Mild, but reasonably well-defined Chardonnay fruit sits at the heart of this mid-sized offering, and the wine gets a slight lift in overall richness from its lightly laid on oak. It tilts to firmness in balance, but its fruit perseveres and brings it a reasonable mea-sure of success.

Greenish pale gold. Gently leesy orange and pear aromas are fresh and nicely delineated. Round and velvety but with no excess weight, displaying white peach, pear and exotic buttered popcorn flavors that carry through the persistent, clinging f inish. No excess fat or sweetness here.