The 2010 Chardonnay Los Carneros is a beautiful entry-level wine. Apricots, orange peel, butter and smoke all flesh out in this gorgeous, multi-dimensional Chardonnay. A pretty, nuanced wine, the 2010 has plenty of Carneros typicity and character. There is a creaminess to the Carneros Chardonnay that is distinctive and appealing. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2016.

This intense, spicy Chardonnay is big in size and scope, boasting flavors that build, and offers a mix of pithy citrus peel, ripe pear, honeysuckle and melon flavors. Most interesting on the finish.

Vivid gold. Lemon zest and tangerine on the nose. Lively and nicely focused, with taut citrus, spice and honeysuckle flavors dominating. The citrus note recurs on the silky, subtle aftertaste.

If taking fresh, slightly citrusy fruit as its main motif in the nose, this medium-full-bodied effort proves to be a bit plumper in feel and riper in tone once on the palate. Its rich and very accessible flavors are keyed on sweet apples with highlights of soft, mildly vanillin oak spice, and its open manner makes it one to enjoy in the relatively near term.

Ripe and full-bodied, with a fleshy mouthfeel, and apple, citrus and pineapple flavors...

New oak gives a vanilla cream and buttered toast accent to this pretty wine, but the basic fruit flavors also are nice, offering varietal waves of pineapples, pears and green apples. It's a super-drinkable Chardonnay whose richness suggests elaborate fare, like shellfish.

New oak (38%) vies with green apple butter and pineapple crême brulée flavors to dominate this wine, with neither winning out, suggesting that it's balanced. It's a very pretty, creamy, slightly sweet Chardonnay, balanced with brisk acidity.

The Jackson empire includes dozens of boutique estates, but none more respected than La Crema and its pinot noir and chardonnay. Look for a ripe, elegant nose, with a slightly richer palate, with butter, lees and nutty, citrus, baked apple and pineapple flavours.

There are just under one-half million cases of the 2008 Chardonnay Sonoma Coast, which is an excellent value, particularly when one considers it comes from the high rent district of the Sonoma Coast. Elegant white peach, apricot, and lemon blossom notes are present in this medium-bodied, crisp, well-made, barrel-fermented Chardonnay (almost three-quarters is put through malolactic fermentation). The wine possesses good freshness, purity, and depth. It should drink well for 2-3 years.

The 2007 Chardonnay Monterey reveals wet stone and floral characteristics intermixed with lemon blossom and white citrus, as well as more minerality, and less body and intense fruit than the Sonoma Coast cuvee.

New oak dominates this pleasant Chardonnay, with buttered toast, vanilla and caramelized buttercream notes that are almost sweet, although the wine is technically dry. The underlying flavors are of pineapples, pears and green apples.

There's richness of fruit underneath the oak of this wine, the flavors emphasizing hazelnuts and other oak-derived tones. Cellar it, and the fruit may well absorb some of the oak over the coming year.

Exhibits aromas and flavors of honeyed citrus, buttered oranges, and honeysuckle in his medium-bodied, ripe, nicely concentrated style. It should provide pleasure over the next 1-2 years.

Bit restrained, with leafy, green apple, honeysuckle, mint and lime flavors giving complexity.

Form acidity is wrapped around a core of earthy, leesy, pear and citrus flavors, gaining complexity on the finish. A little time in the bottle may help.

Crisp and graceful, with apricot and watermelon flavors.

Pale pink in color, this wine from the extremely consistent winemakers at K-J is delicate without being wimpy. It offers fresh cherry and raspberry aromas, crisp acidity and modest red-fruit flavors.

This dark coral colored wine from Kendall Jackson opens with red cherry and strawberry bouquet. On the palate, this wine is medium bodied and slightly acidic. The flavor profile is a mild mineral infused strawberry with notes of tangerine and a hint of red cherry. The finish is dry and its flavors and acidity are nicely prolonged. This Rose would pair well with shrimp cocktail. 88 points.Very good.

Delicate and pretty, with floral strawberry and watermelon flavors.

Delicate and pretty, with floral strawberry and watermelon flavors.

Smooth and creamy with lush texture and juicy apple and citrus fruit; balanced and fresh.

Pale violet-red. Moderately light-bodied. Moderately extracted. Mildly tannic. Vanilla, berry fruits, cherry. Bright berry and vanilla aromas lead to a supple, fruity palate and a clean, crisp finish.

Smooth and polished, with complex black cherry, anise, spice and toasty oak flavors. Well balanced and finishes with an alluring, even delicate aftertaste.

"Lots of tannin and fruit. Vanilla, minerals, green peppers, black fruits. Brooding black fruit fills the mouth, accented by spice and youthful vegetal hints. Beautifully structured." Cellar Selection.