Very opulent, almost too much so, with a flood of Key lime pie, pineapple jam, orange, butterscotch and buttered toast flavors that overwhelm in richness. The saving grace is a fine structure of acidity and minerals and a finish that strives to be dry. Drink now with shellfish, roast pork, or all alone as an aperitif.——S.H.(4/1/2012)—— 90

Very dry, with mouth-watering acidity, but the palate also searches for a little more fruit than the wine offers. Still, the pineapples, peaches and apricots are pleasant enough.——S.H.(12/15/2010)—— 88

Too oaky, with vanilla, smoky toothpick influences leading to sweet-and-sour pineapple flavors. This problem has plagued Kunde’s reserve Chard for the last several vintages.——S.H.(12/1/2008)—— 84

Three years is an unusually long time to keep a Chardonnay before releasing. There’s a prickliness in the mouth that makes the wine fizzy, and gives the lemondrop flavors a weirdly sweet-and-sour finish.——S.H.(12/1/2007)—— 82