Like biting into a peach, this bargain-buster has intense peach and yellow fruit flavors with a dry, pithy edge. Touches of butter and spice suggest oak, while grassy notes and acid give it backbone. Beyond an aperitif, this wine has the stuffing to stand up to many a chicken dish. ——M.D.(11/1/2006)—— 87

The vanilla and pear nose shows this white's ripe easy style up front. Just unexpectedly turns too sweet and soft on the tongue. Good fruit, but simple, and to this palate cloying, though it could have broad appeal in our sweet-tooth nation. The clean close shows some spice. Try with spicy chicken dishes.——M.M.(4/1/2005)—— 83