The blockbuster 2002 Chardonnay Sbragia Limited Release is one of the finest Ed Sbragia has yet produced. It boasts a big oily viscous heady style good underlying acidity and a full-bodied concoction of pineapple and other buttery tropical fruits along with hints of caramel hazelnut and smoke in the background. This is sexy lusty stuff to drink with full-flavored shellfish. It should age for 3-4 years. Tel. (707) 963-7115; Fax (707) 963-1735

A superrich multifaceted Chardonnay brimming with exotic ripe pear fig and honeysuckle flavors overlaid by smoky toasty roasted marshmallow oak finishing with a long saturated unctuous aftertaste. Drink now through 2008. 5000 cases made. –JL