This is a polished, really likeable Chard. It offers everything the variety should: a rich, creamy texture, brisk acidity, and ripe, delicious flavors of pineapples, apricots, peaches and kiwis coated with vanilla.

Displays more orange marmalade, honeysuckle, concentrated citrus oil, and lemon butter characteristics. Spicy, rich, and full-bodied, it is an outstanding Chardonnay to enjoy over the next 1-2 years.

Perfumed floral and ripe pear and butterscotch flavors lead to a rich, complex wine that unfolds gracefully on the palate, gaining depth and nuance while retaining its sense of elegance and finesse. Drink now through 2007.

It takes some time for the completely dry pineapple flavors of this wine to develop, but as it takes on air, they go beyond the pleasantly musty scent of old books to develop fresher green tones and layers of flavor. There's an intensity to the gripping, mouthwatering acidities...

COMMENTARY: A rosé for all, The 2017 Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Rosé brings lots of joy and pleasure to the party, and this is wine for both newbies and experienced drinkers. TASTING NOTES: This wine starts out with bright pink and comes onto the palate with an explosion of berry fruits. Enjoy its open-knit style with light appetizers or just by itself.

Vivid pear and peach aromas give way to gentle, ripe but still crisp pear and floral flavors in this smooth and full-bodied wine. It's charming and aromatic, made more intricate by blending in small amounts of Viognier, Muscat, Roussanne and other varietals.

A dynamic balance between ripe, juicy fruit flavors and crisp acidity makes this medium-bodied wine both refreshing and substantive. It smells like a bowl of sliced melons, apples and grapes. After 79% Pinot Gris, the winemaker blends in Roussanne, Grüner Veltliner and a bit of Chardonnay.

A dynamic balance between ripe, juicy fruit flavors and crisp acidity makes this medium-bodied wine both refreshing and substantive. It smells like a bowl of sliced melons, apples and grapes. After 79% Pinot Gris, the winemaker blends in Roussanne, Grüner Veltliner and a bit of Chardonnay.

The elegant, Domaine Dujac-styled 1999 Stature Pinot Noir Carneros reveals earthy, smoky, fig, plum, cherry, and strawberry characteristics along with hints of Asian spice. Sadly, there is only one barrel of this powerful Pinot.

Vanilla, black fruits, pepper, berries. An unusual assortment of berry flavors are in marvelous balance with wood. Piquant acidity livens up the structure, which is firm and complex.

This deep red Pinot seems to waiver on the fulcrum of wood and black cherry fruit, with a very distinct tomato leaf aroma. High extract yields plenty of tannin for structure, and the weight of the wine seems to balance the herbal qualities it possesses. Well blended, from numerous coastal sources.

A delicate red, with notes of violet and crushed granite to the bright cherry, pomegranate and wild berry flavors. The spicy finish reveals hints of hot stone.

Exploring The Best New Releases from Sonoma and Beyond The 2017 Pinot Noir (Petaluma Gap) is soft and pliant, both of which make it an absolute joy to taste today. Crushed red berries, mint, chalk and white pepper all give the wine an attractive upper register. There is a lovely sense of energy that runs through this taut yet expressive Pinot Noir.

Ripe, featuring dark plum, blackberry tart and dark currant flavors, framed by concentrated Asian spice notes. Dark chocolate and mocha details emerge on the finish.

Ripe fruit flavors and a generous helping of oak spices make this full-bodied wine flavorful and easy to sip. It brings cinnamon and red cherry to the nose, and black cherry, cranberry and baking spices to the palate.

The 2016 Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast) is gorgeous and also one of the more complete wines in this flight of Pinots. Succulent red cherry, mint, spice and rose petal nuances flesh out in this supple, inviting appellation-level Pinot from Kendall-Jackson.

USA, California, Northern California: Napa & Some Sonoma New Releases The 2016 Jackson Estate Appellation Series Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir aged 13 months in 34% new French oak. Medium ruby-purple colored, it rocks up with bold red currants, cranberries and wild thyme scents with touches of tobacco and damp soil. Medium-bodied, it has a chewy frame and oodles of freshness, finishing on an earthy note.

Slightly more expensive than the Vintners Reserve, the 2016 Pinot Noir Grand Reserve (10 months in 25% new French oak) is similarly ruby-colored and gives up more framboise, spice, dried violets and hints of herbs in a fresh, lively, beautifully balanced package. It has good acidity, a graceful texture, and excellent purity. Again, it over-delivers at the price.

This is a spicy, oaky, full-bodied wine that’s alluring in aroma and rich in flavor. Hints of vanilla, nutmeg and coconut lead to broad, ripe cherry and raspberry flavors on a smooth and lightly tannic texture.

Wines of the Week: Classic Cali Pinot Noir – Under 20, 90 Points Bringing together aromas of cherries, raspberries, and boysenberries with suggestions of toasty vanilla and brown spice make the nose rather inviting. On the palate, flavors of cherry, boysenberry, and raspberry mingle among allusions of vanilla and toasted coconut. Fairly light and approachable, with a balanced acidity, it’s a must try if you can find it for under $15.

Jackson Estate's Anderson Valley Pinot Noir represents excellent value. First of all, it's from a premium Pinot district, and its modest price means you could almost make it your house Pinot. The clincher, though, is the quality in the bottle. Showing notes of ripe crushed berries and cola, it's bright and juicy on the palate and exhibits excellent length and a lingering finish.

The 2015 Pinot Noir Jackson Estate (Anderson Valley) is one of the most distinctive wines in the Kendall-Jackson lineup. Bright red cherry, blood orange, mint, white pepper and spices are all woven together in a pretty, expressive Pinot that hits all the right notes. There is plenty to like here.

Medium ruby-purple colored, the 2015 Pinot Noir Grand Reserve gives up red and black cherries and mulberries scents with touches of violets and cinnamon stick plus a waft of garrigue. Medium-bodied, elegantly styled and with great freshness plus silken tannins, it has commendable expression and vibrancy.

Dark red cherry, plum, sweet spice, menthol and licorice all run through the 2015 Pinot Noir Seco Highlands. Dark, bold and inviting, the Seco Highlands Pinot will drink well with minimal cellaring. This is an especially voluptuous style.

Moderately dark garnet color in the glass. The nose combines oak-driven aromas of cardamom spice and vanilla with aromas of mixed berry fruits. Full-bodied and lush on the palate, exhibiting a charge of sweet purple and black berry fruit flavors that are ripe but not overripe that are underscored with a compliment of oak and agreeable tannins. The higher alcohol adds sweetness and luxuriant body to the wine and is well integrated. A hedonistic, masculine Pinot Noir nicely composed in this style.