Serious Chardonnays are being produced by new winemaker, Graham Weerts, at Jess Jackson’s Alexander Valley estate, Stonestreet. The 2005 Chardonnay Upper Barn, a vineyard made famous by Helen Turley in the 1990s, exhibits more brioche, white peach, apricot, and poached pear characteristics along with good underlying acidity (typical of this Chardonnay vintage). Drink it over the next 4-5 years. Tel. (800) 355-8008; Fax (707) 433-9469