The 2010 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast is an attractive, mid-weight wine laced with sweet red cherries, herbs, mint and dried flowers. Bright floral notes reappear on the finish, giving the wine additional lift. This is an amazing value and a remarkable level of quality considering there are 210,000 cases of this wine. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2016.

The 2009 Pinot Noir Nine Barrel is a silky, perfumed wine. Sweet floral and spiced notes are woven throughout the dark fruit in this layered, racy Pinot. Ultimately the Nine Barrel is a fairly straightforward Pinot whose charms are best enjoyed over the next few years. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2017.

The 2007 Pinot Noir Monterey reveals more red currant, pomegranate, and strawberry fruit as well as a decided earthy component in the mouth. It, too, should drink well for 3-4 years.

Pinot Noir’s blue fruit spectrum (blueberries, dark raspberries) and spring flower aromas emerge from the 2006 Pinot Noir Anderson Valley. This light to medium-bodied, pretty, elegant effort is best consumed over the next 3-4 years.

Offers notes of allspice, cola, cranberries and cherries in a ripe, medium-bodied, spice-driven Pinot. Along with its siblings, it possesses a supple texture as well as a velvety expansiveness. It will drink well for 2-4 years.

The finest of this quartet, the expansive 2002 Pinot Noir Russian River offer aromas of black cherry, earth, allspice, smoke, and a hint of white chocolate. This nicely-textured, rich, slightly tart, but authentic Pinot Noir will drink well foe 3-5 years.

Chunky, fresh & possesses good fruit and a lovely fragrance.

Which exhibits more kirsch, plum, forest floor, and spice notes in a more tightly-knit, more concentrated, fleshier example of Pinot Noir.

Juicy dark fruit, toasty oak, nutmeg, caramel and pepper elements combine nicely in this substantial wine. It's juicy but structured, and turns more serious on the finish where firm tannins show on the long, tea- and spice- accented fade.

Good deep red. Aromas of syrupy red fruits, minerals, flowers and exotic spices. Dense, nicely concentrated and pliant, with fruit driven flavors of raspberry confiture. Nicely sweet pinot, finishing with smooth tannins.

Smooth and spicy, with crisp cherry, raspberry and wild berry flavors that are tart and lively, finishing with firm tannins.

Bright and lush with lovely, juicy fruit and bright acidity.

This simple viognier is fragrant rather than aggressively floral. Its generous texture and green, grassy bite...

Elegant and polished, with understated apple, melon and light hazelnut flavors that build to depth and complexity.

Elegant and polished, with understated apple, melon and light hazelnut flavors that build, offering depth and complexity.

There's a firm sense of cool ripened fruit, a touch of apricot and light floral Notes, but the wine expresses little at the moment. It's cold closed off, needing time to evolve in the bottle. It may take a year or three, but when the wine does open it's clean balance should serve well.

Ripe and complex, with rich, focused citrus, pear and toasted oak flavors, and a long, creamy aftertaste.

"Serves up a moderate range of ripe pear and apple-laced Chardonnay flavors and picks up dashes of spice and mineral on the finish. Shows only a small oak influence; drinks well now." also appeared in the 7/98 issue

Medium golden luster. Medium-bodied. Highly extracted. Heavily oaked. Walnut accents with apple aromas. Lemon and apple palate with oak on the finish.

Medium golden luster. Medium-bodied. Highly extracted. Heavily oaked. Walnut accents with apple aromas. Lemon and apple palate with oak on the finish.

The 1994 Chardonnay Reserve exhibits more toasty, smoky oak, more depth, and an enticing, creamy-textured feel. This well-made, medium to full-bodied Chardonnay should drink well for 1-2 years.

Marked by spicy oak and spicy fruit, with hints of pear and nutmeg coming through. It's solid and finishes with a creamy mouth-feel.

Firm, ripe and intense, with complex, concentrated pear, pineapple, and spice notes framed by toasty, buttery oak flavors that are well-integrated and lively through the finish. Ready now through 1997.

Full-bodied, excellent Chardonnay with lovely purity and overall balance.

Decadent buttery notes flank the ripe white fruit and spice flavors. Hints of mocha show on the creamy finish.