Medium to full yellow colour with a buttery, toasty, nougat bouquet that is forward and overt in keeping with the colour. It's full, rounded, soft and bosomy. Some rancid butter notes. The wine is fat and rounded, rich and full-bodied, showing butterscotch malolactic notes that take us straight to California. A superb example of the full-throttle chardonnay style. It's an echo of winemaker Doug Neal's alma mater, Giaconda.