2016 PINOT NOIR, MACHADO The nose is a sweet cherry and carbon with a dry spice core. The palate is ripe red berry and tomato tapenade with a core of full on intensity and floral notes in the finish. Beautiful balance throughout.

The 2007s From Santa Barbara County Fresh and elegant, the 2007 Pinot Noir Mount Carmel (100% whole clusters aged in neutral oak) has tons of depth and mid-palate oomph, and is a seriously impressive wine. Black cherry, raspberries, earth and dried herbs flow to a fresh, medium to full-bodied, beautifully balanced Pinot Noir that has integrated acidity and clean finish. It still has plenty of ripe tannins and will easily keep for another decade or more.

A cracking Grenache from the McLaren Vale subregion of Blewitt Springs. So fine, layers of interest keep you enthused. Vibrant and elegant, a beautifully structured piece of art from Peter Fraser. Sourced from bush vines planted in 1946 on ancient sands, the vineyards are certified organic and biodynamic. Handpicked, 50% whole berries, cold soaked for 5-6 days, wild yeast fermentation and aged in old French oak for ten months. Quite savoury, veneers of dried herbs, smoked meat, fine pepper and brown spices are peeled back throughout. Dark berries play very much a secondary role and their support act is certainly worth tapping your foot to keep the beat. It sways and veers through the mouth effortlessly, the sand on which its grown evident in the subtle minerality present. A sip all night kind of wine - superb!

A great Shiraz - I just want more. The generous fruit and super smooth feels ensuring this is a luxurious ride to happiness. Made with approximately 10% whole bunches, the remaining fruit was destemmed. 50% whole berries. Wild yeast fermentation in 25% new French oak for 12 months. Certified organic and biodynamic. Purple fruit is laced with whiffs of toffee and kicks of earth. Minerality evident through the mouth with dense plums and mulberries filling every cranny. Fine spices bind it all in a neat parcel finishing long and proud. Damn, it's good and brilliant value for $30! Drink now to ten years.

The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Bear Point Vineyard is wonderfully fresh and energetic. Mocha, lavender, mint and savory herbs give the wine striking aromatic intensity that complements the inky, blue-toned fruit. Understated, elegant and polished, the 2015 is simply on point.

Stonestreet's 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Rockfall Vineyard is dense, powerful and creamy, with more than enough depth to fill out its frame. Inky red and blue stone fruit, leather, lavender, licorice and smoke are some of the signatures. Above all else, though, the Rockfall stands out for its textural richness and resonance.

2015 PINOT NOIR, SIERRA MAR VINEYARD The nose is a buttery chocolate and herb with faint notes of grilled meat smoke and nectarine skin. The palate is fresh nectarine on entry continuing to the core with sensuous silkiness accented with herb and conifer. Wet stone on the finish.

The 2015 Legacy Red is laced with sweet red berry, mint, pomegranate and spice notes. What stands out most is the wine’s freshness, especially in 2015, a year in which so many wines are blowsy. Picking early and focusing on the higher elevation portions of the vineyard were a huge help. The 2015 is gorgeous and refined from start to finish. This is an impressive showing.

The 2016 Chardonnay is bright, focused and energetic, with tons of citrus peel, white flower and crushed rock character. This is an especially fine, chiseled wine from Legacy, and also a more than worthy follow up to the 2015 and 2014.

From a site farmed by the Dutton family, this wine is beautifully aromatic in brioche and honey apple, with light toasted oak playing a supporting part. An underlying richness presents as expansive and fleshy on the robust palate, with high-toned offerings of peach and Gravenstein apple.

From Greg Brewer, the nose is black currant, licorice, herb, peppercorn and lavender. The palate entry is bright, sappy graphite, black plum and red pear.

2017 CHARDONNAY, KATHERINE’S The nose is tropical, lush pineapple, coconut, banana and honey. The palate entry is juicy fresh lean green apple and lemon zest.

2015 CHARDONNAY, NIELSON VINEYARD Wente clone. The nose is a toasty and sticky lemon curd and honey. The palate is well-focused pure citrus, vanilla and spice backed by crisp acidity.

2016 CHARDONNAY, MACHADO Offers solid acidity in the nose with bright lemon, toast and butter notes. The palate entry is a bright toasted lemon and pear with notes of butter. Hold for a year to reveal all of its charms.

2016 CHARDONNAY, 3D The nose is a deeply saturated white peach, lemon curd and mineral with notes of toasted grains, chalk and whiffs of mint. The palate is a toasted lemon, crisp acidity and lengthy core of caramel with an expansive mouth-coating white stone fruit.

The 2015 Zena Crown Slope has a youthful nose that is still growing into itself, though it promises to be a thing of beauty. Detecting ripe cherry, raspberry, plum and multiple florals. The texture on this one is stunning; talk about velvety tannins, there’s no end to them or their silkiness. The acid is on-point as well. Simply stunning. The flavors will require a bit more time to match the texture, but they don’t disappoint at this stage with sweet plum sauce, dark cherries, chocolate mousse, graphite, cinnamon, nutmeg and just a hint of green onion spice. Not for the faint of heart, and worthy of ten years in the cellar. 94 points, value B.

While the 2015 WillaKenzie Estate Emery is a bit reticent on the nose at the moment, it delivers licorice, molasses, blackberry and pepper. The body is big and round, though the acid keeps it plucky and the tannins are integrated sufficiently to maintain the smooth profile. Slightly savory on the palate, it offers uncured bacon, red currant, red plum, Acai, black pepper and tarragon. This is a compelling package that I’d love to revisit in five plus years. 94 points, value A.

The 2015 Willakenzie Pierre Leon was the revelation of this entire Oregon Wine Month line up for me. It offers a very ripe and pretty nose wafting raspberry, cut cherry, perfumed rose and tangerine peel. It’d medium in weight with very juicy acidity, I just love how it coats the mouth. The tannins are subtle, but the wine is no wimp. The flavor profile is also ripe and pretty with raspberry, cherry, potpourri, tangerine, light tobacco, white pepper and Chervil. This is an elegant wine in structure, aroma and flavor. It reminds me of Musigny. I’d love to have it with another 5-8 years of age. 94 points, value A.

The 2016 Chardonnay Broken Road Vineyard is bright, focused and wonderfully detailed. Lemon peel, crushed rock, sage, mint and white pepper give the Broken Road a distinctly saline, tense quality that is hugely appealing. There is plenty of depth and structure here as well.

The 2016 Chardonnay Bear Point Vineyard shows a more creamy, voluptuous side of the estate. Apricot, peach, lemon confit and chamomile infuse an oily, waxy Chardonnay built on rich layers of texture. Even with all of its intensity, the 2016 has quite a bit of freshness. This is very nicely done.

The 2016 Chardonnay Gravel Bench Vineyard is dense, powerful and smoky, with impeccable balance and tons of class. Ripe apricot, peach, chamomile, dried flowers and mint develop in the glass, but like the best Stonestreet wines, the Gravel Bench is mostly about texture. This is a terrific showing.

2015 PINOT NOIR, PISONI VINEYARD The nose is massive slate, tobacco, herb, plum and botanicals. The palate is a solid black fruit with a silky underlying texture of spiced plum and assorted black fruit and berries with gorgeous layering.

2015 PINOT NOIR, GARYS’ VINEYARD The nose is a pepper-laced herb, saturated black fruit and hints of spruce. The palate entry is direct and focused blue fruit and mineral with notes of tropical orange. Excellent acidity.

A new wine in this range, the 2017 Petite Sirah is a total knockout. Rich, ample and explosive, with terrific freshness, the 2017 exudes class. Winemaker Graham Weerts has done a fabulous job in taming the Petite tannins. Then again, it is quite possible that this field blend, from a dry-farmed site planted in 1894, was set up to be inherently well balanced. A rush of dark, inky blueberries, mint and lavender develop in the glass, with a closing floral note that adds freshness. What a gorgeous and hugely promising wine this is.

Velvety and luxurious on the nose, this is named for the producers' son and is from a vineyard near the coastal town of Occidental. Dark cherry and chocolate travel along a smooth spicy thoroughfare of integrated oak and tannin, the body bold and full bodied. Forest pine and orange peel add complex nuances of aroma and flavor.