The 1998 Chardonnay Stature Santa Maria is loaded with tropical fruit. With huge quantities of glycerin, it cuts a broad mouthfeel, and has a textured, beautifully pure mid-palate and finish. Drink this layered, voluptuous Chardonnay over the next 2-3 years. Tel. (800) 769-3649; Fax (707) 579-3419

Taste this wine and you’ll agree: It’s big. Even fat. A fragrant, buttery apple-floral bouquet opens into a banana, orange and hay palate. The mouthfeel is creamy, round and lively—it’s full-flavored without being too weighty. Pear and butterscotch linger on the finish.——W.E.(7/1/2001)—— 90