Good fruit concentration and a velvety texture make this deeply colored, dry wine substantial enough for a special occasion. It smells like spicy oak and tastes like ripe black cherries and blackberries, with a smooth mouthfeel.

Dark, smooth and bright with tangy plum, spice and earth; rich, meaty and balanced. 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 13% Petit Verdot.

68% Cabernet Sauvignon; 19% Merlot, 13% Petit Verdot. Voluminous aromas of black cherries, roast coffee and caramel join rich, forest-floor spice in making for a genuinely head-turning start here, and the wine lives up to that promise once in the mouth with positively plush, highly-oaked flavors of varied black fruits. Its richness begs early drinking, but its back-end tannin cautions of age, and four to five years of patience would seem the best idea.

Dense purple in colour with a cedary, blackcurrant bouquet. Full-bodied, dry with richly extracted blackcurrant and blueberry flavours. Firmly structured with ripe tannins and will reward 2 to 3 years cellaring.

Smooth and toasty with deep black plum and soft herbs; rich and balanced, long and dense.

This 100% varietal wine opens with a strong bouquet of black licorice, maybe even fennel, before big, boisterous tannins stomp the stage. Full bodied and exuberant in blackberry and black cherry, the oak is measured. A backbone of structure could stand up to aging.

From a vineyard in the foothills of the Mayacamas Range, this shows dramatic ripeness in flashes of alcohol, and plenty of new oak in scents of coffee and smoke, yet there’s clarity of flavor here: tangy black raspberry and cedar tones that provide a center of energy to its roasted edges. The fruit fights mightily, and wins out in the end. Its burly intensity would ease the transition between a porterhouse and a plate of firm cheeses.

From a vineyard in the foothills of the Mayacamas Range, this shows dramatic ripeness in flashes of alcohol, and plenty of new oak in scents of coffee and smoke, yet there’s clarity of flavor here: tangy black raspberry and cedar tones that provide a center of energy to its roasted edges. The fruit fights mightily, and wins out in the end. Its burly intensity would ease the transition between a porterhouse and a plate of firm cheeses.

Dark and juicy with lush texture, blackberry and cherry fruit; dense, rich and balanced with lovely notes of earth, spice and complexity; long and stylish.

From a vineyard in the foothills of the Mayacamas Range, this shows dramatic ripeness in flashes of alcohol, and plenty of new oak in scents of coffee and smoke, yet there's clarity of flavor here: tangy black raspberry and cedar tones that provide a center of energy to its roasted edges. The fruit fights mightily, and wins out in the end. Its burly intensity would ease the transition between a porterhouse and a plate of firm cheeses.

Lush and juicy with ripe plum and blackberry fruit; smooth, dense and nicely structured with notes of coffee, spice and cedar; a charming, deep wine with a long finish and lovely balance.

With sizable yet soft tannins firmly in place, this wine unleashes substantial flavors of raspberry and prosciutto-wrapped fig. Its seamless texture is dotted in vanilla and smoky meat, ending with plush, round knots of blackberry pie.

Sleek and jammy, with appealing aromas of huckleberry and sassafras and ripe but focused flavors of black cherry, licorice and toffee. The tannins sneak in on the finish.

Smooth, lush and ripe with intense alcohol and rich berry fruit; spicy, long and balanced with rich, powerful flavors; deep and stylish.

Ripe and plush, this is well made for the style. Cherry pie aromas open to lively flavors of jammy raspberry, cinnamon and toasted spice. A crowd-pleaser.

Ripe and plush, this is well made for the style. Cherry pie aromas open to lively flavors of jammy raspberry, cinnamon and toasted spice. A crowd-pleaser.

Cherry pie aromas open to flavors of raspberry, cinnamon and spice.

Perfumy, this lusty Zin is also structured and juicy, offering plenty of jammy blackberry and cherry to keep a palate coming back for more. Powerfully built, it’ll stand up to chunks of meat very well.

Fresh and juicy with generous spice and blackberry; tangy and balanced with spice and vibrant flavors; long and snappy.

Bright and juicy berry flavors race through this clean, friendly zin. The fruit is sweetly ripe, corralled by crisp, mineral lines of tannin.

Fresh aromas, vivid citrus flavors, elegance and poise make this an attractive wine. It has a balance that is easy to enjoy and keeps calling for more sips, with pleasant notes of citrus and green fruit throughout.

Medium-bodied and fleshy for a sauvignon blanc, this excellent white oozes ripe peach, orange marmalade and melon flavours on a smooth texture, with a hint of smoke on the long finish.

The star of this line-up is the delicious, exotic, fruit-forward 2009 The Fume, a blend of Sauvignon Blanc from the North Coast (primarily Lake County and Alexander Valley). It offers abundant notes of honeysuckle, orange marmalade, fig and melons in a crisp, fresh, medium-bodied, exotic, exuberant style. It needs to be consumed over the next year.

This wine is well-balanced from nose to palate with caramel apple and ripe pears. The palate is rich with food-friendly acidity, and the fruit is vibrant thanks to fermentation mainly in stainless steel.

Smooth, soft and rounded with notes of vanilla and peach; juicy and lush with toasty oak and soft spices; long and generous.