This is an oaky Chard, brimming with vanilla, honey and smoky char, with underlying flavors of peaches and tropical fruits. There’s also an earthy edge suggesting sweet dried herbs that suggests careful food pairing. A butter-sauteed filet of sole will be fine.——S.H.(3/1/2005)—— 87

Good nose of ripe tropical fruit, with citrus, honey and toasty oak. However, it turns a bit sweet and one-dimensional on the palate. A bit ponderous-not light on its feet and without enough layers or complexity to justify its heft.——W.E.(6/1/2000)—— 85