USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 Pale to medium ruby, the 2017 Pinot Noir Bennett Valley opens with a wonderful perfume of rosewater, candied violets, cherry candy, rhubarb, pomegranate, black tea leaves and citrus peel. The palate is light to medium-bodied, fresh, juicy and perfumed with a soft frame and lifted finish. A bright, perfumed, red-fruited style and so pretty! 500 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The nose of the 2017 Chardonnay Kelli Ann Vineyard, aged in 22% new French oak, opens with banana chip, popcorn and lemon curd, with coaxing, offering apricot, baked apples and almond hints. The palate is medium to full-bodied, rounded and creamy with good intensity of savory/toasty fruits, finishing long and refreshed by juicy acidity. An old-school style but well made, and it demonstrates good balance and restraint. 386 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 Youthfully shy, the 2017 Chardonnay Cougar Ridge Vineyard, aged in 27% new French oak, slowly opens to apple pie, crème fraîche, Meyer lemon and honey toast with notions of caramel and hazelnuts. The palate Is medium to full-bodied, rounded and creamy with savory flavor layers, take-another-sip acidity and a long, flower-laced finish. Lovely! 1,100 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2018 Sauvignon Blanc Helena Bench was aged 62% in concrete eggs, 26% in puncheons and 12% in foudres. It opens to classy aromas of lychee, kiwi, gooseberry, tarragon and chopped chives with notes of flint, petrichor, elderflower and white peach. It's medium-bodied and silky with intense flavor layers, wonderfully woven juicy freshness and a very long, textured finish. This is delicious! 500 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 Medium ruby, the 2017 Pinot Noir Stormin', aged in 43% new French oak, gives up Bing cherries, fresh cranberries, prosciutto, warm blackberries and desiccated violet with earthy notions of mushrooms, wet bark and a gentle framing of new-oak spice. Medium-bodied and silky, it offers a great balance of earth-laced, bright fruit in the mouth, firmly framed by grainy tannins and with well-integrated freshness to carry the long finish. 190 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2017 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley comes from 11 vineyards across the appellation. It aged 10 months in 35% new French oak. Medium ruby, it has a savory nose of smoked cranberries, crushed red and black cherries, pipe tobacco, forest floor and hints of orange peel and potpourri. Light to medium-bodied, it's silky and intense with a great interplay of ripe fruits, spices and earth notions. It has a frame of grainy tannins and juicy freshness to enliven the long finish. Well done! 9,000 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2017 Chardonnay Saralee’s Vineyard was barrel fermented and aged 10 months in 32% new French oak. It opens with white peach, lilac, baked golden apple, apricot, sweet spices and honey toast with loads of savory accents. Medium-bodied, it’s rounded, silky and intense with mouthwatering freshness and a long, toasty finish. 3,000 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2017 Chardonnay Anderson Valley was barrel fermented and aged 10 months in 22% new oak. It gives up aromas of bruised apple, toast, beeswax and honeysuckle with accents of pie crust and hazelnut. Medium-bodied and creamy textured, it has a very pretty, savory core, refreshed by mouthwatering acidity and finishing long and textured. 600 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 The 2017 Jackson Estate Pinot Noir Petaluma Gap, aged 10 months in 30% new oak, has a pale to medium ruby color with a nose of granite, wild blackberries and fresh cranberries with notes of underbrush, bay leaf, citrus peel and sweet spice. The palate is light to medium-bodied, silky and intense with a good balance of bright fruits, spices and earthy notions. It has a frame of grainy tannins and great freshness, finishing long and bright. Delicious! 3,894 cases produced.

USA, California, Sonoma: 2017 Vintage – Part 2 Pale to medium ruby in the glass, the 2017 Jackson Estate Pinot Noir Anderson Valley, aged nine months in 32% new French oak, opens with blueberries, Cran-Apple, forest floor, Bing cherries and cranberries with a spicy core. It's light to medium-bodied, silky and intense with grainy tannins and juicy freshness on the long, spicy finish. 3,540 cases produced.

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.

A juicy full-bodied mouthful with mocha and dark chocolate and black fleshy plums. Pair with grilled meats.

Aromas of blueberries and blackberries with hints of stones. Full body, firm and chewy tannins and a flavorful finish. Needs time to soften. Plenty going on. Better in 2017.

From the cool and wet harvest of 2011 winemaker Ted Edwards has crafted an elegant Cabernet Sauvignon that would fool most, who most likely would peg it as a Bordeaux. The tannins are firm and crisp and there is a leaness to the fruit on the palate, but not at the expense of flavor and complexity. This is a Napa Cab that will get even better after a few years in the bottle. It's not a muscle wine, but given the vintage it is definitely a remarkable achievement.

This is a beautiful Cabernet Sauvignon. It epitomizes the Napa quality of power married to finesse. Winemaker Ted Edwards deserves kudos for producing a high-production Cabernet (34,000 cases) this good, from a difficult vintage. It’s dry and balanced, with rich, complex blackberry, sage and sweet oak flavors.

Smooth and ripe with plum, spice and herbal notes; complex, tangy and built to age; juicy and complex.

A powerful, direct wine, the 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon hits the palate with a blast of dark cherries, plums, violets and spice box. The tannins remain quite firm, so another few years of cellaring is probably a good idea. I very much like the sense of energy and direction, especially on the finish. The 2009 is 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot, 3% Malbec and 2% Cabernet Franc, from parcels in Stage Coach, Potelle, Veeder Peak, Bosche and Sycamore.

The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Bosche Vineyard is a round, inviting wine. Layers of soft red fruit, spices, savory herbs and licorice flow from this plush Cabernet. Despite the intensity of its fruit, the wine has plenty of underlying structure. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2028.

The Surprise of 2015 in Napa and Other California Wine Reviewed A big and soft old cab with so much raspberries and currant jam. Yet, there is firmness and freshness holding the full body and richness in check. Little old-school. Drink and enjoy.