Our 2005 SHV Chardonnay is pale straw in color with fresh fruit aromas of cantaloupe and watermelon, with a touch of pineapple to beguile you. It’s like breathing the essence of a tropical fruit salad without the sweet syrup. Crisp but not tart in your mouth, it tastes light and delicious with a hint of lime and lemon squeezed over the top. The grapes come mainly from our vineyard number 6 where the vines are now ten years old, giving the wine a bit more weight and ageability than in previous years. Our advice is to cellar the wine for six months to add complexity to the flavors and to allow more finish to develop.