Pleasant hints of struck match mark the nose of Evoi's 2018 Reserve Chardonnay, which also offers hints of toasted hazelnut, grilled brioche, ripe peach and pineapple. It's medium to full-bodied, with a slightly creamy mid-palate and a long, silky, citrus and oak-tinged finish. Overall, it delivers elegance and generosity, seamlessly woven together.

The 2017 Reserve Chardonnay is state-of-the-art stuff. Hand-picked, whole-bunch pressed, barrel-fermented with high solids and indigenous yeasts, it offers up scents of toasted hazelnuts, pencil shavings, pineapples and nectarines. It's medium-bodied but concentrated, with strong citrusy underpinnings that persist through the long finish.