Made predominantly with Napa Valley grapes, and a supporting cast from Alexander and Knights valleys, this hearty red overdelivers on its price point, offering thick, dusty tannin structure and well-integrated oak. Cedar, tobacco and crushed rock provide earthy, savory elements from which its richness of black cherry contrasts and complements.

Clean lines of lemon juice, lemon blossom, pomelo zest, chalk and the faintest hint of butter show on the nose of this bottling, a relatively small batch from a coolclimate site. Tight citrus-pith flavors wrap up the plate, where light peach and guava flavors also arise.

A well-made red blended with 14% Merlot as well as smaller amounts of Malbec and Petit Verdot, this crowdpleaser is robust and leathery, with length and supple tannins. The oak is integrated and meshes well with the blackberry, cherry and currant, finishing in clove and toast.

This is a reserve-tier white wine, rich and rambunctious in style, with French oak, 50% of it new, at its core. The wine spent 10 months aging and it has a touch of reduction nipping at its thick, creamy layers of butterscotch and crème brûlée.

Clean lines of tangerine peel and orange flesh meet with pear slices on the nose of this bottling. The wine lands with a rounded mouthfeel, carrying flavors of orange, lime and lemon as well as a more broad Gravenstein apple component in the midpalate.

Strong aromas of cotton candy, strawberry bubblegum and baked peach flesh show on the nose of this bottling. The flavors fall in line with those prominent pink touches, picking up more strawberry and ripe plum along the way.

Very fruity and nicely polished, this medium-bodied, unoaked wine offers fresh peach and apple flavors and a rounded texture. A light buttery, earthy aroma starts it off before the fresh fruit moves in.

This is an intensely savory and herbal wine, layered in green-tea and rhubarb flavors. The weight is full bodied, with an opulent structure and firm grippy tannin.

This robust wine has a sweet nose of red cherry, cola and vanilla oak, the texture thick and viscously opulent. Baking spice highlights the finish.

This thick, concentrated red is velvety smooth and creamy on the palate, made in an opulent style that displays earthy stemmy wild berry fruit and black tea.

Sharp, somewhat angular aromas of lime pee, wet stone and lanolin show on the nose of this bottling. Apple and lemon-peel flavors are quite brisk and tart, leading into a marmalade-on-toast finish.

Here, again, Siduri has come up with a nicely balanced wine that displays a good deal of fruity purity, yet, it is fairly straightforward and neither as rich nor as involving as its more generously filled companion from the Russian River Valley. Although it promises a bit less in the way of increased layering with time, its well-defined fruit and firm, food-worthy structure will hold it in good stead for three or four years.

Aromatic, detailed, generous and plush, featuring notes of cream soda and milk chocolate that add a touch of polish to the concentrated kirsch, spiced plum and blueberry flavors at the core. The details of cigar box, espresso and palo santo show appealing precision, exhibiting harmony on the long, expressive finish. Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. Drink now through 2035.

Rich plum in colour, this grips right from the off, and moves slowly and carefully through the palate, revealing brambly blue and red fruits, and a lovely sense of energyand uplift. Extremely good quality, with sage and saffron edges alongside layers of fine tannins that close in towards the finish, slowing things down even more. Thiswill age well, and is an elegant yet concentrated wine.

Complex and deeply flavored, with loamy notes to the dark cherry, plum tart and wild berry flavors, which are broad-textured and robustly spiced. The dense, powerfully structured finish lingers, revealings smoky touches and sanguine richness. Drink now through 2025.

Offers a memorable mix of pure raspberry, cherry and pomegranate flavors that are lush and polished, set on a velvety frame, with notes of chai tea, white pepper and fresh sage, showing terrific harmony on the long, expressive finish. A hint of freshly grated nutmeg lingers. Drink now through 2035.

Juicy, plump cherry and plum flavors are framed by black licorice, gunpowder tea, tobacco and fresh sage notes, set across a firm, muscular frame. The tannins become more toothsome on the finish. Drink now through 2035.

Well-structured, with concentrated red fruit and berry flavors, supported by a vibrant lattice of acidity and tannins. Minerally midpalate, featuring savory richness that extends on the vibrantly spiced finish.

Vibrant and snappy, with fresh cherry, black tea and orange peel flavors that pick up speed toward refined tannins. Drink now through 2028.

Big and ripe, featuring concentrated dark cherry, plum and blackberry flavors that are well-knit. Minerally midpalate, with a lively and vibrant finish that offers concentrated cedar and spice notes.

Firm and savory, with good concentration to the toasted herb, cedar and cigar box notes that are muscular and taut. Notes of green tea, rosemary, loam and dried currant linger on the finish. Drink now through 2033.

Snappy, offering hints of licorice to the plum, dried raspberry and spiced cherry flavors. Cedar and spice notes show on the finish.

Light, bright yellow colour, with a metallic, steely note to the aroma, the palate likewise very taut and reserved, bone-dry and borderline austere. There's hints of candlewax and tealeaf, and a faint trace of nuttiness. The finish is very tight and ramrod-straight. It needs more time to reveal its 'true beauty'.

Stone fruit, quince, gently nutty bouquet, echoing barrel contact; dry and pleasingly savoury in the mouth. There is a touch of earthiness and the finish is very dry, tightly-composed and appetising. (Wild fermented and then aged for seven months in barriques and puncheons, 25% new. Certified biodynamic/organic.)

“Our Malbec in 2017 was awesome, it usually gives the spice,” Pierre Seillan told me during the tasting of the 2017s with his daughter and one day successor, Helene. “But this year, we didn’t need it. The alcohol is only 14.2% this year—it has the energy, the minerality. I think it will age for 40 years at least. I think it is the best I’ve made.” Composed of 100% Merlot for the first time this year, the medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2017 La Muse rolls sensuously out of the glass with scents of black raspberries, Black Forest cake, boysenberries and cinnamon toast, followed by nuances of a garrigue, forest floor, beef drippings and clove oil. Medium to full-bodied, the richly fruited palate slowly builds in the mouth to a crescendo of black fruit preserves and exotic spice layers, framed by exceptionally ripe, round tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and fragrant. Stylistically, it stands apart from previously vintages, possessing the same magical intensity, but with less weight and more pop.