Partially barrel-fermented this Chard is a blend of Bien Nacido and Solomon Hills. It's a heavyweight so full-bodied in fact that it's one of the rare California Chardonnays that will benefit from bottle age. It has a candied English dessert trifle flavor of apricots peaches citrons and green apples baked into a custardy pudding and the caramelized taste of charred oak. You'll even find a dusting of tannins. Best after 2007 and for another five to seven years. - S.H.