The 2023 Siduri Van der Kamp Vineyard Pinot Noir from Sonoma Mountain spent 14 months maturing in 40% new French oak and delivers both depth and precision. The bouquet opens with ripe Bing cherries, wild strawberry, and crushed rose petals, framed by hints of nutmeg and forest floor. On the palate, it unfolds in graceful layers of marionberries and red plum accented by whispers of allspice and cedar. Firm yet velvety tannins provide shape and tension, leading into a polished, spice-tinged finish that carries traces of tea leaf and earthy minerality. 154 cases made.

The 2024 Siduri Barbieri Vineyard Pinot Noir from Russian River Valley carries a luminous ruby sheen and a tightly wound, savory frame. Black raspberry, red plum, crushed violets, white pepper, and a smooch of cola move through a palate shaped by brisk acidity and saline tension. There is generous ripeness here, yet the wine stays energetic, with a slightly angular edge that gives the richness definition. Savory depth gathers through the finish, leaving notes of cherry skin, forest floor, and dried herbs.

The 2021 Matanzas The Journey Red Wine from Sonoma County carries a firm, full-bodied frame, yet its concentration is delivered with polish rather than weight. Notes of cassis, huckleberry, crushed slate, violet, and worn saddle leather move through the glass with a brooding, savory depth. The palate is layered and grounded, drawing black plum and mulberry into a mineral spine that keeps the richness composed. It finishes with dark-toned fruit, dusty earth, and enough structural grip to reward a few years of cellaring.

The 2022 La Crema Skycrest Vineyard Pinot Noir from Russian River Valley carries a cool, stony tension beneath its generous frame. Black cherry, mulberry, and crushed pomegranate move through notes of lavender, bay leaf, damp gravel, and forest herbs. The palate is medium-plus-bodied, polished and energetic, with dark fruit drawn tightly around a fine chalky grip and a subtle coniferous lift. It finishes with poise, mineral firmness, and a savory wildness that keeps the richness beautifully controlled.

The 2022 La Crema Sealift Vineyard Pinot Noir from the West Sonoma Coast maintains its coastal tension with ease. Black raspberry, blood orange peel, red plum, and cedary herbs move through a supple, medium-bodied frame, lifted by brisk acidity and finely smoothed tannins. A quiet thread of Bing cherry and toasted anise adds detail without weighing down the fruit. The finish is vibrant, textured, and beautifully composed.

The 2023 Kendall-Jackson Cloud Landing Pinot Noir from Petaluma Gap carries the imprint of its windswept, fog-cooled knoll, where clay-rich soils lend shape to the wine's supple frame. A polished oak accent threads through red currant, wild strawberry, crushed cedary herbs, ground clove, and graphite. Medium-bodied and lively, it moves with bright acidity, smooth tannins, and a generous yet composed texture. The finish is lifted and savory, suggesting graceful drinking over the next 6-8 years.

The 2022 Gran Moraine ‘Yamhill-Carlton’ Pinot Noir was stored in mainly neutral oak before bottling. It is soft, juicy and delicious with delightful guava and red raspberry fruits alongside garrigue and salty soils. Great to enjoy now, savor this beauty over the next decade. Drink 2026-2036

Fresh and neatly-textured, the 2023 Gran Moraine ‘Yamhill-Carlton’ Pinot Noir offers bright strawberry and loganberry fruits that meld with Satsuma orange zest and shades of cardamom with rocky nuances. Drink 2026-2036

A delightful edition of this wine, the nicely poised and weighted ‘Yamhill-Carlton’ Chardonnay offers dense melon and citrus fruits that combine with loads of salty minerals. The combination of weight and mouth-watering acidity really shines. Drink 2026-2036

Bright aromatics of candied and salted citrus peel are layered with ginger spice, toasty oak, pineapple core, and vanilla-caramel notes. Richness builds across the medium-bodied palate, delivering ample mid-palate concentration, all framed by crushed-rock minerality and salinity on the bright finish. Fermentation is conducted primarily in barrel, and the wine is aged for eight months in 43% new French oak. Winemaker Kristy Melton discovered a Chardonnay block in eastern Napa Valley, planted to Clone 4 in 1978. Known for producing large clusters that retain high natural acidity, Melton notes that this clone develops more nuanced, elegant flavours as the vines age. This site contributes approximately 17% of the vintage, with additional fruit sourced from Huichica Creek in the Carneros AVA and another site in Coombsville.

From the “ocean hill” 16 miles from the Pacific, the fruit for the full-bodied 2024 Pinot Noir Vinedo Maricerro doesn’t get coastal fog but does get cool air and wind. The resulting wine in this case shows ethereal layers of cranberry, cherry, and black tea, with plenty of varietal earthiness. No whole-cluster is used during fermentation in stainless tank. The texture is sultry and supple, a well-made wine that should appeal across palates. Drink now through 2036.

More crisp, linear, and lean than the 2024, the barrel-fermented, medium-bodied 2025 Chardonnay Vinedo Maricerro is etched in floral aromatics of sea spray and citrus, with an ethereal minerality that’s exceptionally appealing. The texture flirts with oily viscosity, tamed by the underlying freshness that pulls through the lengthy finish. Drink now through 2035.

The 2024 Pinot Noir Soberanes Vineyard is savory and inward—a serious, tightly wound wine. New leather, cedar, dark cherry, garrigue and exotic spices sizzle beneath the surface. There's a bound-up core of acid and tannin here that will require some time to sort itself out, but there's solid stuffing and a good deal of persistence, too.

This is friendly and shows a gentle, toasty edge, with pronounced sous-bois and wet pine notes gliding underneath supple red and black cherry compote flavors. Singed sandalwood frames the pretty and persistent finish. Drink now through 2030.

Sous-bois and potpourri mix in this red, where plump red and black cherry compote notes let the savory side share the lead. Singed cedar and sandalwood accents chime in, giving this a perfumed, graceful finish despite the sense of weight to the fruit. Drink now through 2030.

This is a showy one, with a core of warmed mulberry and boysenberry compote that glides along the silky, refined structure, while black tea, iris and pennyroyal notes waft through on the finish. Drink now through 2032.

A juicy, bright and light-bodied wine with aromas of Bing cherries, wild strawberries, raspberries, fresh flowers and citrus blossoms. Fresh and refreshing, this is a really drinkable wine that is only made in certain years. Drink or hold.

Lovely aromas of bright red berries and flowers, pine and white mushrooms. Light- to
medium-bodied, this is fresh and delicious with a backbone of mineral-driven acidity and
finely tuned tannins. A good value and a solid representation of Willamette Valley pinot.
Drink now.

Plush red and black cherries with nuanced forest and floral aromas, baking spices and mushrooms. The medium- to full-bodied palate is rich and saturating, with velvety tannins, plum and black-raspberry flavors and a gush of cleansing acidity at the end. Drink or hold.

Bright forest-berry aromas mingle with pine and wildflowers, silky and fruit-forward. On the palate, sweet red-fruit flavors are fresh, juicy and mouth-filling. Approachable and pleasing. Drink now.

Pretty, light and creamy, showing aromas of white peaches and wild strawberries. Mineral and delicate, offering bright bubbles and a long grapefruit finish. Lovely. Four years en tirage. Made with a perpetual reserve system. Dosage 5 g/L. Drink now.

Plush, fruit-forward and medium-bodied, showing aromas and flavors of cherries,
raspberries and blood oranges. Fresh and juicy with silky tannins and some mineral notes
as well. Drink or hold.

Leading with cherry, cocoa and lavender aromas, this is a silky medium-bodied wine that
evolves a lot in the glass. A pleasing mix of spiced black and red cherry flavors with a
pillowy texture and fine tannins. Drink or hold.

Engaging and elegant for its savory tones of slate, lavender and orange peel, which meld with a vibrant, pure and juicy core of raspberry and cherry that lingers on the finish around precise, mineral-tinged tannins and glints of rooibos tea. Drink now through 2040

Darker, plusher, and more rounded than many of the producer's other Pinots, the 2023 Pinot Noir Stormin is richly woven in earthy dark cherry, wild strawberry, and forest floor, with well-balanced acidity and tannins. It takes on complex additional notes of sweet oak and vanilla bean that add to the medium-bodied appeal and length. Drink now through 2033.