橡木桶給此款 Chardonnay 帶來了強烈的黃油、土司和香草的風(fēng)味。它是整個葡萄園最好的一款酒，帶有濃郁的橙子、菠蘿和杏子的風(fēng)味，從這款酒香甜的口感來看，其所采用的葡萄一部分受到貴腐菌感染，糖分大幅提升。該酒十分豐腴，但余味干澀。評分：92。

Year in and year out, Mer Soleil’s Chardonnay is one of the biggest, most distinctive ones in California. The ’06 is almost like a late-harvest dessert wine, rich in apricot jam, pineapple custard and new oak butterscotch flavors, but for all the opulence, it’s entirely dry, and has zesty Monterey acidity. Almost a food group in itself, it will challenge chefs to rise to the occasion.——S.H.(4/1/2009)—— 93