The 2019 Chardonnay Tidal Break Vineyard is flush with pineapple candy aromas, lemon pastry, and green apple. The palate is rounded and full, in line with the nose, with a hint of bitter almond on the finish. This white is perfect for relatively youthful drinking or over the next 3-5 years.

Moving into a more powerful expression, the 2019 Jackson Estate Winemaster's Blend reveals ripe black plum, violet florality, vanilla bean spice, and wooded earth. The palate is full and packed with structure, a backbone of ripe tannins present throughout, along with notes of rocky soil and black fruits. This is a great wine to pair with a steak. Drink it over the next 10 years.

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Jackson Estate Poet's Peak shifts gears to more vinous aromas of pine resin, menthol, blackcurrant liqueur, and cedar. The palate is full and rich with fresh leather, turned earth, and baking spice. Drink over the next 8-10 years.

Fresh with dark fruits and perfumed lavender candy, the 2020 Syrah Jackson Estate Alisos Hills is fragrant of blackberry, black olive, and pepper. The palate is full and long, with notes of plum skin, turned earth, and baking spice, and a powerful structure emerges and builds on the finish. Drink 2023-2032.

The 2020 Pinot Noir Jackson Estate Anderson Valley is fragrant with wooded spice, fresh red plum, and cedar. The palate is rich with cherry fruit that fills the mid-palate along with vanilla and light toast. Drink now or over the next 6 or more years.

The 2020 Chardonnay Jackson Estate Seco Highlands is driven by its citrus aromatics of lime zest, white pepper spice, and white flowers. The palate has more tension and spice, with more waxy texture. Drink over the next 8 years.

The 2020 Chardonnay Jackson Estate Fulton Ranch is concentrated with aromas of fresh herbs, baking spice, and fresh pear. The palate is full and inviting, with a stony mouthfeel, and moves into a richer core of concentration, including notes of orange blossom, yellow apple, and light toast. Drink now or over the next 8 or more years.

The 2019 Syrah High Rock is fleshy and savory, with notes of Kalamata olive, crushed violets, and fresh black plum. The palate is full and juicy up front, with blackberry liqueur that moves through the midpalate and tapers to an iron-rich mineral feel with fine tannins. Drink 2023-2030.

The 2020 Chardonnay Sonoma Coast is lifted with ripe primary fruit of pineapple, orange zest, and baking spice. It’s a juicy white, with ripe pear and lemon balm, and ripeness through the finish. Drink now and over the next 6 years.

The 2019 Merlot is powerful and assertive, revealing notes of black plum liqueur, dark chocolate, and cedar. The palate is ripe and warming, with sweet blackberry that gives way to dusty earth and tannins that emerge on the finish with fresh acidity. Drink 2026-2032.

Dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of black pepper, currants, plums and black cherries. Flavors of Bing cherries, plums, raspberries and currants. Medium acidity, firm tannin, full bodied. Drink now with some air.

Yellow color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of vanilla, cream, brandied yellow pears. Flavors of creme fraiche, yellow pears and yellow apples. Medium acidity, full bodied. Drink or hold.

A touch earthy in aroma initially, giving way to cherry, blackberry, violet and iron flavors. Taut, well-sculpted and vibrant, with a dense base of tannins elevating the finish. Sangiovese and Merlot. Best from 2025 through 2040.

The 1998 La Joie is the inaugural vintage of this Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant cuvée from Vérité. A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, it has matured gracefully, with a medium garnet color and continually evolving aromas of dried red cherries, cigars, leather, damp earth and mushroom that unfold slowly from the glass. The palate is soft and juicy, with delicate but persistent savory flavors. It will continue to hold in bottle over the next 3-5 years.

Bottled after 10 months in 42% new French oak, the 2018 Pinot Noir Edmeades Vineyard has a medium ruby color and slowing opening aromas of red and black cherries, charcuterie, dried herbs and citrus peel, gaining more nuance with time in the glass. The medium-bodied palate offers intense, savory fruits supported by loads of grainy tannins, and it has alluring herbal and spicy accents on the long finish.

Matured for 10 months in 38% new French oak, the 2018 Chardonnay Saralee Vineyard opens with flint and matchstick tones, taking some time for baked apples, honey and dark spices to emerge. The full-bodied palate is satiny and expansive with tropical undertones and a long, latent finish. It will unwind with another 2-3 years in bottle or several hours in the decanter.

The 2019 Pinot Noir Lingenfelder Vineyard has a medium ruby color and pretty aromas of rhubarb and raspberry, aniseed, dried herbs, tobacco leaves and graphite. The palate is medium-bodied, bright, pure and fresh, with grainy tannins and a long, fragrant finish. It was bottled after 10 months in 29% new French oak, and 245 cases were made.

The 2019 Chardonnay Tidal Break Vineyard opens with streaks of flint and matchstick that give way to white peaches, jasmine and almonds. The light-bodied palate is bright, juicy and energetic, with youthful citrusy character and a latent finish. It's wound up at this stage and will offer more as it unfolds in bottle over the next 2-3 years.

The 2019 Sauvignon Blanc Bennett Valley features soft scents of white peaches, chamomile and green herbs. Bright and fresh, the medium-bodied palate surprises with its concentration of fruit and pure lychee and citrus blossom perfume, and it finishes long and lifted.

Containing 2% Semillon, the 2020 Sauvignon Blanc Sonoma County features green tropical fruits with touches of dried herbs, chamomile and apricot. The medium-bodied palate offers bright freshness and a gently rounded, mouth-coating texture, and it has a long, pleasantly herbal finish.

The 2019 Chardonnay Russian River Valley, matured 10 months in 30% new oak, has aromas of apples, lemon peel, yogurt, toast and baking spices. The medium-bodied palate is satiny with concentrated, savory fruits and rounded acidity, finishing with some texture that may help this pair with food.

The 2019 Pinot Noir Grand Reserve has a medium ruby color and savory aromas of black cherries, forest floor, potpourri and cardamom. The medium-bodied palate is energetic and fresh with intense, earth-laced fruits and a long, spicy finish.

The 2019 Jackson Estate Seco Highlands Chardonnay has exotic aromas of yellow peaches, musk and honeysuckle. The medium-bodied palate is rounded and mouth-coating, with intense, floral flavors and a long, concentrated finish.

The 2019 Jackson Estate Fulton Ranch Chardonnay has pretty scents of apples, roasted almonds, spring honey and citrus blossoms. The medium-bodied palate is silky and boasts a juxtaposition of concentrated, savory fruits and focused acidity, finishing with an appealing touch of texture.

The 2019 Jackson Estate Camelot Highlands Chardonnay has lush tones of baked apples, beeswax and hazelnuts with top notes of citrus blossom. The medium-bodied palate is ripe and honeyed with bright, balancing acidity and a long, savory finish.