USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2017 Jackson Estate Fulton Ranch Chardonnay was barrel fermented and aged nine months in 29% new French oak. It opens to saline, crushed shell and quince peel with a core of white peach, toast, almonds and citrus blossom. The palate is medium-bodied and silky with restrained fruits that blossom into nutty and honeyed nuances, finishing long and refreshing. 524 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 Deep ruby-purple, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Jackson Estate Hawkeye Mountain, aged 20 months in 58% new French oak, gives up boysenberry and blueberry to begin, fleshing out to aromas of blackcurrant, hoisin, cedar shavings, roasted plum and a framing of sweet spice. The palate is full-bodied and youthfully dense with a chewy frame, great freshness and a long finish. Give this another 2-3 years in bottle. 1,249 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 A blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot aged in 61% new French oak for 20 months, the deep ruby-purple colored 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Jackson Estate Appellation Series opens to cedar, cassis, dark chocolate-covered cherries, leather, a frame of sweet baking spices and coffee notes. The palate is medium to full-bodied and youthfully dense with a chewy frame and good freshness, finishing with oak spices. Give this another couple years in bottle. 3,275 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 Pale to medium ruby, the 2016 Pinot Noir Les Voisins, aged 16 months in 10% new French oak, opens with aromas of stewed black tea leaves, crushed red cherries, fresh cranberries, orange peel, forest floor and damp earth. Light to medium-bodied, it's bright and fresh in the mouth with a great balance of fresh fruit and earth character, framed with soft, grainy tannins and finishing long. 3,000 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2017 Pinot Noir Abel aged 16 months in 25% new French oak. It has a pale to medium ruby color, and the nose offers marionberries, crushed blueberry and cranberry jelly with nuances of fresh tobacco leaves, forest floor, warm blackberries and a soft framing of sweet spice. It’s light to medium-bodied, offering great flavor intensity with a firmer frame of grainy tannins, finishing long and lifted by juicy acidity. This will benefit from another year in bottle. 300 cases were made.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2016 Red Wine Innovant is made up of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, aged 20 months in 45% new French oak. It has a deep ruby color opens with cassis, grilled beef, black plum, Morello cherries, cedar and bay leaf touches with a classy framing of new oak spice plus violet hints. Medium to full-bodied, it's plush and intense with a frame of finely grained, ripe tannins and seamlessly woven freshness, finishing long. 613 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2018 Sauvignon Blanc Pine Mountain is made of 100% Sauvignon Blanc from a vineyard at 2,850 feet in elevation. It aged in puncheon, barrel and amphora with bâtonnage for 10 months. It opens with notes of candle smoke, wet stone, red pear, kiwi, tarragon, gooseberry and grass with pineapple and white flower touches. It's medium-bodied and rounded in the mouth with great flavor intensity and layering, gaining in intensity as it travels through the mouth. It's enlivened by mouthwatering acidity and finishes long and textured. A lovely expression of Sauvignon Blanc! 500 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 Made with about 30% whole cluster and aged in 27% new French oak, the 2017 Pinot Noir Afleet is medium ruby and opens with red cherry coulis, roasted cranberries, black cherries, loamy earth and tree bark with nuances of amaro, dried citrus peel and tea leaves. Medium-bodied with a silky texture, it offers great intensity in the mouth with gobs of spicy, orange-peel accents. It has a frame of well-woven freshness and finely grained tannins, finishing spicy. 353 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2017 Sauvignon Blanc has youthfully shy aromas of gooseberry, lychee, wet stone, cut grass and lime peel with hints of candle smoke. The palate is light to medium-bodied, bright and refreshing, finishing long and citrus-laced. A bit less intense than its 2016 counterpart but very well made and delicious. 500 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 "We had the heat wave and decided to pick everything before that, because it was ripe," says winemaker Fabian Krause. "I think it was the right decision. I added some bigger oak from Germany for fermenting and aging the Riesling." The 2017 Riesling, with four grams per liter of residual sugar, opens with warm apricot, crushed stone, fresh pineapple, slate and kiwi on the nose. It's light to medium-bodied with a fresh fruit profile gaining in amplitude in the mouth. It has a wonderfully juicy frame and a long, textured finish. It's not as elegant as its 2016 counterpart but still very pleasurable to drink. 350 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2016 Merlot Alexander Valley contains a 0.4% splash of Cabernet Sauvignon and was aged 18 months in 28% new French oak. It has a medium to deep ruby color and scents of leather, cinnamon toast, cedar, tobacco leaves, bitter chocolate, dried herbs and graphite. Medium to full-bodied, it offers mineral-laced fruits wrapped in a chalky frame, finishing with great freshness and length. This is approachable and delicious right now. 2,000 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 Aged in 24% new French oak, the 2017 Chardonnay Alexander Valley gives up poached pears, sliced apples, honey toast, wet stone, cashew and apricot with notes of pie crust and sweet spice. Medium-bodied and silky, it offers intense, toasty fruits with creamy notes, finishing long and refreshing. This is great value! 7,500 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2018 Sauvignon Blanc Sonoma County contains 4% Sémillon and opens with loads of stone fruits: white and yellow peaches, apricot and quince, with wet stone, gooseberry, cut grass, lime pith and an underlying spicy layer. The palate is light to medium-bodied, gregarious and energetic—full of flavor and with tangy acidity to lift the long, mineral-driven finish. I love the bright personality of this wine! 22,100 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 Blended with 7% Sémillon, the 2018 Sauvignon Blanc Alexander Valley opens youthfully shy to gooseberry, lychee, lime, bruised apple and candle smoke with a crushed stone streak. It's medium-bodied, rounded and with restrained fruits, finishing with bright acidity, lots of crushed rock minerality and texture. This is similar to white Bordeaux, and I'd be curious to see it with a couple of years of bottle age. 22,682 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2018 White Pinot Noir, made without oak, is shy on the nose to begin, giving up crushed rocks, tarragon, white fruits and quince peel with notes of lemon pith and raw almonds. Medium to full-bodied, it offers citrus blossom-laced stone fruits with juicy freshness and a long, textured finish. Drink this in place of Pinot Gris or Rosé! 361 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 Aged in about 17% new Damy oak barrels, the 2018 Chardonnay is scented of poached pears and sliced Red Delicious apples with accents of crushed hazelnuts, baker's yeast, spring honey and citrus blossoms plus a minerally undercurrent. The palate is light to medium-bodied, bright, vibrant and juicy, with good intensity of flavor and a long, mineral-driven finish. Winemaker Tony Rynders says this is an "unplugged, acoustic Chardonnay." 549 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2017 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast comes from fruit across the appellation including Russian River and Carneros. It aged nine months in 25% new oak. Pale to medium ruby, it has a bright, inviting nose of cranberries, woodsmoke, cola, bergamot and crushed black cherries with accents of earth, sweet spice, citrus peel and flowers. It's light to medium-bodied, silky and bursting with ripe fruits, enlivened by juicy acidity and finishing long and lifted. This is a great value! 253,000 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2017 Chardonnay Russian River Valley is sourced from seven vineyards across the appellation. It was barrel fermented and aged 10 months in 33% new French oak. It opens with toast, fresh pear and apple fruit with notes of lemon cream, honeysuckle, pie crust and sweet spices. Medium-bodied, it's rounded and creamy in the mouth with good fruit intensity tempered by toasty oak notes, enlivened by refreshing acidity and finishing long. Well done! 25,000 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 Pale to medium ruby, the 2017 Pinot Noir Grand Reserve, aged nine months in 25% new French oak, opens with cinnamon stick, dried red cherries, black raspberries, pomegranate and autumn leaves with notes of cola and sweet spice. Light to medium-bodied, it's silky with perfumed fruits, a soft frame and great freshness to lift the finish. 3,707 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Reserve is a blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot aged in 94% French and 6% American oak for 20 months. Deep ruby-purple, it offers cassis, vanilla bean and sweet spices on the nose with cedar, coffee grounds and blue fruit sparks. Medium to full-bodied, it offers great intensity and a firm, chewy frame, with just enough freshness and an oak-laced finish. This is approachable now but is a bit more powerful than the Vintner's Reserve in terms of both tannin and oak. This is for you if you gravitate toward a beefier style of Cabernet. 8,914 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2016 Les Voisins Chardonnay aged 16 months in 10% new French oak. It opens with youthful notes of toast and light oak spices, slowly revealing almonds, golden apple, dried hay, chamomile and an orange blossom hint. The palate is medium-bodied and rounded and offers lovely balance between toasty oak and ripe fruits, with juicy acidity and a long, textured finish. This will benefit from another year in bottle. 1,000 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 Medium ruby, the 2017 Pinot Noir Unforgettable, aged in 43% new French oak, opens to aromas of old leather, roasted cranberries, toasted coconut, rhubarb and pomegranate with notes of black cherries, saddle leather and roasted blackberries—this has discernible Brettanomyces character. It's medium-bodied and silky with earthy red and black fruits, juicy freshness and a firm, grainy frame, finishing long. Fans of a more rustic style will enjoy this. 287 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2017 Chardonnay Sonoma Coast comes about 48% from the Russian River Valley. It was mostly barrel fermented and aged about eight months in 18% new oak. It surprises with its freshness and restraint. The nose is scented of toast, candle smoke, white peach and poached pears with accents of hay and honeysuckle. It's medium-bodied with a slightly creamy texture and great flavor intensity, refreshed by juicy acidity and finishing long and toasty. This is an incredible value—well made, balanced and tasty. 530,000 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 Aged nine months in 18% new oak, the 2017 Pinot Noir Vintner’s Reserve has a pale to medium ruby color and opens with dried cranberries, cinnamon toast, bright red cherries, autumn leaves and potpourri with notes of citrus peel and sweet spice. It's light to medium-bodied with good intensity, a soft frame and juicy freshness to enliven the finish. Great Value. 117,765 cases produced.onoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Vintner's Reserve is a blend of 92.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec, 1.5% Petit Verdot and 1% Merlot, aged 12 months in 65% French and 35% American oak (14% new overall). Deep ruby-purple, it opens with cassis, grilled black plum, blueberries, vanilla bean and pie spices with red fruit sparks. Medium to full-bodied, it offers great flavor intensity, a grainy frame and juicy acidity to lift the long finish. This is approachable right out of the gate and great value. 163,442 cases produced.