Supporting breast cancer research, the 2019 Chardonnay Shirley Mays opens to a nose of sweet citrus and yellow apples with sweet oak tones that lift from the glass. Medium to full-bodied, the Chardonnay offers a balanced structure with succulent acidity that flows into an oak-inflected mid-palate with subtle flavors of lemon pastry cream. The wine continues to evolve in the mouth, revealing a delightful finish and lingering nuttiness. It's a great bottle, at a great price that helps support cancer research. What’s not to love?

With classic Chardonnay tones, the 2017 Chardonnay Shirley Mays opens with aromas of apple and pear with notions of banana peel and cereal grains compounded by oak tones. Full-bodied, the palate is fresh and ripe, focusing more on flavors of banana bread as the wine begins to feel hot on the palate with the fruit presence tapering off. Concluding with a tropical fruit finish, the wine is enjoyable but could use the support of energetic acidity to keep the freshness. Only 418 cases were produced.

The 2016 Chardonnay Shirley Mays is an attractive, open-knit crowd-pleaser that's laden with buttery orchard fruit and guava. Drink it in the next year or two.

The 2015 Chardonnay Shirley Mays (100% Chardonnay) is made in a steely, fresh style and offers lots of minerality, wet stone, white flowers and stone fruit aromas and flavors. Nicely textured on the palate, it’s an interesting Chardonnay that should drink nicely for 2-3 years.

Made from 100% Chardonnay from Lewis Vineyard, the 2014 Chardonnay Shirley Mays is fresh and crisp, with lots of sappy pine, leafy herbs and green citrus in its medium-bodied, classically dry personality. Drink it over the coming 3-4 years.