Exhibiting attractive notes of buttered orchard fruit and toasty oak, the 2016 Chardonnay Arroyo Vista is juicy, full-bodied and open-knit. Clean but simple, it's already drinking well.

The 2014 Chardonnay Arroyo Vista is a medium-bodied, charming, forward Chardonnay that has attractive notes of baked apples, citrus blossom and brioche. Drink it over the coming couple of years.

A beautiful effort that has both richness and freshness, the 2011 Chardonnay Arroyo Vista offers up rich, full aromas and flavors of grilled peaches, baked apple, honeysuckle, hazelnut and vanilla cream. Medium to full-bodied, with a layered, seamless palate, plenty of fruit and good acidity, it represents a fantastic value and should be consumed over the coming year or two. Drink now-2015. Tel. (805) 239-8900; www.jlohr.com

Lots of acidity and dryness in this Chardonnay. It will strike some as austere and lean. But it’s fascinating in its citrus fruits and minerals, which seem to come from the stones of the Arroyo Seco. Oak influence adds much-needed notes of buttered toast. Gets better and better as it warms in the glass. ——S.H.(4/1/2011)—— 90