Earthy Corton-Charlemagne-like and substantial is the tightly-knit beautifully-textured blockbuster 2001 Chardonnay Melville Vineyard (1440 bottles). Extremely French-like with good minerality as well as underlying acidity tremendous texture enormous weight and persistence on the palate its earthy minerality unlike most California wines speaks of terroir. This 2001 requires 12-18 months of bottle age and should have a fascinating evolution over the following decade. Tel. (805) 452-5609

Intense and concentrated with rich white peach nectarine peach pit and earthy chalky minerally flavors that give it a very distinctive character which is highly unusual in California. Drink now through 2007. 120 cases made. –JL