and freshness in its white peach, white flower, citrus blossom and subtle mineral-laced bouquet. Medium-bodied, lively and fresh, yet with terrific fruit and texture, this classic Chardonnay was barrel fermented and aged nine months, on lees, in 50% new French oak. It's called Top Cream due to the vineyard's 3-4 foot layer of greyish white top soil. Enjoy this beauty anytime over the coming 4-5 years.