I tasted three 1997 Chardonnays on my visit to the winery in September.The 1997 Chardonnay Bien Nacido Vineyard offers a variety of tropical fruit flavors, with less minerality than the Talley Vineyard. It is medium to full-bodied, with a fruit-driven personality, well-integrated acidity and toasty oak, and a clean, glycerin-imbued finish. It should drink well for 2 years.All the wines made at Ojai are naturally made products - no fining or filtration, barrel-fermentation, malolactic in barrel, aggressive lees stirring, virtually no racking until assembling for bottling, and no acid additions.Tel. (805) 649-1674; Fax (805) 649-4651