Best of Year 2002, Buying Guide


Stony Hill 1999 Chardonnay (Napa Valley)
A superb Chard, very much in the Stony Hill tradition. Tight, appley, fruit with high (by Napa standards) acidity creates a taut wine made fatter and sweeter by the judicious use of oak. This is a sleek, elegant Chard that, judging by its track record, will age and improve effortlessly over the next decade.