Shows lots of sophistication at a good price. Brimming with ripe peach and mango fruit, there’s a richer streak of butter-sauteed banana, finishing with caramelized honey. The wine is quite dry, even minerally, and modest in alcohol, only 13.5%. Best Buy.——S.H.(4/1/2007)—— 88

I like everything about this wine. Peaches, pineapples, vanilla custard and buttered toast flavors, crisp acids, a creamy, oaky veneer, a nice, long dry finish—it’s all there. It doesn’t have the concentrated intensity of greater wines, but it’s very nice.——S.H.(12/31/2006)—— 86

A nice Chard from a winery that pioneered it in the Livermore Valley. Has delicate flavors of apples, peaches, apricots and herbs and is fully dry, with a rich overlay of smoky oak. There’s a density and weight in the mouth that are especially impressive at this price.——S.H.(12/15/2003)—— 86