There are only 148 cases of the light green/gold-colored 1999 Stature Chardonnay Santa Maria. It spent 13 months in French oak, and is a full-throttle, Santa Barbara-styled Chardonnay offering notes of honeyed pineapple, guava, and other exotic fruits. It is full-bodied, layered, opulent, and viscous, with tremendous underlying acidity. This flamboyant effort will drink well for 2-3 years. This is a sexy, exotic Chardonnay. At the highest level of the Kendall-Jackson hierarchy are the Stature offerings. These are made in much more limited quantities than either the Great Estates or Grand Reserve cuvees. Hence, I have keep my tasting notes short as their commercial availability is restricted.Tel. (800) 769-3649; Fax (800) 600-5895