Sourced from vineyard blocks planted under the fogline at 1,000 feet, the Bear Point portrays the site's naturally refrigerated provenance with notes of bright citrus, shell and honeyed stone fruit on the nose while the palate exhibits a more generous viewpoint clove-poached pears and dried mango flavors that culminate in a long, toast-laced finish.The 2010 Chardonnay Bear Point comes across as implosive and tightly wound. The Bear Point is made from the same Chardonnay clone as the Gravel Bench, but here the terrain yields a decidedly austere, taut style of Chardonnay. If the Bear Point opens up it will merit a higher score. Still, it is impossible not to admire the wines energy and big, broad-shouldered frame. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2020.91+ points from Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate
