Acidity saves this wine. It’s ripe in pineapple and peach pie filling flavors; the grapes soar to high sugars, compounded by a good amount of custardy oak. But that crispness balances it completely. — (12/31/2006) —88

If you like your Chards citrusy, tart and on the mineral side, this is for you. Some will find it thin, others will call it elegant and food friendly. For me, at this price, it’s a disappointment, although it’s certainly oaky. — (12/15/2005) —84

Crisp in fresh acids, with a leesy flavor and texture. The fruit veers toward tart citrus fruits, candied apples, and metallic minerals. Finishes with a lime-skin bitterness. — (3/1/2005) —87

Lots of toasty, vanilliny oak has been sprinkled on the pear, cinnamon apple and tropical fruit flavors of this rich but dry wine. It has good structure, with crisp acids and sweet tannins. It’s lush, but elegant through a very long, fruity finish. ——S.H.(5/1/2004)—— 91