Winemaker Mike Richmond demonstrates here that balance and depth are not enemies in the production of attractive Chardonnay. Indeed, Mr. Richmond, who cut his eyeteeth back in the halcyon days of the early 1970s and knows a thing or two about how to get the best of the grape without pushing it into excess or tight-ening the reins until the wine squeaks, is proving that there is a way to serve the masters of refinement and filling at one and the same time. The mix of fuji apple fruitiness, creamy ...

Rating for United States-California: 90 (slightly better than average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: young, aging quickly, could be good now<br/>

$11.00 a glass. McNamerras, CA