Medium ruby-hued, the 2023 Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County reveals exotic red and darker berry fruits intermixed with flowers, spice, and forest underbrush notes. Based on a 50/50 split of two vineyards and aged 10 months in 25% new French oak, it's medium-bodied and has a pure, balanced, elegant mouthfeel, integrated acidity, and outstanding length. This brilliant value in California Pinot Noir is well worth seeking out and will have 5-7 years of prime drinking. Drink 2025-2032.

Barrel fermented and aged eight months in 18% new French oak, the 2022 Chardonnay West Point shows a touch more freshness as well as complexity. Stone fruits, orange blossom, spicy wood, and floral hints all emerge from the glass, and it's medium-bodied, nicely concentrated, balanced, and layered, with good freshness. It shows the riper, warmer style of the vintage in its texture and mouthfeel while staying light and juicy, and it's incredibly well done. Drink 2025-2028. 

Decidedly savory, this offers a bouquet of matcha, white pepper and briny olive notes that swirl into the compact core of cherry paste and plum. There’s a gentle wave of acidity that allows the flavors to play out around dried herb and mineral details on the finish around well-integrated tannins. Best from 2026 through 2036.

The 2023 Chardonnay Katherine's Vineyard is rich yet energized, driven by taut minerality and juicy acidity. Barrel spice and ripe orchard fruit marry in harmony, with serious complexity, deep minerality and impressive finesse, especially for the price.

The 2023 Chardonnay Fog Tide is 100% fermented and aged in stainless steel. A wine of surprising texture and grip, it gives off scents of mint, chamomile tea and precise pear fruit. The 2023 is elegant and nicely textured but never lacking in energy. The balance is spot-on.

The 2023 Chardonnay West Point is big, rich and oaky. It's unashamedly woody, which seems to be the goal. Toasted hazelnut, vanilla, cream and baking spices build in a plush, voluptuous wine. Everything here is dialed up, but it's done in a balanced fashion, with enough acidity to drive the wine across the palate.

The 2023 Chardonnay (Sta. Rita Hills) is a blend of all the sites Brewer-Clifton works with. Crystal-clear, energetic and vibrant, the 2023 possesses an undeniable sense of place that is particularly impressive for an entry-level wine. Sea spray, lemon oil, ripe golden apple and spice gain intensity on the wide, supple close. This is beautifully persistent from start to

A bright yellow/straw color, the 2017 Blanc De Blancs is well-structured and expressive. It shows notes of yellow flowers, golden apples, bread dough, almonds, and fresh flowers. Medium to full-bodied, it has a chalky texture, vibrant acidity, and a firm grip on the finish. Drink now or over the next 6-7 years.

Plum vanilla, toasty oak and a subtle sprinkle of dried herbs. The wine is soft and round, medium-full-bodied and nicely balanced, the tannins fine and drying on the finish. A serious merlot.

The 2023 Siduri ‘Santa Rita Hills’ Pinot Noir delivers a punch or under 40 bucks. Ripe red fruits mingle well with sandy soils and dried herbs on the palate. Medium-bodied, with great salty character, enjoy now. Drink 2025-2031

The 2023 Siduri ‘Russian River Valley’ Pinot Noir is soft and medium-bodied with smooth red fruits and wafts of cola and exotic spices alongside orange rind. Drink 2025-2031

The 2023 Siduri ‘Santa Barbara County’ Pinot Noir comes from this slightly cooler vintage. A blend of Santa Rita Valley and Hills sites, this delvers fresh sage and sea spray alongside cranberry. The palate is fresh and lithe with a polished mouthfeel. Drink 2025-2032

The 2023 Siduri ‘Sonoma County’ Chardonnay is a stunning new wine that exudes class and value. This comes almost all from the Upper Barn as well as the Matanzas Creek Vineyards. This was stored in only 18% new French oak, delivering buttered brioche and oyster shell alongside shades of papaya. This has great weight, length and freshness. Drink 2025-2032

The really good 2023 Siduri ‘Willamette Valley’ Chardonnay comes from Gran Moraine and Maple Grove Vineyards. Stored in roughly 20% new French oak before bottling this opens with nutty accents on the nose with poached pear and baking spices. The palate is fresh and beautifully textured with bright acidity and a smooth texture. Drink 2025-2032

A dense red, with flavors of espresso, salted dark chocolate, blackberry preserves and black cherry that show a wonderful sense of restraint. Details of sage, thyme and cigar box emerge slowly, with velvety tannins as support through the long, lush finish. Drink now through 2038. 1,247 cases made, 96 cases imported.

Intensely focused and framed by formidable tannins yet rich and well structured, this red offers deep blackberry and cherry flavors that are accented by tobacco and dusky spice. Best from 2027 through 2035.

This Riesling pops on the nose with aromas of bright lemon, tart pineapple, white flowers and a gentle whiff of petrol. The palate is gripping, with lively acidity, solid phenoic grip and flavors of pithy citrus, spice and flowers dancing along the finish.

Wet riverstone and lime pith aromas meet with a light dairy element on the nose of this bottling. The palate is very grippy in texture, framing apricot and nectarine flavors that lead into a citrus pith finish.

The 2022 Pinot Noir Estate Vineyard opens with an alluring bouquet of dusty violets, crushed blueberries and sweet smoke. The palate is soothingly round, with ultra-ripe red berry fruit lifted by cooling acidity. Fresh acidity keeps the mouth watering on the finish.

The 2022 Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard wafts up with a delicate blend of dried flowers, stone dust and wild strawberries. Silken in feel, it offers polished red berry fruits that swirl across a stream of brisk acidity. A gentle pull of fine tannins adds contrast without getting in the way as the 2022 Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard finishes with a flourish of violet pastille.

The 2017 Blanc de Blancs wafts up with a rich mix of dusty dried flowers, nuances of brioche and gingery spice. Silken beads of fine bubbles splash across the palate as saline tension builds and crisp orchard fruits swirl throughout. The finish is beautifully clean, crisp and fresh yet long, leaving a gentle tinge of brown spice.

The 2022 Chardonnay Yamhill-Carlton wafts up with a cascade of sweet spices, crushed almonds and a whiff of savory herbs. It is soothingly round and supple, with a mass of mineral-infused pit fruits and a hint of spice. Saline saturation mingles with nuances of sour citrus as the 2022 tapers off wickedly fresh and nearly crunchy.

The 2022 Pinot Noir Cascade opens with crushed sour cherries, violet flowers and a hint of gravel dust as it evolves in the glass. Silken textures and depths of red and blue fruits sweep across the palate, supported by brisk acidity. Blue and purple inner florals echo on the finish while a subtle tinge of tart blackberry lingers.

The 2022 Chardonnay Willamette Valley lifts from the glass with a pretty blend of wildflowers, candied lime, chamomile and white peach. Seductively round, it offers a contrasting mix of ripe orchard fruit and salty mineral tones that pepper the senses. Lemony concentration puckers the cheeks and leaves the mouth watering for more.

Pale to medium ruby-purple colored, the 2023 Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands soars from the glass with bold notes of pomegranate, juicy strawberries, and raspberry leaves, leading to hints of rose bud tea, dried mint, and powdered cinnamon. The medium to full-bodied palate is silky and seamless with bags of juicy red berry flavors and a perfumed finish.