The 2021 Chardonnay Saralee's Vineyard pours a youthful yellow/straw hue and offers notes of lime blossom, wet stone, and fresh peach. Full-bodied, but with some lift on the palate, its fresh acidity feels a touch more linear, with ripe pineapple, a delicate note of vanilla, and citrus pith. Drink it over the next few years.
A deep but transparent red hue, the 2021 Pinot Noir Anderson Valley moves to a darker profile of black cherry, rocky earth, and pressed flowers. Medium to full-bodied, with expansive juicy fruit of sweet berries and more structure in its notes of blackberry andfresh earth, it’s a solid wine with a bit of meatiness to drink over the next few years.
An attractive perfume opens in the glass of the 2021 Pinot Noir Saralee's Vineyard with
wild raspberry, leather, and candied roses. Medium-bodied, with elegant structure, fine tannins, and a graceful softness to its texture, it has notes of preserved strawberry,lavender, and turned soil. It’s a very charming wine to drink 2024-2030.
The 2021 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast is floral and juicy, with ripe cherry, candied flowers,
and sweet herbs. Medium-bodied and attractive on the palate, with more ripe mixed berries, fine tannins, and a supple, soft texture, this is a clean and very charming wine to drink over the next few years.
Also saturated ruby, the 2021 Pinot Noir Jackson Estate Outland Ridge is ripe with roasted aromas of cedar, leather, redcurrant, and kirsch. Full-bodied, with a supple texture, ripe,sweet tannins, and notes of ripe berry fruit, orange peel, and soft stone, it’s long on the palate and has good balance. Drink it over the next 8-10 years.
Highly aromatic, the 2021 Viognier Yorkville Estate is expansive with a perfume of orange oils, honeysuckle, and frangipane. Full-bodied, with a supple texture, juicy ripe apricot fills the palate, joined by notes of beeswax, vanilla bean, and ripe melon. This is a classic and juicy wine to drink over the next serval years, although I would prefer to drink it young to preserve its expressive aromatic profile.
A nearly opaque ruby, the 2021 Pinot Noir Jackson Estate Anderson Valley takes on layers of ripe black cherries, pine sap, and purple flowers. Generous and mouth-filling, it’s fruit-forward on the palate, with fresh notes of ripe berries, tea leaf, and fresh forest floor, but its meaty structure comes through, and it has a good finish with ripe tannins and warming spice. Drink over the next 5-7 years.
A deep and youthful ruby with a hint of purple, the 2021 Zinfandel Russian River Valley is ripe and juicy with boysenberry, mocha, and pine. Full-bodied, it lends a nice balance of ripe and tart fruit on the palate, with a classic feel to its fine tannins underneath a sheen of silkiness. It is ripe and rounded, with notable freshness and a good finish. Drink it over the next few years.
Ripe and flinty, the 2021 Chardonnay Russian River Valley pours a golden hue and reveals aromas of ripe peach, wet stone, and candied ginger. This full-bodied white is ripe with honeyed citrus, ripe melon, and a bit of vanilla spice and has a good, clean finish. A good value for this classic, ripe style, it’s approachable and ready to drink over the next few years
Generous and open, this wine’s pineapple flavors have a broad leesy frame which reins in the ripe fruit and crates a creamy impression. It’s simple, but thoroughly irresistible for a grilled bird. -P.J.C (389 cases)
The first of the two wines produced under this label, the 2019 Prequel takes on some
umami richness, with BBQ spices, baked plum, and fresh earth. Full-bodied, it has a
plush, velvety structure, with notes of ripe mixed berries and mocha, sweet tannins, and a floral finish. Juicy and approachable, I would prefer this for fresher youthful drinking.
Pretty, with high-pitched damson plum and cherry notes infused with rose petal and iris hints. The fresh finish is lined with red tea and sanguine hints. Drink now through 2027. 6,836 cases made.
Brisk and steely, with refreshing lemon and quince flavors laced with green apple and hints of saline. Drink now. 150 cases made.
Mouthwatering up front, showing lemon, lime zest and tangerine flavors that are fresh and energetic, with a savory thread of minerality. Offers hints of lanolin and honeycomb that add an appealing note on the long finish.
This light-bodied, graceful wine leads with a singed sandalwood note, followed by light red tea, damson plum and mulled cherry accents. Reveals a subtle sous-bois gloss on the finish.
This profoundly ripe, densely concentrated Chardonnay is a bolder expression of the Santa Rita Hills AVA. Weighty and voluminous but still squarely anchored in acidity, this powerful wine pulsates with ripe Asian pear and yellow cherry flavours speckled with hints of dill, candied ginger and toasted brioche.
Broad aromas of white pear, poached apple and citrus peel draw the nose into this widely popular bottling. There’s a yuzu and grapefruit zestiness to the palate, giving an edge to the fleshy pear core
A pretty shade of bright pink in the glass, this bottling offers potent aromas of strawberry, cherry and orange peel on the nose. There’s a bit of power to the palate, with juicy cherry flavors that would pair well with roasted chicken, grilled salmon and summer salads
A lighter hue in the glass, this clonal study offers tart red-currant aromas on the nose as well as a prominent game note of seared and dried beef. That savory meat spice adds complexity to the brisk cranberry core of the palate.
Cleanly presented aromas of smashed boysenberry and black plum are lifted by cinnamon and mace on the nose of this bottling. Those spice elements hold firm through the sip, where Red Hot candy enlivens the rich redfruit core.
Clipped thyme and light pepper aromas spice up the intense blackberry elements on the nose of this bottling. There’s a tight texture to the palate, where tart cranberry, fresh currant, citrus rind and earthy flavors of sagebrush and thyme carry through the finish.
This pinot shows fragrant aromas of lavender, crushed hazelnuts, strawberries and hints of caramel. Polished with a medium body, mellow tannins and tangy acidity kicking in. Drink now.
Fresh and fruit-forward Sauvignon Blanc from the esteemed Napa estate. Classic aromatics of smoky flint, cut Granny Smith apple and lemon zest. The palate is lively, balancing fresh citrus flavours with flinty aromatics of wet stone.
A delicate Anderson Valley pinot, this is light in color, focused on a crisp line of red fruit that lasts. It’s not about complexity, but the wine’s freshness holds well as it continues to open with air. Easy to enjoy with a range of foods.
Offers a friendly mix of loganberry and damson plum allied to a bright, racy frame, with a nice piercing savory thread running through the finish. Drink now through 2028