A beautifully crafted wine that exhibits all the power and exuberance of top California Chardonnay wines, at $1,250 the 1999 Napa Chardonnay from Mondavi is very good wine.

Only slightly less concentrated and powerful than Mondavi's Chardonnay Reserve, this wine will please decriminating Chardonnay lovers. The wine has a lovely deep golden color and fruity bouquet. The vanilla, butter and cream flavors we associate with good Chardonnays are all found in abundance in this wine. The intense fruity flavors are well balanced by a nice tart finish. This wine matches well with white meats like Baked White Wine Chicken and German Style Roasted Pork as well as with elegant fish dishes like Seared Tourbot, Braised Pike or Carp and Lobster Casserol. Serve this wine about 10℃.

Over the past half century, Robert Mondavi has been the single most influential American winemaker. His brilliant innovations and skills at marketing wines has revolutionized California wines. With his sons, he now has wine producing interests thorough the winemaking world. His Napa series of wines are among the best value wines in the world, while his reserve series are among the finest wines in the world.

John H. Isacs

Only slightly less concentrated and powerful than Mondavi's Chardonnay Reserve, this wine will please decriminating Chardonnay lovers. The wine has a lovely deep golden color and fruity bouquet. The vanilla, butter and cream flavors we associate with good Chardonnays are all found in abundance in this wine. The intense fruity flavors are well balanced by a nice tart finish. This wine matches well with white meats like Baked White Wine Chicken and German Style Roasted Pork as well as with elegant fish dishes like Seared Tourbot, Braised Pike or Carp and Lobster Casserol. Serve this wine about 10℃.

Over the past half century, Robert Mondavi has been the single most influential American winemaker. His brilliant innovations and skills at marketing wines has revolutionized California wines. With his sons, he now has wine producing interests thorough the winemaking world. His Napa series of wines are among the best value wines in the world, while his reserve series are among the finest wines in the world.

John H. Isacs