Displays a hard-to-like nose with sulfur that does not yield much. Much improved on the palate with apple and earth flavors and a complex leesy note. Medium weight with a nice, pleasing finish showing apple, oak and spice.——W.E.(6/1/2000)—— 88

The 1997 Chardonnay (a blend of 70% Napa and 30% Carneros fruit) exhibits a light gold color as well as an attractive, complex nose of orange rind, butter, honey, and other citrus fruit. The attack is impressive, but the wine narrows in the mouth and reveals some dilution in the finish. Nevertheless, this is a good, possibly very good Chardonnay for drinking over the next 1-3 years.Tel. (707) 963-7075