Thick tannins wrap around juicy jammy flavors of blueberry and black cherry in this concentrated and savory, earthy wine. Additional aspects of dried herb, tobacco and a touch of vanilla round out the full-bodied experience.

From a vineyard in the Los Alamos Valley, this bottling by Greg Brewer begins with fresh aromas of passion fruit, citron, lime leaf and wet cement. The palate is tightly wound with slightly sour tones of guava peel, presenting a very fresh, no-oak style that still has plenty of character.

Moderate garnet color in the glass. Persistent aromas of darker cherry and sous-bois. More power, intensity and finish in a mid weight plus style featuring flavors of plum, pomegranate and a citric thread. A good tannic backbone provides balance. Quite appealing, with uplifting energy and a cherry cola finish.

This faint straw-colored Chardonnay from Freemark Abbey is very good. It opens with an attractive lemon verbena bouquet with a hint of apple. On the palate, this wine is medium bodied, slightly acidic and juicy. The flavor profile is a mild oak influenced apple with notes of lemon verbena and Bartlett pear. I also detected some vanilla and oak in the background. The flavors extend into the finish and linger nicely. This Chard would pair well with chicken piccata.

Oregon 2019: 451 Tasting Notes and Scores Plentiful spices are cast across ripe dark cherries, leading to a fleshy, lithe and juicy palate that has attractive red-plum and cherry flavor in abundance. Drink over the next five years.

Oregon 2019: 451 Tasting Notes and Scores Light and bright, poached cherries and berries lead to a smooth array of finely spiced cherry flavors and a smoothly delivered, plush and smooth palate. Drink or hold.

This wine’s bold, succulent black cherry flavor has the energy to override its oak aging, layering that tight fruit ripeness over sweet touches of caramel and almond. This is clean and spicy in its flavor detail, its acidity gentled by supple sweetness even as it keeps moving the flavors forward. Delicious with tea-smoked duck.

This bursts with fresh and floral boysenberry aromas and flavors, gathering black licorice and smoky cracked pepper notes on the way to refined tannins. Drink now through 2030.

Enticing notes of pencil shavings and sweet spice are front and center on the nose, with additional aromas of baked apple, pressed yellow flowers and orange oil. The palate shows great balance, with a bright seam of acidity that keeps the apple and orange fruit pure and focused. Lovely accents of toasted brioche and wood spice carry the enduring finish.

45 top global Bordeaux red blends Ripe, full-bodied, oak-driven style but with lots of plush, ripe, rich berry and cherry fruits, a touch of dark plum and good acidity to finish. Lovely purity of fruit here. A blockbuster of a style, but it still shows restraint and elegance. Finishes with fresh acidity to keep everything in check.

The nose on Stonestreet's '16 is immediately evocative of wildflowers and mountain tea, a brush of smoulder and all the herbs you can pack into a tisane's sachet. This is paramount to support of earth and terra firma for dark berry fruit that's just so aromatic and frankly, delicious. There's a confident swagger and elegant grace about this cabernet sauvignon that doles out nothing but pure delight. Great value from Sonoma hills that would cost double across the pass. Drink 2020-2025. Tasted March 2020.

10 warming red wines to get you through the last gasps of winter Part of Jackson Family Wines, best known for the Kendall-Jackson and La Crema labels, Stonestreet is a premium winery located on a 2,225-hectare estate in the Mayacamas Mountain Range. To my taste, Alexander Valley cabernet is every bit as exciting as anything from Napa. This splurge-worthy red is ripe and fragrant, beautifully balanced and complex. It’s appealing in its youth and promises to develop nicely over the next six to 10 years should you have the patience to wait. Available in Ontario at the above price, various prices in Alberta.

Dense and muscular, featuring a core of cherry and plum flavors that mingles with fresh herb, minerally earth and espresso notes. Firm, deep, dense tannins and a whiff of freshly cracked black pepper emerge on the finish, balanced by concentrated flavors. Drink now.

Siduri Likely to Keep on Winning The dark, almost hedonistic nose is laser-focused on a concentration of raspberry, black plum, black currant and black cherry. The full body is elevated by bright acid, and mellowed by smooth, long and well-integrated tannin. The structure is seamless. Flavors icnlude strawberry, plum, cherry, sweet rhubarb, graphite, black pepper and a bit of iron. It finishes with a spicy flourish. Great stuff.

Siduri Likely to Keep on Winning The slightly sweet nose wafts scorched earth, plum, currant, raspberry, blood orange juice, pencil shavings and top soil. The body is quite smooth and elevated with sturdy, precise tannins that take a minute to settle in. The well-appointed structure frames nicely flavors of semi-sweet raspberry, plum, cherry, roasted coffee bean, dark semi-sweet cocoa and tanned leather. Amazing value for a really good wine.

USA, California: More Napa & Sonoma New Releases A blend of 88% Petite Sirah and 12% Syrah, the 2017 Petite Sirah is very deep purple-black colored. It sings of black cherry compote, raisin cake and preserved plums with touches of dusty soil, tobacco leaf and bouquet garni. Full-bodied, the palate has bags of freshness and a chewy texture framing the fruitcake flavors, finishing spicy.

USA, California: More Napa & Sonoma New Releases Pale to medium ruby-purple colored, the 2017 Pinot Noir Warrior Princess delivers provocative herbal notions of wild thyme and bay leaves over a core of red cherries, cranberries and tobacco leaf plus a waft of forest floor. Medium-bodied, the palate has a rugged texture of chewy tannins and enticing freshness, finishing long and earthy.

USA, California: More Napa & Sonoma New Releases Pale to medium ruby-purple colored, the 2017 Pinot Noir Sevens Bench Vineyard leaps from the glass with open-knit notes of baked red and black cherries, raspberry pie and mulberries with touches of forest floor and tobacco leaf. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is generous and juicy, offering a plush texture and appealing freshness, finishing long and earthy.

USA, California: More Napa & Sonoma New Releases Medium ruby-purple colored, the 2017 Pinot Noir Hailey's Block features expressive chocolate-covered cherries, black raspberries and boysenberries scents with nuances of violets, stewed black tea and fallen leaves. Medium-bodied, the palate has compelling freshness and a pleasant chew to the texture, framing the bold red and black fruit flavors, finishing earthy.

USA, California: All Along the Central Coast – The 2017 Vintage in Paso Robles and Beyond The 2016 Pinot Noir Soberanes Vineyard is pale to medium ruby-purple in color with a concentrated nose of licorice, black cherry, blackberry and blueberry with notes of turned earth and bergamot plus floral hints. Light to medium-bodied, it has great concentration of fruits and earthy layers in the mouth, with good structuring, grainy tannins and juicy freshness carrying the finish.

USA, California: All Along the Central Coast – The 2017 Vintage in Paso Robles and Beyond With a pale to medium ruby-purple color, the 2016 Pinot Noir Sierra Mar Vineyard features dried leaves, bitter citrus peel and potpourri over red and black berry and cherry fruit. Light to medium-bodied with perfumed, spicy fruits in the mouth, it's framed by soft, grainy tannins and juicy acidity, finishing long with good intensity of flavor.

USA, California: All Along the Central Coast – The 2017 Vintage in Paso Robles and Beyond Pale to medium ruby-purple, the 2017 Pinot Noir Sierra Mar Vineyard opens with blueberries, warm blackberries, lavender, black tea leaves, charcuterie and warm earth aromas. Light to medium-bodied, it has a good core of perfumed fruits, a sturdy frame of grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and flavorful.

USA, California: All Along the Central Coast – The 2017 Vintage in Paso Robles and Beyond Pale to medium ruby-purple, the 2017 Pinot Noir Garys' Vineyard has a nose of potpourri, tree bark and dusty earth with citrus peel, blackberries, rhubarb and pomegranate. Light to medium-bodied, it offers concentrated fruit layers with a grainy frame and fantastic freshness, finishing layered. This will benefit from another year in bottle.

USA, California: All Along the Central Coast – The 2017 Vintage in Paso Robles and Beyond The 2016 GSM is a blend of about 50% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre and 30% Syrah. Very deep, opaque purple-black in the glass, the nose opens with white pepper and notes of violet over a dense core of black fruit preserves and black cherry liqueur with underlying savory charcuterie and olive notes. Full-bodied, big and bold in the mouth, it packs in the dark fruits and savory layers, with firm, ripe tannins and good acidity to lift the long, dense finish.