1995 Marcassin Chardonnay Lorenzo Vineyard

The prodigious 1995 Chardonnay Lorenzo Vineyard (8 barrels or 200 cases) exhibits a light gold color, a huge, sexy, smoky, citrusy, mineral, and hazelnut-scented nose, crisp, tart acidity, and an unevolved, backward style. The wine is powerful and rich, with layers of intensity, outstanding purity, and a firm underpinning of acidity. This will be a closed, potentially long-lived Chardonnay that will age for 5-7 years, assuming anybody has the discipline to lay away a few bottles. Tel. (707) 258-3608; Fax (707) 942-5633