Mer Soleil Reserve Chardonnay 2016

Limpid gold. Melon, poached pear and honey on the deeply perfumed nose. Plush and expansive in the mouth, offering pliant orchard fruit and melon flavors and suggestions of vanilla and clove. Picks up floral and fennel notes with air and finishes smooth, broad and long, with a smoky note coming in late. Drinking window: 2019-2024. Score – 90. (Josh Raynolds, vinous.com, Oct. 2018)