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Yangarra Estate Vineyard
2019 Ovitelli Grenache
93 Points Andrew Graham, Australian Wine Review

One of the more challenging releases, this Yangarra Ovitelli Grenache 2019 is a fascinating, layered wine, if not as loveable as the current release High Sands.From the 2ha Block 30, planted in 1946. Destemmed, crushed and tipped into 675l ceramic eggs and spends 101 days on skins. Matured for a further 8 months on skins post-press. Numbers: pH 3.37 TA 6.5g/L.There’s a waft of VA to announce things, then a nose and palate that is so lucid. Raspberry and red texta, there is a glycerol roundness through the palate, but the tannins are sandpapery and firm. I get a little distracted by the volatility and a slight soapiness, but the vibrancy of the fruit is excellent. The tannins are going to be divisive too – they’re pronounced and grainy – though that just adds layers. Quality Grenache, although I preferred last year’s release more (and the Hickinbotham too).Yangarra Ovitelli Grenache 2019. Best drinking: It’s going to live. But I would drink it within the next five to eight years.

Stonestreet
2018 Upper Barn Vineyard Chardonnay
93 Points Editor, Decanter

A precise, subtle wine with great balance between ripe pineapple and mango, crunchy saline acidity and a hint of roasted nut and vanilla oak. A youthful wine that can be drunk now but will reveal more exotic complexity and nutty character with age.

Mt. Brave
2018 Merlot Mt. Veeder
93 Points Kim Marcus, Wine Spectator

Tightly wound, pure and minerally, this is packed with vibrant, fine-textured dried red fruit and berry flavors. Forest floor notes lingers on the direct and powerfully structured finish. Drink now through 2026.

Hickinbotham
2019 The Nest Cabernet Franc
93 Points Joe Czerwinski, Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Pleasantly leafy and herbal—without getting into the vegetal end of things—Hickinbotham's 2019 The Nest Cabernet Franc is the third consecutive strong vintage for this wine, which is loaded with dark cassis and black cherry fruit. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated and richly textured, it finishes long, with echoes of cigar box and pipe tobacco.

Siduri
2019 Soberanes Vineyard Pinot Noir
93 Points Doug Wilder, Purely Domestic Wine Report

2019 Pinot Noir, Soberanes Vineyard The nose is sweet and concentrated dark cherry and plum with a forest floor spice. The palate entry offers nice density with impressions of licorice, sassafras and black plum in the core. Finishes with dried black fruit and polished spiciness. Drink 2021 - 2026.

Siduri
2019 Ewald Vineyard Pinot Noir
93 Points Doug Wilder, Purely Domestic Wine Report

2019 Pinot Noir, Ewald Vineyard The nose is cool forest floor and dried red berries. The palate entry is bright, focused pomegranate and cherry with well-integrated acidity leading to a sappy dark cherry core finishing with graphite and blossoms. Drink 2021 - 2027.

Hartford Court
2018 Radian Vineyard Chardonnay
93 Points Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com

The 2018 Chardonnay Radian Vineyard comes from one of the top sites in the Sta. Rita Hills and was brought up in 30% new French oak. Spiced apple, lemon, brioche, honeysuckle, and hints of toasted almond emerge from the glass, and this beauty is medium to full-bodied, with a rounded, layered texture, beautiful purity, and a great finish. Readers looking for a classic example of Chardonnay from this appellation can't go wrong here.

Diatom
2020 Chardonnay Santa Barbara County
93 Points Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com

The 2020 Chardonnay Santa Barbara County comes from the talented Greg Brewer, and it's been an incredible value in every vintage I've been lucky enough to taste. Revealing a medium to lighter gold hue, it's medium-bodied and juicy, with a lively, up-front nose of ripe Meyer lemon, tangerine, honeysuckle, and exotic white flowers. This pure, elegant Chardonnay brings beautiful fruit and texture, has plenty of acidity, and a great finish.

Cambria
2018 Katherine's Vineyard Signature Series Chardonnay
93 Points Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com

A big step up in price, the 2018 Chardonnay Signature Collection Katherine's Vineyard is similarly gold-hued and offers a beautiful sense of reduction in its ripe stone fruits, peach, and citrus-like aromas and flavors. Rich, medium-bodied, toasty, and mineral-laced, it has plenty of mid-palate depth as well as a great finish.

Cambria
2018 Barbara's Clone 667 Signature Series Pinot Noir
93 Points Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com

Lots of mulberry, cherry, and raspberry fruits as well as classic Santa Maria herbal, briny, peppery notes emerge from the 2018 Pinot Noir Signature Collection Barbara's Clone 667. Medium-bodied on the palate, it’s beautifully balanced and has an elegant texture as well as wonderful depth, all with a firm, focused, masculine vibe that should keep for a solid decade.

Byron
2019 Nielson Vineyard Chardonnay
93 Points Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com

A ripe, toasty, yet pure, clean Chardonnay, the 2019 Chardonnay Nielson Vineyard, which comes from a site in the Santa Maria Valley, is medium to full-bodied and has a rich, layered textured, plenty of background toasty, nutty oakiness, and a great finish. This rich, satisfying, undeniably delicious Chardonnay should drink well for 3-4 years.

La Crema
2018 Tidal Break Vineyard Chardonnay
93 Points Kim Marcus, Wine Spectator

There's toasty richness to concentrated apple pastry and pear tart flavors backed by crunchy acidity. Lusciously spiced finish features accents of quince paste and hints of marmalade. Drink now through 2025.

Copain
2019 Tidal Break Chardonnay
93 Points Kim Marcus, Wine Spectator

Plush and powerful, with plenty of creamy richness to custard-filled white fruit flavors that offer unctuous buttery nuances. Toasty accents envelop the well-spiced finish. Drink now through 2026.

Brewer-Clifton
2019 3D Chardonnay
93 Points Kim Marcus, Wine Spectator

Lemon zest notes flank the concentrated apple pastry and white peach flavors that are supported by fresh acidity. Shows creamy accents midpalate, with a vibrant, mineral-filled finish. Best from 2022 through 2026.

WillaKenzie
2018 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
93 Points Tim Fish, Wine Spectator

Captures the best of Willamette Valley, with a layered structure that’s crisp yet supple with plump raspberry, orange peel and Darjeeling accents that glide toward refined tannins. Drink now through 2029.

Giant Steps
2020 Rosé Yarra Valley
93 Points Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion

A rockin' rosé that grooves to outputs of tangy cranberries, wild strawberries, toffee apple and a dusting of spices - but the key here is the savouriness. It's also textural and, importantly, dry.

Giant Steps
2020 Chardonnay Yarra Valley
93 Points Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion

Fruit off the trio of top sites – Sexton, Tarraford and Applejack – all adding their unique qualities to make a harmonious whole. It's a racy number thanks to a laser lightshow of acidity throwing sparks at the white not-quite-ripe nectarines, grapefruit and lemon oil flavours, with a flash of spices and fresh herbs. It's revitalising and will be even better in time.

Giant Steps
2019 Wombat Creek Vineyard Chardonnay
93 Points Steven Creber, Halliday Wine Companion

Fermented in French puncheons, matured in new (20%) and used French oak for 10 months. Nutty, spicy oak and yeasty lees character (despite no bâtonnage ) is the first impression on the bouquet; green apple and citrus in the background. Taut and acid-driven as it is through the palate, there's also subtle fruit sweetness there, and both aspects linger in the finish and aftertaste. Cool and classy.

Giant Steps
2019 Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir
93 Points Steven Creber, Halliday Wine Companion

Parcels of whole-bunch and destemmed fruit; both small oak and open ferments; 8 months in French barriques, 25% new. Cherries and floral notes the main theme on the bouquet, some whole-bunch character and oak in the mix as well. The warmth of the vintage presents itself in the sweet-tinged feel, but the generous flavours of red fruit and spice are attractive and balanced by the lightly grippy finish.

Yangarra Estate Vineyard
2019 Roux Beauté Roussanne
93 Points Ned Goodwin, Halliday Wine Companion

Hand picked on a fruit day of the biodynamic calendar across the oldest roussanne planting, now 16 yo. 50% destemmed, crushed and fermented in ceramic eggs on skins, remaining with them for a convincing 96 days. The remaining portion, also in eggs sans skins. Upon blending, matured in eggs. Compelling aromas of apricot pith, bitter almond, pistachio, dried hay and a whiff of marzipan and rooibos. Expansive, broad and rich, with skin-inflected intricacy and a tangerine vibe of freshness, tangier than usual. Takes time to unravel. Still taut. But staining of extract and intensity as it does! I'd drink this after a few years.

Stonestreet
2018 Bear Point Vineyard Chardonnay
93 Points Antonio Galloni, Vinous

The 2018 Chardonnay Bear Point Vineyard is wonderfully lifted and effusive. White flowers, apple, mint and lemon confit all grace this transparent, layered Chardonnay. This is one of the most understated Chardonnays I have tasted from Stonestreet. The Hyde/Wente clone in this iron oxide part of the estate yields a Chardonnay with striking floral presence and tons of personality.

Stonestreet
2018 Estate Chardonnay
93 Points Antonio Galloni, Vinous

The 2018 Chardonnay Estate is a blend of various blocks on the estate. Not surprisingly, it is a beautifully balanced, harmonious wine. Lemon confit, sage, mint, white flowers and tangerine oil all meld together in the glass. The Estate captures all the natural breadth and texture of this site, but in a smaller-scaled style vis-a-vis the single block bottlings.

Kendall-Jackson
2019 Jackson Estate Cloud Landing Chardonnay
93 Points Antonio Galloni, Vinous

The 2019 Chardonnay Cloud Landing Petaluma Gap is a wild, exotic wine. A whole range of tropical and floral-infused notes fill out the layers. This is an especially oily, viscous wine, but that richness is balanced by the energy and freshness that are such signatures of the Petaluma Gap.

Kendall-Jackson
2019 Jackson Estate Cloud Landing Pinot Noir
93 Points Antonio Galloni, Vinous

The 2019 Pinot Noir Cloud Landing is a powerful, brooding wine. Blueberry, plum, sage, mint and a whole range of savory, cool-climate accents fill out the layers, with earthy, gamy notes beneath that add darkness.

Hartford Court
2018 Three Jacks Vineyard Chardonnay
93 Points Antonio Galloni, Vinous

The 2018 Chardonnay Three Jacks Vineyard is redolent of baked apple, lemon confit and hazelnut. Layered and unctuous in the glass, the Three Jacks is all charm. This Green Valley Chardonnay sure has a lot to offer.