Aged 100% in new French oak, this Chardonnay succeeds admirably in balancing full, ripe fruit, good acidity and creamy vanillin elements. Apple, orange, pumpkin-spice and vanilla notes on the nose open to a round, similarly flavored palate. The long finish shows elegant, tangy oak notes and apple and cream echoes. Drink now through 2004.——W.E.(12/15/2001)—— 89