Yellow-gold. Musky peach pit and herbs on the nose, with complicating notes of jasmine, lees and quinine. Sappy, palate-coating citrus and pit fruit flavors pick up smokiness with air, along with a touch of fennel. A bit of a tough read right now but I like this wine's density and finishing grip.

Full ruby-red. Reticent nose hints at blueberry, blackberry, espresso and game. Lush and rich but quite dry, and less forthcoming than the Helena Montana. Quite closed today, with the tannins coming across as a bit youthfully tough.

From rocky red clay soil. Full red-ruby. Aromas of licorice, graphite, tobacco, minerals and fresh herbs on the nose, along with some sweet oak. Then supple but slightly edgy in the mouth, with a musky quality and a slight greenness to the medicinal black cherry and currant flavors. Finishes with building, slightly gritty tannins. This boasts very good material but today the wine's 75% new oak component seems a bit overbearing.

Good full medium red. Classic aromas of cassis, licorice and graphite minerality, with a hint of violet. Plush, sweet and nicely concentrated, with briary mountain berry and licorice flavors given grip by a firm tannic spine. Sweet but a bit youthfully medicinal today, and in need of a few years of bottle aging.

Bright ruby. Spicy red fruits, anise and potpourri on the highly fragrant nose, which picks up a bright, minerally quality with aeration. Tight, nervy and pure, offering fresh raspberry and bitter cherry flavors that clamp down on the back half. Closes tight and long, with silky tannins building slowly and adding grip.

Bright, deep ruby. Aromas of black cherry, crushed dark berries, menthol, licorice, pepper and herbs. Densely packed, spicy and lively; an essence of urgent Howell Mountain black fruits. Nicely concentrated wine but powerfully tannic and a bit tough today, with a finishing flavor of licorice. A bit more aggressive at the same stage than the 2007 version, but equally concentrated.

Deep red. Ripe aromas of spicy dark berries, cherry liqueur and licorice. Supple, sweet and pretty powerful, with gentle minerality giving the bitter cherry and black raspberry flavors lift and precision. Finishes long, chewy and gripping. I'd give this a couple years to loosen up.

Aromatic nose of orange blossom, ripe pineapple and stony minerality. Fresh and full in the mouth, with brisk flavors of grapefruit and wet stone. Strong acidity contributes to the impression of firmness. Finishes quite dry and minerally. Rather uncompromising, firmly built wine from grapes harvested into early November.

Pale color. Aromatics of nectarine and pear, with mineral and wet stone nuances. Supple and silky but quite dry, with an edge of minerality and firm acids giving the wine a slightly skinny impression. Not yet expressing itself. This wine comes from a block within the Durell Vineyard.

Bright ruby. An exotically perfumed bouquet evokes dark berries, violet and wood smoke; reminded me of syrah. On the palate, lively, focused blackberry and boysenberry flavors are lifted by juicy acidity. Shows very good energy on the incisive, youthfully clenched finish, which is firmed by dusty, slow-building tannins. Give this one some air to help open things up.

Inky purple color. Dark cherry, chocolate and woodsmoke on the nose, along with dried flowers and underbrush. Sappy dark fruit flavors offer good palate coverage, with no rough edges or excess weight. A muscular, somewhat firm style, in need of some time to stretch out.

Plump and friendly, with a fleshy core of mulberry and black cherry preserves that gets a big kiss of toast on the finish. A crowd-pleaser. Drink now through 2027. 556 cases made.

Retail $35. Light to medium color in the glass, with an interesting nose of Sprite (or is it Mountain Dew?) with a touch of petrol. The palate is more appealing, even tasty, but there is still an odd element that I just can’t place.

The nose of this charming Merlot brings aromas of fresh raspberry, sage and lemon balm. The palate displays a vivacious freshness and acidity balanced with grippy tannins and flavors of dried cherry, cranberry, spiced plum and cocoa powder.

A light, streamlined style, with pretty rose petal, strawberry, cedar and red tea notes that glide along over the silky, refined structure. Drink now through 2027. 189 cases made.

A lithe, elegant style, with rooibos tea and sous-bois notes leading off for light-bodied blood orange and pomegranate fruit flavors. Shows a dusting of rose hip and cedar on the finish. Drink now through 2028. 160 cases made.

Orange sherbet, dried mango and peach flavors are juicy and appealing, with notes of pear pastry, lemon meringue and citrus zest. The finish shows white flowers and a touch of marmalade. Drink now. 1,284 cases made.

This is distinctively floral, with jasmine and lemon blossom notes alongside firmly juicy flavors of fresh pear, apple and quince. A drizzle of honey and a touch of salted toffee round out the finish. Drink now. 1,136 cases made.

Bold and spicy, with nutmeg, clove and ginger notes, plus a touch of toast to complement the core of pear, pineapple, apple and peach. Hints of gingersnap and toasted, salted almond linger. Drink now. 5,112 cases made.

A firm style, with toast, spice and toasted almond brittle flavors at the forefront, plus juicy lemon tart, green apple and lime zest accents. Offers fresh peach and apricot notes for a harmonious finish. Drink now. 503 cases made.

Features fleshy melon, apricot and peach notes that are generous and plump, with hints of candied ginger and Fuji apple on the juicy finish. Drink now. 4,390 cases made.

Delivers generous poached pear, apple pastry, salted butter, spice and custard notes that are round and supple, with accents of nutmeg and cardamom lingering on the finish. Drink now. 6,397 cases made.

Smooth and plump, with an appealing seamlessness to the spice, melon, lemon zest and ripe peach flavors. There's a creamy, juicy quality that makes this white appealing and stylish. Lingering finish. Drink now. 253,505 cases made. From California.

resh and juicy pear, lemon and Fuji apple flavors meet notes of wild fennel, nutmeg and ginger on a sleek and stylish frame. Shows intensity and focus on the finish. Drink now. 328,018 cases made.

Friendly and open-knit in feel, offering fresh mulberry and boysenberry fruit flavors dotted with hints of bramble and sassafras. There's a late licorice accent on the juicy finish. Drink now through 2028. 620 cases made.