USA, California, Napa Valley: 2017 — Napa's Perfect Storm The 2017 Chardonnay Gravel Bench Vineyard has a tantalizing nose of lemon meringue pie, apple crumble, beeswax and almond croissant with a touch of white blossoms. Medium to full-bodied, the palate packs a punch of spiced apples and savory bread and nut layers, framed by impressive freshness and a creamy texture, finishing long. 228 cases produced.

USA, California, Napa Valley: 2017 — Napa's Perfect Storm The 2017 Chardonnay Broken Road Vineyard opens with subtle, graceful apricot, green guava and fresh lemon scents plus hints of chalk dust, marzipan and lightly browned toast. Medium-bodied, the palate has beautiful poise and compelling intensity with loads of citrus and mineral layers and a nuttiness to the finish. 353 cases produced.

USA, California, Napa Valley: 2017 — Napa's Perfect Storm The 2017 Chardonnay W.S. Keyes comes from vines planted in 1992-1993. One-third of the wine went directly to barrel (dirty) and the other two-thirds was settled and barrel fermented. It was aged in 10% new oak. It leaps from the glass with notes of honeyed white peaches, lemon tart, Golden Delicious apples and lime blossoms plus hints of marzipan and lemongrass. Medium-bodied with a seriously racy backbone and loads of intense citrus and stone fruit layers, it has a lovely satiny texture and long chalky finish. 544 cases produced.

The nose offers really bright red and black currants and plums, red beat juice, graphite and mocha. Just short of full-bodied, this is a flirty wine on the palate due to lip-smackingly juicy acid that feels a few years shy of full integration. The tannins are just slightly chewy and sneak up on you with time in the mouth. The components and stuffing are there to build a top-shelf structure with another 5-10 years of aging. Flavors hit on cherry, plum, currant, bitter cocoa, graphite and wet, dense soil. The finish brings a tangy and incense-driven twist.

Shows polish and presence, with expressive black raspberry, smoked beef and stony mineral flavors that gather tension and complexity toward fine-grained tannins. Best from 2021 through 2026.

Intense, with dark plum, blackberry and black currant fruit flavors pumping through, scored with bittersweet cocoa, dark tobacco and loam accents on the finish. Muscular for sure, but has serious drive. Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec. Best from 2020 through 2032.

Rich and filled with pure-tasting flavors of raspberry, dried blueberry and plum tart, backed by vibrant minerality and fresh acidity. Medium-grained tannins show on the finish, with sandalwood and spice notes.

Powerful, extracted and full of concentrated dark currant, dried blackberry and cherry tart flavors that are well-structured. Hints of slate and mocha show midpalate, with a finish of dried green herbs.

The nose is an angular slate, fresh red berry fruit and saline. The palate is an ebullient spice box and cherry pie. Beautiful length and concentration. Drink 2019 – 2025.

The nose is a soy, cherry and blackberry with a deep powerful undercurrent. The palate entry is crisp wild berry with a firm, dry core that gains intensity with air, finishing with mouth-coating black fruits. Drink 2020 – 2028.

The nose combines crisp red, and crunchy blue fruit underlaid by pie spices. The palate entry offers more blue fruit along with a silk-textured core of cocoa and spicy oak finishing with an encompassing feel of warm sweet cherry. Drink 2019 – 2028.

The nose is a polished black fruit, dried honey and graphite. The palate entry is a delicious layered black fruit, nougat and acidity with strong definition. Drink 2019 – 2030.

The nose is lemon with hints of white berry and juicy tropical fruits. The palate entry is lean and precise with lemon, pear and wet stone. Drink 2019 – 2026.

The nose is a lean, crisp white fruit, cherry and grapefruit with bright acidity and notes of floral. The palate is a fresh lemon and chalk, bone dry texture finishing with hard nectarine. Drink 2019 – 2026.

The nose is a delicate yet full lemon and chalk. The palate is pure lemon, saline and crisp white fruits merging into a full, balanced core of focused golden stone fruit and citrus. Drink 2019 – 2027.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2017 Chardonnay Journey, aged in 30% new French oak, unfurls with fresh quince, lilac, jasmine and honey toast with accents of warm peaches, hazelnuts, crushed shell and beeswax. Medium-bodied, it has a lovely silky texture and slowly blossoming, savory flavor layers, with acidity that begs you to take another sip, finishing very long and savory. So pretty! 300 cases were made.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 Medium ruby-purple in the glass, the 2017 Pinot Noir Sea Lift, aged nine months in 35% new French oak, is scented of blueberries, cinnamon toast, crushed red cherries and boysenberry with fragrant earth, potpourri and tobacco touches. The palate is medium-bodied, silky and perfumed with lightly chalky tannins and seamless freshness on the long, spicy finish. 2,000 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2017 Pinot Noir Fog Veil aged 15 months in 37% new French oak. It's pale to medium ruby, opening to red licorice, saline, rhubarb and pomegranate with accents of tangerine, red plum, roasted sage, blueberries and a spicy undercurrent. Light to medium-bodied, it's delicate but with loads of flavor layers from ripe fruits, spices, bitters and earth, with a fine, grainy frame and juicy acidity lifting the long finish. 2,000 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2017 Chardonnay Kelli Ann Vineyard was barrel fermented and aged 15 months in 35% new French oak. It comes from vines off Eastside Road on the banks of the Russian River, planted in 1989. It opens to scents of yellow apple, salted almonds, crushed stone, lemon peel and meringue with a classy framing of sweet spice. The palate is light to medium-bodied and delicately intense, with appealing citrusy flavor layers and mouthwatering acidity, finishing long on a honeyed note. 1,500 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 This was barrel fermented and aged 15 months in 35% new French oak. The 2017 Chardonnay Durell Vineyard has a singular nose of dried herbs, sweet mint, pie crust, honeyed apples and a peachy core with nuances of hazelnuts and beeswax. It's medium-bodied and creamy textured with a savory, toasty profile, balanced by bright acidity and finishing very long. 750 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2017 Stature Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of fruit from Alexander Valley (62%) and Knights Valley (38%), aged in 70% new French oak for 20 months. It has a deep ruby-purple color and offers up scents of cassis, cocoa powder, coffee bean, crushed boysenberries, Morello cherries, cedar and cigar box. Full-bodied, it opens slowly in the mouth to spiced fruits, with a firm, granular frame and great freshness, finishing long. This is still very tightly coiled and youthful but has the frame and stuffing to improve in bottle, so give it at another few years in the cellar. 188 cases were made.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2017 Pinot Noir Jackson Estate Outland Ridge aged nine months in 42% new French oak. Youthfully shy, it slowly opens to Earl Grey tea leaves, crushed cranberries, warm raspberries, blackberries, earth and sweet spices. Medium-bodied and silky, it offers intense, perfumed fruits with a firmer frame of grainy tannins and juicy freshness, finishing long and layered. 864 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2017 Jackson Estate Cloud Landing Chardonnay was barrel fermented and aged 10 months in 35% new French oak. It's scented of red apple skin, crème fraîche, white peach, crushed shell and almonds, plus notes of honey toast and saline coming through with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied and slightly rounded, with intense, savory and toasty flavors enlivened by mouthwatering acidity on the long finish. Delicate and delicious. 343 cases were made.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 Deep ruby-purple, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Jackson Estate Trace Ridge, aged 20 months in 61% new French oak, opens with aromas of candied violet, lilac, mixed berry perfume, licorice, garrigue, sage and exotic spices with cassis, blueberries and black plum at the core. Full-bodied, it's slow to unfold in the mouth, giving glimpses of perfumed flavor layers. It has a frame of ripe, fine-grained tannins and great freshness, finishing long. This has loads of potential and needs more time in bottle for sure. 200 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2016 Syrah Les Voisins is medium ruby-purple with an inviting nose of warm marionberry, blackberry, boysenberry and blueberry—wonderful layering of black and blue fruits!—with mint chocolate, roasted coffee bean, olive and violet nuances. The palate is medium-bodied with fantastic intensity, expertly framed with grainy tannins and great freshness, finishing long. This is so delicious! 800 cases produced.