The 2016 Sauvignon Blanc Estate comes from Alexander Valley and has tiny splash of Semillon. Brought up in stainless steel and neutral puncheons, it offers a Bordeaux Blanc-like bouquet of lemon curd, crushed rocks/salty minerality, and apple blossom. It has vibrant acidity, medium body, and a balanced, rock-solid profile. Drink it over the coming 4-5 years.

The 2016 Sauvignon Blanc Aurora Point Vineyard opens with green apple, white grapefruit and lemon peel notes with touches of elderflower and orange blossoms. Medium-bodied with a lovely slight silkiness to the texture and plenty of zip, it has a great citrus fruit core, finishing long and invigorating.

Stonestreet consistently delivers complex, refreshing renditions of Sauvignon Blanc. Grassy on the nose, with an exotic tease of pea shoot, it seemingly vibrates on the palate with lemon, grapefruit and apricot flavors.

The 2015 Sauvignon Blanc Aurora Point Vineyard was fermented in used oak with some indigenous yeast fermentation. It is a crisp, elegant, nicely textured Sauvignon Blanc moving toward the viscosity and texture of a good Chardonnay, with ripe, honeyed grapefruit and citrus blossom. Delicious, medium-bodied but intense, this is a beauty to drink over the next few years.

Intriguing, complex and provocative is the 100% Sauvignon Blanc, the 2014 Sauvignon Blanc Aurora Point Vineyard, coming from an 800- to 1,000-foot-altitude vineyard and fermented in older oak. Much more nectarine, exotic pineapple and passion fruit notes are present in this medium-bodied, fresh, lively and perfumed style of Sauvignon Blanc that is delicious and beautifully textured. Drink it over the next several years.

Captivating aromas and flavors of pineapple, grapefruit, lemon ice, lime leaf and crushed rock are complemented by a leesy complexity. Supple, sweet and very easy to taste now owing to its richness of texture. A cool minty quality contributes to the impression of energy on the rising finish, which is crisp but not at all hard. This is very good.

A very fine Sauvignon Blanc that's pure, fresh and crisp. This shows uplifted citrus fruit, gooseberry, date and spice flavors. It's an excellent example of the variety...

Pungent gooseberry, grapefruit and anise aromas. Dense, supple and full for sauvignon, with enticing tropical fruit flavors dominating. Not a steely style of the variety but boasts lovely intensity of fruit.

The 2010 Sauvignon Blanc Aurora is full of attractive melon, fig and pear notes. It shows considerable textural richness and depth, partly from the aging in neutral puncheons. I especially like the volume and depth here. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2016.

There are only a measly 250 cases of the potentially dazzling '99 Chardonnay Block 66, produced from Jess Jackson's Alexander Mountain estate. This light gold-colored effort exhibits a huge, mineral-infused, butter, pear, citrus, and honeyed fruit-scented bouquet as well as flavors. The wine is strikingly deep, well-delineated, and super-concentrated. Look for it to drink well for at least 2-3 years.

A big, ripe and intense style, with flavors of rich fig, melon, apple, pear and apricot, finishing long and full, with a smoky oak accent. Delicious now. (Also appeared 5/31/97).

A smooth, rich and complex white that has an attractive array of honey, pear, and butterscotch flavors kissed by spicy, toasty oak. Deep and concentrated, finishing with a satisfying complexity.

Plush and ripe, with rich, intense, focused pear, hazelnut, honey and citrus flavors that are complex, smooth and creamy. Delicious to drink now through 1995.

Stonestreet Estate Vineyards, part of the Kendall-Jackson portfolio, prides itself on the mountainous location of its vineyards. The conventional wisdom is that higher elevation vineyards are cooler, which allows slower ripening, better flavor development and better retention of acidity. This Chardonnay, a blend from several vineyards, supports that idea. Balanced and not overdone, it combines delicate fruitiness with uplifting acidity. Subtle influences of oak aging add to its appeal.

The 2015 Chardonnay Red Point is another wine in this range that is airy and lifted in feel. Orchard fruit, white flowers and mint are nicely delineated in this decidedly understated, pretty Chardonnay. The 100% new oak is well integrated.

Pure and rich, well-centered on a core of honeydew, apricot, pear and fig flavors, showing touches of spicy oak, fresh earth and dried herb. Inviting.

The single-vineyard wines are more similar than dissimilar and all are outstanding efforts from Stonestreet. They all come from elevations ranging from a low of 1,000 feet at Bear Point Vineyard to 1,800-foot elevations, including at Upper Barn, Broken Road and Gravel Bench Vineyards. The 2013 Chardonnay Bear Point Vineyard (343 cases) offers good, ripe, poached pear, and white peach in a full-bodied, long, generously endowed, zesty, crisp and refreshing style.

It is a smaller cuvée of 440 cases. The 2013 Chardonnay Cougar Ridge is a small cuvée of only 277 cases made from clone 72 of Chardonnay. It has great acidity and, much like the Upper Barn, has loads of lemon/honey notes intermixed with tangerine oil and citrus. The wine is luscious and soft, with the oak well-disguised.

Pushing in several directions, this is both rich and layered, with butterscotch, anise and fig notes. Shows a sense of elegance and refinement. Ends with a pithy texture.

From four of the producer’s vineyards, this is a sublimely layered and intriguing wine, pretty and floral on the nose in citrus peel and jasmine. Weighty and plush on the palate, it traffics in caramel and honey, settling into harmony on the lengthy finish.

Smooth and creamy with ripe pear, toasty oak and lovely depth; juicy, bright and complex; deep and balanced.

The 2012 Chardonnay Cougar Ridge emerges from a parcel of Chardonnay grafted onto existing Cabernet Sauvignon rootstock. The Cougar Ridge stands out for its broad-shouldered, intense personality and overt, tropical-inflected profile. At the same time, it shows a little less finesse than the other Chardonnays. Butter, apricot jam, spices and lychee are some of the notes that linger on the close.

Medium yellow. A hint of quince is overshadowed by brown spices, iodine and charred oak on the nose. Plush and seamless, with an attractive restrained sweetness to the flavors of peach, brown spices and crushed stone. Glycerol but shapely thanks to firm acidity. The tactile finish features very good grip.

Silky and smooth with mellow fruit, racy acidity and lovely depth of flavor; long, rich and full with creamy, bright flavors.

Bright green-tinged yellow. Complex aromas of peach, nutmeg, smoky minerality and coconutty, vanillin oak. Silky and broad, with impressive volume to the stone fruit and spice flavors. A note of citrus zest firms the finish. I'd give this a year or so to fill in.