A product of the great 2007 vintage, this wine is vibrant and racy, with bright minerality and a beam of mouthwatering acidity that supports layers of concentrated peach, spicy pear, green apple and honeydew melon. Intriguing floral and spice elements are accented by pleasing layers of vanilla, clove and maple syrup from the new French oak. Though it displays a precociously intense appeal right now, it is just going to get better and better, and is likely to be the longest lived vintage we have ever produced.

not usually a chard fan b/c of an overwhelming presence of the oak monster that vintners seem to use to fill some gap I'm not sure exists or why they do it. if the wine is that bad a barrel of wood ain't gonna help. this one doesn't seem to attack u though.