Nicely concentrated,buttery and rich in texture, this full-bodied wine smells attractively toasty, feels soft on the palate and drenches it with poached pears, melted butter and caramel flavors.

Citrusy tonic aromas meet with a
light wood spice on the nose of this bottling. The palate brightens with lemon rind and balm flavors, as Mandarin orange pith and a zippy acidity pushes long into the finish.

From a cool site in the heart of the Sta. Rita Hills, this wine has the district’s windswept scents of pine and sage framing dark red-cherry fruit. It’s given contour by a tart cranberry edge, all of it delivered with nimble acidity and a lively mouthfeel. -P.J.C (353 cases)

The nose is briar, resin and hard Christmas candy. The palate entry is firmly structured plum with vibrant mineral and herb in the core. It finishes with a substantial texture that coats the mouth. Drink 2024-2030.

The nose is vivid licorice and sticky cherry with lingering cool conifer. The palate entry is supple red berries leading to a lively core of well-integrated herb and spice finishing with graphite and plum. Very solid wine. Drink 2023-2028.

The nose is sharply-defined cherry and spice box along with notes of green garden herbs. The palate entry is focused on toast and spice with underlying tobacco and a tight core of red berries and cherry leading to a dry stony finish. Drink 2023 – 2028.

The nose is gravel and dried herb with notes of toffee. The palate entry is lean and dry red berries with a core of focused, polished plum and spice leading to a finish of firm, mouth-coating acidity. Drink 2023 – 2027.

The nose is concentrated dried plum and blueberry with whiffs of blossom. The palate entry is polished licorice and black fruit leading to a core with gobs of sweet, herb-laced plum that coate the mouth through the finish. Drink 2023 – 2027.

The nose is brilliant candied red fruit with a well-integrated cool forest floor. The palate entry is supple brown spice leading to a core of hand plum finishing with line acidity. Drink 2023 - 2028.

The nose is fresh and lean lemon, pineapple with chalk and grass. The palate entry offers candied pineapple and baked yellow citrus with a lingering jasmine spice in the core finishing with juicy peach. Drink 2023 – 2026.

The nose is bright yellow citrus, chalk and honey-flecked verbena. The palate entry is gravel, grains, with a focused core of citrus and crushed nuts. It finishes with silky light toast and nectarine acidity. Drink 2023-2026.

The 2019 Chardonnay Silene has a slightly richer bouquet and is a little more intense than 2020, with hints of walnut, hazelnut, fennel and light tropical fruit. The palate is well-balanced, slightly more generous and textural than the '20. There's fine depth, quite bright with citrus peel and orange rind towards the finish, just a nice saline tincture lingering on the aftertaste. Very fine.

Snappy and generous, with raspberry and blueberry flavors accented with clove and other dusky spices as this builds tension toward the vibrant finish. Drink now through 2030. 17,500 cases made.

Delicate on the nose, light and lively on the palate—this is a wonderfully balanced Chardonnay that has a casual
attitude but can certainly button up and attend a finer affair, no problem. Find nuanced notes of lemon, lime, raw Marcona almond, dewy grass and lawn daisy. —S.B.

Smooth and darkly fruity, this full-bodied wine offers good, deep black cherries and blueberries along with light oaky accents of cedar, clove and mint. It firms up
in texture with each sip, offering good structure for midterm aging. Best through 2028. —J.G.

Generous and open, this wine’s pineapple flavors have a broad leesy frame which reins in the ripe fruit and crates a creamy impression. It’s simple, but thoroughly irresistible for a grilled bird. -P.J.C (389 cases)

The nose is supple raspberry and strawberry with graphite, a polished background of vanilla bean and pie spices. The palate entry is lean with a drier presentation of cherry and pomegranate in the midpalate. A 20 minute decant will open the wine up. Drink 2023-2028.

The nose is rich pineapple and sticky candied lemon peel. The palate entry is fresh, ripe peach and mango leading to a core of supple orange blossom and focused acidity. Drink 2022-2025.

The 2020 Chardonnay Silene comes mainly from the young vines in Fijnbosch (32% of the blend) mature in French oak for ten months (30% new). It has an attractive, classically styled nose with scents of dried honey, praline and hints of grilled hazelnut. Fine delineation. A little fume in style. The medium-bodied palate has a light tropical-tinged entry with touches of pineapple and passionfruit, leaning slightly towards California. Fine weight, with just a hint of orange rind towards the finish; for the price, this represents great value for money.

Quite deep in color and rich in black fruits, the wine wraps blackberries and blueberries in moderate tannins and a full body. It will be fun to glug this hearty, fruity wine with pizza, burgers and barbecue. —J.G.

Dark and structured, with black-raspberry scents and a mild clove-like spice, this lively wine has plenty of acidity to lend elegance and finesse to its dark fruit character. -P.J.C (189 cases)

Santa Lucia with an edge: This starts out classically dark, with blackberry and plum scents, and the thick-skinned depth of fruit from the windy Highlands. Fresh raspberry flavors play on the palate, lithe with a juicy lift for cured salmon. -P.J.C (1,530 cases)

Remarkably balanced, with details of fresh, crisp apple, citrus and pear that mingle with salted butter pastry and touches of brown sugar on a supple, creamy frame. Reveals a touch of lemongrass on the finish. Drink now. 70,000 cases made.

The nose shows a lot of sulfur that dissipates with air along with a ferrous, herbal component. The palate entry is a juicy, vibrant red berry with a mouth-coating core of wax-textured acidity. Drink 2023-2025.

The nose is supple raspberry and strawberry with graphite, a polished background of vanilla bean and pie spices. The palate entry is lean with a drier presentation of cherry and pomegranate in the midpalate. A 20 minute decant will open the wine up. Drink 2023-2028.