Lots of grape skin, subtle lemon curd and custard. Honey and blossom notes. Medium-bodied with a very tight palate and lovely depth and focus. There’s tension and clarity in the extremely long, racy and intense finish. A blend of Wente and Montrachet clones. Drink or hold.

The 2021 Chardonnay UV-El Diablo Vineyard was named for the legendary grower Ulises Valdez and comes from an east-facing site on Windsor Ridge with a vein of Goldridge soils. In the glass, it takes on a lovely floral perfume of fresh pear, lemon oils, flint, and honeysuckle. It offers well-balanced richness, with a suggestion of decadence, and has rounded viscosity while retaining a fresh spine of acidity that propels the wine through the palate, with lasting notes of almond on the finish. It’s going to drink well over the next 10 years.

The 2021 Chardonnay UV - El Diablo Vineyard, from vines planted by Ulises Valdez in powdery Goldridge soils, is an incredible Chardonnay that combines shimmery energy with depth and opulence. Peach and quince fruit are accented by nuances of Greek yogurt, beeswax, panna cotta and flaky pastry aromas on the nose. The palate is satiny and expansive, radiating layers of peachy fruit and honey through the mouth. Its natural richness is structured by a focused spine of acidity, and it has a tremendously long finish. -EB

The 2021 Chardonnay U.V. - El Diablo Vineyard is one of the more potent Chardonnays in the range, although like all the wines here, it is a bit less overt than in the past. Lemon confit, marzipan, tangerine oil, coconut and a kiss of French oak build in the glass. The El Diablo is a Chardonnay of weight and textural richness. - Antonio Galloni

This perfectly harmonious version's lovely, seamless mix of buttery pastry, brown sugar and grilled pineapple flavors mingles with notes of quince, peach preserves and candied orange peel. Elegant acidity weaves in and out, giving the flavors focus and momentum on the long, lingering finish. Drink now. 389 cases made.