Bold, ostentatiously-styled, Meursault-like wine offering forceful, enticing aromas of smoke, honeyed peaches, apples and buttery notes. Rich, chewy, full-bodied, and admirably concentrated, this is a large-scaled, delicious Chardonnay.

Big and ripe with lush fruit and oily, dense texture.

Toasty oak makes for an appealing nose. Apple comes through on the palate with pineapple and melon flavors to enrich the mouthfeel, which is then balanced by a crisp, lemony finish. Great first effort.

The 2015 Chardonnay Cougar Ridge comes across as compact and tightly wound, with less of the generosity that is such a characteristic of these sites. Today, I don't see much depth or complexity here.

Pure and clean, with a touch of pithy rawness from the tannins. The stars are the core flavors of citrus and green apple. Moderately intense and persistent.

Light gold. Fresh melon and peach scents accented by bright minerality. Lush and expansive, with ripe honeydew and nectarine flavors, chewy texture and a hint of baking spices. Clean citrus and melon tones linger on the finish.

Smooth, ripe and juicy; bright and tangy with balance, style and good length.

Pale copper in color, the 2016 Pinot Gris Arbre Vert Vineyard is delicately scented of fleshy yellow orchard fruits—yellow pear and yellow apple—with hints of quince, sliced almonds, hay and honey. The palate is medium-bodied with a pleasantly weighty character, packed with fleshy orchard fruits and hints of fresh white peaches, finishing with refreshing acidity and some phenolic grip.

Moderate garnet color in the glass. Aromas of black cherry, spice and fertile earth lead off. Silky in the mouth, with middleweight flavors of cherry, strawberry and sneaky oak. Fresh, forward and simple with a modest finish.

Exploring The Best New Releases from Sonoma and Beyond The 2017 Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley) is an attractive, fruity wine to drink now and over the next few years. Bright raspberry, strawberry and floral notes are nicely pushed forward in this open-knit, perfumed Pinot. The 2017 is perhaps a bit light, but inviting nevertheless.

The 2017s From Sonoma The 2017 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley comes from a mix of sites and spent 10 months in 20% new oak. It's another Burgundian style effort that has plenty of black cherries, leafy herbs, hints of flowers, and earth. Pretty, elegant, nicely textured, and delicious, drink it over the coming couple of years.

Offers a charming mix of juicy red and dark berry flavors, a fleshy texture and spicy, loamy earth notes. Should benefit from a year or so in the cellar.

This appellation blend is a straightforward take on Pinot Noir that's perfect for midweek enjoyment, starting with aromas of black cherry and cola. The mouthfeel is full and the palate is loaded with ripe flavors of bursting berries as well as baking spice.

Fresh and nicely varietal in its look at bright cherry fruit, this one checks the boxes for balance and restraint without giving up its Pinot Noir claims. It is medium-full in body and somewhat stiff at entry before a veneer of glycerin softens its palatal impacts. If a bit basic in approach, it is will nonetheless make a fine mate to dishes like Chicken Chasseur. 1 star.

This isn’t quite as fresh but it is more deeply pitched with its black cherry, poached plum and violet scents. The succulent, round and again nicely vibrant flavors possess reasonably good richness on the slightly more complex finish that also exhibits a hint of asperity. A qualitative choice.

Plump, generous plum, black cherry and wild berry flavors are fleshy and polished, making for an easy-drinking charmer.

Dark garnet color in the glass. The nose offers primarily grounded aromas of mulch and potpourri with only hints of black cherry and vanilla. Full-bodied flavors of blackberry, black raspberry and cassis in a fat, saucy, lush style with modest tannins, a silken texture, and well-integrated alcohol. A weighty wine that packs a wallop but lacks a bit of verve.

A ripe and fresh nose combines notes of plum, red and dark berries and a pretty hint of spice. The sleek, delicious and supple middle weight flavors possess good vibrancy along with pretty good detail before concluding in a moderately firm finish that reflects a hint of asperity. This should benefit from 2 to 4 years of cellaring first. I should also note that it carries its considerable alcohol relatively well.

A supple, graceful, easy-to-enjoy Pinot Noir, with fleshy cherry, red plum, spice and light loamy earth notes, finishing long and clean.

Sourced from three sites in the Sonoma Coast AVA, the 2016 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast offers more tart, medium-bodied notes of cherries, mulberries, dried herbs and earth. It’s fresh, lively, short, and easy-drinking, with solid overall balance. Aged 15 months in 40% new French oak, drink it over the coming 4-5 years.

Tight and firm, with a mix of taut berry, cedar, anise and underbrush flavors. Needs time to fill out.

Exhibits a firm, tasty mix of gravelly earth, dried berry, sage and underbrush flavors. A little cellar time should help the gripping tannins.

Marked by spicy berry and baked berry pie notes that are clean and zesty, this is likely to gain a little tenderness with time in the bottle.

Firm and spicy, with a mix of cola, pepper, dried berry and underbrush flavors, ending firm and loamy.

Our favorite wine in Siduri's expanding portfolio of Oregon Pinot Noirs, this one from the Eola-Amity Hills appellation may be a little youthfully withdrawn at the moment but conveys a good sense of fruity solidity all the same. It is firmly structured with a steady, ripe cherry bias of which it does not let go, and if it gets a bit chalky and fairly tough at the finish just now, we see positive things down the line even if a wait of some three to five years may be needed. 88 points. One star.