"Perhaps the great value in Chardonnay in the marketplace today, this wine,
made by the highly talented Varner Winery in the Santa Cruz Mountains, comes
from fruit accessed in California’s Edna Valley. With malolactic blocked but
with lees stirring, this 25,000-case cuvee provides terrific notes of tropical
fruit and poached pear in a fleshy, medium-bodied style with obvious minerality
and precision. This is a remarkable effort that is fresh, lively, and best
drunk over the next 1-2 years."
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