Elegant, with lemon sorbet, Fuji apple, pomelo and tangerine flavors that are vibrant and aromatic, lingering with a drizzle of wildflower honey, a note of candied ginger and a touch of salted butter shortbread. Drink now. 15,500 cases made.

Easygoing, fruity and refreshing, with stone fruit, ripe lemons and mixed spices on the nose following through to a medium body with crisp acidity. Mellow and creamy with a mouthwatering finish. Drink now. Screw cap.

The 2022 Chardonnay Yarra Valley offers up an engaging mix of grapefruit, pear and citrus aromas, with savory layers of nutty barrel ferment and spicy oak. It presents good volume of flavor in a creamy package, with chalky acidity adding energy and tighterning up the finish. This is good now but wull get better in time.

Aromas of red cherries, moist earth and dried flowers leading to a refreshing palate of red and dark fruit. A medium-bodied wine with smooth tannins and nice balance that has a crunchy, satisfying finish. Drink now.

Scents of oak and dark berry compote give way to a plump and generous red, saturated with plum-skin flavor and rich fruit. It needs something big to pair with, like duck. (650 cases)

Bright and loaded with tension the 2022 Rose by winemaker Erik Kramer offers red rose water with orange rind and pretty guava and red raspberry fruit flavors. Enjoy this beauty now and over the next several years to come. Drink 2024-2028.

Pale to medium ruby-purple in color, the 2021 Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands flies out of the glass with gregarious notes of raspberry coulis and wild strawberries plus nuances of dried herbs and wet slate. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers mouth-filling red berry and savory flavors with a lively line and fine-grained texture, finishing with a refreshing lift.

Very well crafted and quite versatile in style, this rings true to Cabernet’s reputation for rich, robust flavors while finishing with sufficiently soft structure. Aromas and flavors of blackberries and dark cherries are pure and very appealing, its firm tannins without any drying effect.

The 2019 Pinot Noir Estate Cuvee is dusty and floral with pretty wild berries and sweet spices. This soft, juicy effort shows crisp red berry fruits and rosy inner florals forming toward the close. It finishes fresh and with medium length, leaving hints of licorice.

The 2021 Chardonnay Willamette Valley is nuanced in the glass, mixing crushed yellow apples with chamomile and hints of vanilla custard. This is round and softly textured with pretty orchard fruits and inner florals that soothe the palate. It finishes crisp and fresh, yet a bit short.

It is basically about the sweetness and how to tame it in the wine, without it going beyond the character of the grape itself. The wine here has an admittedly sweet, slightly jammy nose of plum, cherry, boysenberry and vanilla. But it is not heavy in smell and makes you want to taste the wine, which is soft and has enough acidity to balance the sweetness. The components of licorice, dark berries, chocolate and pepper show that this zinfandel is true to its origins and never goes overboard. An easy-drinking Californian that hits the spot when the spirit of Christmas comes to the table.

This is a beautifully constructed Chardonnay that interweaves delicate oak notes of clove, cinnamon and nutmeg among the bright, fresh aromas and flavors of lemon, lime, cream, green and yellow apple, and poached pear. —S.B.

Youthful, vibrant, ripe red fruit aromas, dried herbs and a hint of spice with lifted toast. Round and creamy with a warm, citrussy concentration layered with ripe, juicy dark fruits and balancing freshness.

93% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot. There’s no questioning the presence of oak here. It’s hand in hand with the bright fruit on the nose in tension with a deep earthy and brackish, musky note of scuffed up autumn leaves and damp soil. Gentle on the approach, this wine will have its fans in those that appreciate the plushness Merlot can deliver; light footed and gliding over the palate in soft focus. The acid provides a bright note, and puts a shine on the fruit. It finishes a little more abbreviated than anticipated, with the oak trailing in the fruit’s wake.

Vivid and expressive Pinot, aromas of red fruit, earthy and leafy notes, sage hebs with smoke, cherry and pepper. Good concentration, refinde tannins and pleasant freshness. Drink 2023-2030.

Shy but with promising aromas of ripe dark fruits, pure and precise. On the palate it is forward, dense and silky with excellent concentration of fruit, rounded tannins and balancing freshness with a drying finish.

The 2021 Pinot Noir Garys’ Vineyard is supple, fruity and easy to like. Sweet dark plum, chocolate, new leather, licorice and a kiss of French oak are pushed forward in this silky, open-knit Pinot. The 2021 is quiet and understated but also nicely balanced.

The nose is supple raspberry and strawberry with graphite, a polished background of vanilla bean and pie spices. The palate entry is lean with a drier presentation of cherry and pomegranate in the midpalate. A 20 minute decant will open the wine up. Drink 2023-2028.

The nose is rich pineapple and sticky candied lemon peel. The palate entry is fresh, ripe peach and mango leading to a core of supple orange blossom and focused acidity. Drink 2022-2025.

Aromatically expressive with scents of red and black cherries accented with spicy undertones and a note recalling tomato plant leaves that often results from some whole cluster fermentation. Stylishly light in color and weight, this still offers plenty of flavor, though thankfully without any excess oak, nor any sweetness that doesn’t seem to emanate from the fruit

The 2020 Chardonnay Silene comes mainly from the young vines in Fijnbosch (32% of the blend) mature in French oak for ten months (30% new). It has an attractive, classically styled nose with scents of dried honey, praline and hints of grilled hazelnut. Fine delineation. A little fume in style. The medium-bodied palate has a light tropical-tinged entry with touches of pineapple and passionfruit, leaning slightly towards California. Fine weight, with just a hint of orange rind towards the finish; for the price, this represents great value for money.

Shy but with promising aromas of ripe dark fruits, pure and precise. On the palate it is forward, dense and silky with excellent concentration of fruit, rounded tannins and balancing freshness with a drying finish.

The Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay from the 2021 vintage is undeniably complex and delicious. Elegant notes of lemon creme are braced by a nutmeg spice and vanilla note that is complementary and far from overpowering. The palate offers plenty of fresh acidity, honey, lemongrass, bee pollen, and citrus, all combined for a tremendous value and Chardonnay that will shock many in a blind tasting.

From Santa Barbara County comes a mineral-driven Pinot Noir with less fruit and more stone components. The aromatics of smoke, wet cement and crushed chalk are reflective of the wine. Green tea leaves and white pepper frame the stony mineral character on the palate. A real exercise in terroir.

Ripe red and black berry fruits show the aromas of this Anderson Valley bottling with lots of Edmeades Vineyard fruit. This area was the birthplace of Siduri when Adam Lee conceptualised it. The palate is marked by ripe fruit and spice; the black tea character shows along with a Christmas spice carrying to the ripe finish.