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Steele 1997 Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay (Santa Barbara County)

Price $28

There is wonderful fruit here, ranging from light citrus through mango, with a shaving of pineapple, fading into butterscotch, and layers upon layers of flavor on the finish. — L.W. (7/1/1999)

Steele 1998 Parmalee-Hill Vineyard Chardonnay (Sonoma Valley)

Price $26

Has intense, fine citrus and tropical-fruit aromas. Generously dosed with smoky oak. Drinks remarkably concentrated and intense, with huge spicy extract and great depth of flavor. Extremely complex, with a long, strong finish. — S.H. (2/1/2000)

Steele 1997 Sangiacomo Vyd Chardonnay (Carneros)

Price $24

This opens on a brilliant lemony note, then blossoms with its rich, textured, butterscotch center. As the wine opens in the glass, it takes on a richer character and depth. By the time you get to the last glass, you’ll wish the bottle had been a little bigger. — L.W. (6/1/1999)

Steele 1997 Goodchild Vineyard Chardonnay (Santa Barbara County)

Price $24

Riper and more boldly flavored than the Parmalee-Hill Vineyard bottling, with masses of tropical-fruit aromas and flavors. Voluptuous and buttery. Amazing depth of flavor and complexity, it’s sheer deliciousness. — S.H. (2/1/2000)

Steele 2004 Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay (Santa Barbara County)

Price $28

Plenty of richness here, mangoes, pineapple custard, Key lime pie, not to mention smoky, caramelly, butterscotchy oak, but there’s also a streamlined, sleek minerality that leaves a lip-smacking steely feeling behind. Part of that is acidity. Really fine wine. — S.H. (12/15/2006)

Steele 1997 Durell Vyd Chardonnay (Carneros)

Price $26

An elegant wine with bright citrus fruit and a long, graceful finish that blossoms with layers of flavors that echo the opening fruit. — L.W. (6/1/1999)

Steele 2004 Du Pratt Vineyard Chardonnay (Mendocino Ridge)

Price $28

There aren’t a lot of wines coming off this appellation, and most of them are red. But this is a wonderful Chard. Ripe and detailed, it combines tropical fruit, mineral and oak flavors, and is dry and tart in acids. This is one of the few California Chardonnays I would age for up to ten years. — S.H. (12/15/2006)

Steele 2002 Goodchild Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Barbara County)

Price $26

Pours dark and glyceriney, and opens with vibrant, spicy aromas of roasted coffee, black cherry, smoked meat and cinnamon. This is a big, tough wine, tannic and meaty-chunky, and lush and creamy on the palate. Calls for extended aging. Try 2008 and beyond. — W.E. (11/1/2004)

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