Honey-rich sweetness marks this Chardonnay, which is almost like a dessert wine. The sweet taste comes from the tangerine and apricot fruit, which may have a little residual sugar, from the glycerine of alcohol, and from the caramelized sweetness and buttered toast of oak barrels. Malolactic fermentation might also be involved. Everything else is fine, but the wine would earn a higher score if it were drier.——S.H.(3/1/2012)—— 86

Too oaky, with toothpicky vanilla and caramel flavors swamping the underlying fruit. Too bad, because the basic wine is nice and crisp in pineapples. ——S.H.(6/1/2011)—— 85

This is rich and fruity and direct. It appeals for its acid-laced lime, kiwi, passionfruit and pineapple flavors and rich, smoky coat of oak.——S.H.(4/1/2008)—— 85