Shows a deft hand at balancing all the elements. Ripe, citrusy tropical fruits and green apples, oak, minerals, racy acidity, lees and the byproducts of malolactic fermentation all come together to produce a rich, complex, fruity young Chardonnay. Gets better as it warms in the glass. ——S.H.(10/1/2010)—— 91

Sweet and oaky, with butterscotch, vanilla cream, pineapple creme brulee and cinnamon spice flavors. ——S.H.(12/1/2009)—— 84

Burgundian technique was used in this wine, and the aromas and tastes of those techniques dominate. The wine is heavy in leesy, yeasty, toasted oak notes, which dominate, rather than subtlely support, the underlying fruit.——S.H.(8/1/2008)—— 83

There’s a rich, deep earthiness flowing underneath the fruit that’s reminiscent of cured tobacco, a sweetly resinous note that complexes the pineapples and guavas. Add oaky creaminess and char, and you’ve got a really good Chardonnay. ——S.H.(2/1/2007)—— 90