The 1999 Coach Insignia Chardonnay has apricot, peach, and tropical fruit notes, full body, excellent purity, and plenty of lively fruit. This wine shows beautiful balance and the potential to last for 2-4 years.Tel. (707) 539-7511; fax (707) 539-3601

The Chardonnays emanating from this estate are some of the finest now being made in California. The 1993 Chardonnay Coach Insignia exhibits a nose of honeyed tangerines and other tropical fruits, a layered, rich, gutsy mouthfeel, adequate acidity, and a lusty, rich finish. It should drink well for 1-2 years after its March, 1995 release. Fisher Vineyards, perched high in the mountains not far from the Sonoma/Napa county line, is making a bevy of profound wines that merit considerable interest. The rise in quality, complexity, and potential of Fisher's wines is one of the bright shining stories in recent California wine history. Proprietor Fred Fisher deserves considerable praise for moving his wines away from the tart, lean, highly acidified and processed, oenologically correct style, to wines bursting with personality, flavor, and high quality. Tel. (707) 539-7511; Fax (707) 539-3601.

Fisher has produced two fine Chardonnays from the outstanding 1990 vintage. The Coach Insignia boasts a floral, lemony, apple-like aroma, more restrained flavors, crisp acidity, and an attractive, medium-bodied, well-balanced taste. It should drink well for 1-2 years.