Pear and paw-paw, lemon pudding, pineapple spray, and lime zest form the atmosphere, riveting pine and lime interplay on landing, chalky and dusty brown touch, getting steely and framing a lemon peel and racy peach skin that recalls a Condrieu strata that keeps it very interesting indeed. #southafricanwine #cheninblanc #steen — 10 years ago
Right up my strata — 11 years ago
SF Born and raised — 8 years ago
Stony-steely yesterday, a little patience reveals a lady of considerable refinement, with lemon softness coming to the fore. The truncated and almost wholly muted boa became expansive with pansy and peonies, the minerality gaining strata, and pairing with a range of flavors. Semillon-esque but with a 10 foot backbone. Glad I waited. — 10 years ago
2014. Lemon pulp, juicy grape skin bite, pineapple, marjoram? Very nice tropical-style alb. — 10 years ago
Big strong power and very rich. Layers of richness like strata. Very serious. Another yummy. $58 — 12 years ago

My favorite affordable Chardonnay from one of my favorite vineyards. The bitter really shines with spicy food and strawberries. — 10 years ago
Only 300 btls produced? Wondering if that is accurate, but no matter. This was a beautiful wine! Everything one cod want in a bottle. Seductive dark blueberry fruits without all the sugar, a mineral and earth strata to tone it down, judicious oak to frame it all. Fine art! Really delicious, and the tannins were exquisitely integrated. A menagerie of amuse bouches from soft smoke, to crisp plum, black cherry, to forrest scrub, black olive, roasted currant, truffle, etc. Will drink this again! — 11 years ago
David Kline
Big mint chocolate, spruce, damson reduction, cinnamon dusted cedar, ripest blackberry, violet, vanilla bean and even a shadow of juniper on this warm and fuzzy Howell Mountain nose. Medium mouthfeel echoes the damson, presenting bay leaf, smoky raspberry, a touch of graphite and blueberry skins in a tightly rolled and endlessly layered sub-strata that stretches to the horizon. #Trio #bravantevineyards #howell #howellmountain #napavalleyred #napawine #Napa — 7 years ago