The light gold-colored 1995 Chardonnay Hope's Cuvée reveals copious quantities of intense, concentrated, creamy fruit, full body, lavish wood, and that smoky, roasted, hazel-nut, honeyed component often found in white Burgundies. This is a wine for those who prefer their Chardonnays on the roasted, smoky, woody side. Drink this impressively endowed, rich wine over the next 1-2 years.
Signorello's big, smoky, barrel-fermented, oaky style is well presented in this Chardonnay.