Magenta/purple-colored, the 2022 Zinfandel Hartford Vineyard is ripe with notes of black
cherry liqueur, licorice, violets, and blue fruit coming through. Full-bodied and ripe, it
has good mouthwatering fresh acidity, fine tannin structure, and good energy. I like this
one a lot. Drink it over the next 10-12 years.

A deeper magenta/ruby color, the 2022 Pinot Noir Sealift Vineyard was raised for 14 months in 8% new French oak and is inviting with aromas of kirsch, violets, delicate notes of licorice, and mossy earth. Medium-bodied, it has a refined and luxuriously seamless texture, with a weightless feel all the way through as well as a long finish. It’s very appealing now but will hold up over the next 15 years.

Moving north to the Zena Crown Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills of Oregon, the 2022 Chardonnay Warrior Princess Block is a youthful golden yellow color and has a lifted flinty reduction on the nose, with notes of white pepper, lemon balm, bright green apples, and fresh yellow flowers. Chalky and medium-bodied, it has lovely focus and tension to it, with a long, mouthwatering finish. I love a lot of wines from this vineyard site, and this one is no exception. It’s going to have a good deal of longevity over the next 8-10 years

From a site adjacent to Cobb Coastlands Vineyard that looks out over the ocean, the 2022 Chardonnay Seascape Vineyard pours a ripe yellow/golden color. On the nose, it offers savory and resinous aromas of beeswax, sea spray, lime, and fresh peach. Medium to fullbodied, it has very nice length, a pithy texture, a savory feel, and a long finish. It’s going to show its best over the next 8-10 years.

Ripe yellow/straw in color, the 2022 Chardonnay Fog Dance Vineyard comes from an estate site just south of the winery on fine-loam Goldridge soil. It’s ripe with aromas of gunflint on the nose, with deeper notes of melon rind and a hint of tropical fruit. Medium to full-bodied, it has a wonderful chalky texture and a weightless feel, with a lovely fresh, perfume that lasts on the finish. A gorgeous offering with a lot of appeal now, it’s going to hold on over the next 10 years,

Moving to the West Sonoma Coast (about 4-5 miles inward from the ocean), the 2022 Chardonnay Far Coast Vineyard boasts has a decadent feel but is not heavy. On the nose, it reveals bright, lifted notes of chalky earth, saline, citrus zest, white peach, honeycomb, and fresh flowers. Medium to full-bodied, it has a lovely freshness, with a kiss of sweet fruit through the finish. It has a lovely, savory, and mouthwatering feel without feeling austere and retains its rounded viscous texture, with notes of almond on the finish. Drink it over the next 6-8 years.

Like this wine’s Chardonnay counterpart of the same name, the 2022 Pinot Noir Warrior Princess comes from Zena Crown Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills of the Willamette Valley. In the glass, it’s a youthful ruby hue and is floral and ripe with notes of framboise, red apple, violets, brown spice, and pine. I love this site, which provides a fresh lift and mouthwatering feel through the palate, with ripe tannins and a linear feel. It retains its good ripeness and is going to age gracefully over the next 10 years.

The 2022 Pinot Noir Muldune Trail is also from the Anderson Valley and pours a more saturated red/magenta color. On the nose, it boasts deeper notes of woodsy spice, polished cedar, toasted incense, black cherries, and dark soil. Medium to full-bodied, it offers an equally rich structure and an earthy tone, with rich, broad tannins and earthy notes of black tea on the finish. This one is going to benefit another year or so and will drink well 2025-2040.

The deep ruby/magenta 2022 Pinot Noir MacLean's Block comes from a vineyard that lies just east of the town of Occidental, and the 2022 returns to its hallmark Russian River Valley personality. Aged in 5% new French oak for 16 months before bottling, it’s generous on the nose with notes of toasted cedar, sassafras, woodsy spice, and black cherry. Leaning toward full-bodied, it fills the palate with good purity and ripeness and a long finish that builds. Drink it over the next 10-15 years.

Pouring a ripe ruby red color, the 2022 Pinot Noir Hailey's Block comes from a colder area of low-lying vineyards in the Green Valley and offers a much spicier profile, revealing notes of cedar, cinnamon, wild strawberries, and potpourri. It displays good linear intensity on the palate, with lovely, focused purity, fine, well-defined tannins, and a kiss of juicy fruit throughout the finish. A very charming wine with a good deal of longevity ahead, enjoy it 2025-2040.

From the Sonoma Coast, the 2022 Pinot Noir Cote Bannie is based on the two vineyards of Bloomfield and Seascape and spent 14 months in 10% new French oak. It pours a youthful ruby hue, with more savory notes of spice and incense, along with wild small berries, minty herbs, and forest floor. Medium-bodied, it has a savory, mouthwatering bit of citrus on the palate, with orange peel, fine-grained tannins, and fresh acidity, its peppery spice lasting long after the wine is gone. It is clean and bright and has the potential to age gracefully over the next 15 years.

Pouring a ripe yellow/green hue, the 2021 Chardonnay Red Point comes from an incredibly steep hillside vineyard site and was aged for 10 months in 20% new French oak. In the glass, it takes on more serious, mineral-inflected aromas, with notes of flint, wet stones, preserved lime, and white peach. Medium-bodied, it has a weightless feel and a delicate almondine note through the finish, with a chalky texture and a refreshing, easygoing feel. It’s elegant and clean through the finish, and there’s no rush to drink it now. Drink 2024-2034.

Coming from this terraced vineyard and pouring a ripe red hue, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Bear Point is lifted with notes of cassis, menthol, leather, and cedar. Wonderful fresh energy propels it through the palate, with bright red fruit, ripe tannins, and a long finish. It is very nicely styled and has the longevity to drink well over the next 15 or more years.

Ripe red-colored, the 2022 Pinot Noir Sealift Vineyard comes from the West Sonoma Coast, and has a wonderful nose of pine needles, grenadine, spiced orange, and a bit of sanguine iron lift. Medium-bodied, it has a compact structure and lovely, clean freshness on the finish as well as a hint of umami that will come through more with age. It’s a very appealing wine to drink over the next 10 years.

Raised for 16 months in 35% new oak, the 2021 Chardonnay Skycrest is a ripe and youthful yellow color, with generous and more resinous notes of delicate toast and gunflint, pineapple rind, and orange. There is fantastic fresh spine of acidity on the palate that propels this wine forward and keeps a linear and citrus-driven profile on the palate, with balanced extract, a medium to full-bodied feel, and refreshing, mouthwatering salinity and richness. It is going to age gracefully over the next 10 years. I love the light, sweet baking spice perfume with notes of creamsicle that lasts through the finish.

The 2021 Pinot Noir Stormin' has more 777 clone in the mix and sees 41% new French oak. A jeweled ruby hue, it’s expressive and layered in the glass, opening with spicy layers of anise, ripe cherries, dark earth, and toasted incense. This medium-bodied Pinot Noir has a lot of richness, with an expansive feel and velvety texture that lasts through a long finish. It is a more serious effort with a more inward personality, but it’s going to drink well over the next 15 years.

The 2021 Pinot Noir Unforgettable boasts a deeper red/ruby color and was aged in 38% new French oak. There’s more 667 clone in this blend, which reveals a darker profile in the glass, with red and black-fruited notes of black raspberries, brambly herbs, forest floor, and cedar. Medium-bodied, it has a broader shouldered feel, with lovely structure throughout and a lovely, ripe finish. It’s going to drink well over the coming 10 years.

Moving north to the Anderson Valley, the ripe ruby-hued 2022 Pinot Noir Outland Ridge saw 13 months in 25% new French oak and offers plenty of purity in its notes of wild raspberries, violets, sweet cedar, and fresh mountain herbs. Ripe and structured, it remains medium-bodied, with a lovely weightless feel and notes of tea leaf and incense on the finish. It’s going to show its best over the next 10-12 years.

Ripe and leaping from the glass, the magenta-hued 2022 Zinfandel Winberrie Knolls Vineyard is packed with fruity aromas of mixed berries, ripe peaches, candied flowers, and a hint of white pepper spice. Medium-bodied, it offers a silky and coating texture, with a clean feel, and it’s juicy and inviting all the way through. It’s going to drink well over the next 10 years.

Fruity and floral, the 2022 Zinfandel Highwire Vineyard boasts a magenta color and has a more polished feel, with luxurious notes of oak spice, sweet blackberries, red plum, baking spice, sweet tobacco, and lavender. Full-bodied, it fills the palate with a plush, velvety texture and a chocolaty rich finish with a mouthwatering mineral undertone. It’s ripe but keeps some freshness and is going to show its best over the next 8-10 years.

Purple/magenta in hue, the 2022 Zinfandel Dina's Vineyard has the addition of some Alicante Bouschet, and it’s exuberant in the glass, with a sweet perfume and fruity aromas of blueberries, mixed berries, dark earth, sappy herbs, and candied flowers. Fullbodied, it keeps good freshness and driving clean acidity on the finish that wakes up the palate and is more refreshing. It has fine tannins and a more compact and refined feel. Drink over the next 10 years.

A youthful transparent ruby color, the 2022 Pinot Noir Maggy Hawk Vineyard saw 14 months in French oak with 8% new. Expressive perfume lifts from the glass, with notes of rose petal, wild strawberries, herbes de Provence, and dusty earth. It offers lovely tension, with refreshing acidity and a long, balanced finish as well as a mouthwatering hint of salinity with fine ripe tannins. I really lke this wine. Drink 2025-2038.

From a bit further inland, where the fog burns off a little sooner, the 2022 Pinot Noir Edmeades Vineyard opens to notes of raspberry liqueur, candied roses, fresh herbs, and a hint of anise. Medium-bodied, it has a lovely, refined feel with a bit more velvety tannins and a clean finish. It is a touch juicer than the Maggie Hawk Vineyard and retains a refined and fully dry feel. Drink 2025-2040.

A youthful yellow/green-tinged color, the 2022 Chardonnay Three Jacks Vineyard is forward and lifted in the glass with notes of lime zest, gun flint, citrus blossoms, and fresh apples. Full-bodied, it keeps light on its feet, with an elegant profile and fresh, juicy candied citrus notes through the palate. It’s a lovely and well-detailed wine to drink over the next 6-8 years.

Boasting a rich yellow/golden color, the 2022 Chardonnay Jennifer's comes from the Russian River Valley and has more depth on the nose, with ripe aromas of lemon oils, sea spray, pineapple rind, beeswax, and golden apple. Full-bodied, it brings a good deal of concentration and has plenty of length and savory richness. It’s going to show its best over the coming 8-10 years.