vintner carr follows up on his great 2008 reserve with this delicious bottling. in california, it's usually a cinch to get fruit this ripe and tropical, and easy to plaster on lots of new oak. what's hard is to fuse the elements seamlessly. this wine does, offering waves of chardonnay opulence. it may have a touch of botrytis, but that's in its favor.
Dijon Clone