Ripe, jammy and a hint sweet, showing notes of cherry pie, sage and spice. Drink now through 2015.

Trim and rustic, with modest cherry, spice and tobacco flavors.

As a group, the quartet from Edmeades embraces high ripeness as their shared message, and, if certainly a wine that goes right to the brink in doing so, this one marshals a good deal of very deep fruit in the process. It is as rich in sweet oak as it is in fully expressed berries, and it makes no false claim of finesse, but it has ample tannin for grip and enough enlivening acid to succeed in its style.

Another pea in the very ripe Edmeades pod and a Zinfandel that makes no bones about being big and dramatic, this bottling from the Gianoli Vineyard earns the nod for its richness and depth, and, if it is surprisingly fruity, it is also unruly with tannin and heat to spare. It cannot be counted on to find much in the way of refinement irrespective of cellaring, and, whether drunk later or now, it is wine that absolutely must be paired with equally full- flavored foods.

A dusty, brambly Zinfandel nuanced in blueberries and plums, this is smooth and soft on the palate with an earthy quality throughout. On the finish this medium-bodied wine offers leathery tobacco and smoke.

The 2010 Zinfandel Piffero Vineyard is 100% Zinfandel from a vineyard with over 100-year-old, head-pruned vines. Aged in one-third new oak, it exhibits lots of briery, raspberry and cherry fruit intermixed with a hint of pepper along with crisp acidity and a rustic, spicy personality. Drink it over the next 2-3 years.

Fully ripe and wide open with nothing held in reserve, this wine follows the family style in being both balanced and fruity even while showing a fair bit of heat. Like its partner from Shamrock Vineyard, it stays fixed on berryish fruit and steers clear of any raisined desiccation, and its grippy last-minute tannins make a good case for a few years of age.

Intense and sturdy, with chewy tannins wrapped around a dense, concentrated core of earth and blackberry fruit that's well-centered. Drink now through 2009.

A big, ripe, jammy sweet red with spicy, racy blackberry and wild berry jam flavors, making this at one point appealing for its fruitiness but also worthy of a warning that it is off-dry.

Edmeades' Zins are not noted for modest alcohol, and this one, at 15.6% is hot, but oh so good. You can taste the sun in every sip of black currant and sweetened espresso. It's balanced, though, with good acidity and is totally dry.

Differing from its singularly unschooled cellarmate by virtue of both fruit and its better managed heat, this chunky wine is only a shade less ripe in tone, but has a good dose of blackberries at its heart. Its 16.2% alcohol is simply impossible to hide, but its finish is more dry than burning and its ready richness lifts it into the one-star ranks.

One of California's finest Gewurztraminers is Edmeades' 2000. It offers up that varietal's classic rose petal/floral bouquet along with elegant, fresh flavors, medium body, and abundant fruit.

a rich, buttery, full-malolactic Chardonnay bottled with no fining or filtration. It has plenty of power & is extremely friendly. Drink it over the next year.

…displays a crisp, elegant, medium-bodied style, earthiness, tangy acidity, and a ripe pear, white peach, and citrusy nose, and flavors.

Serves up a fruity core of mango, ripe pear and apple flavors complemented by lightly toasty, spicy notes.

Deep straw color. Medium-bodied. Balanced acidity. Moderate extract and oak. Apples, minerals, vanilla. Still tightly wound with focused, lively character on the palate. Opens up a bit on the long finish.

A ripe, well-balanced style, with pear, peach, fig and coconut flavors wrapped within toasty oak and lemony notes that linger in the finish.

The 2016 Pinot Noir Tous Ensemble is an attractive, entry-level Pinot with good aromatic nuance and lovely red berry fruit. Cedar, spice and floral notes are all nicely lifted in this delicate, understated Pinot. I would prefer to drink the 2016 over the next few years given its mid-weight structure and somewhat fleeting style.

The 2016 Chardonnay Tous Ensemble is delicate and understated, with lovely orchard fruit and floral character. This is an attractive, entry-level Chardonnay from Copain. I would prefer to drink it sooner rather than later given its mid-weight structure.

The nose is a dense lemon oil, wet stone and pear tart. The palate is firm with a lively lemon drop, mineral and licorice feel. The core is rather light in body with a lean acidity. 87 points.

The 2011 Cenyth is made of a completely different blend of 60% Cabernet Franc, 19% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot and Malbec. The wine is slightly herbaceous, bordering on vegetal, no doubt because of the troublesome vintage. It is well-made otherwise, with cedary, plum, red and black currant fruit, medium body, but not the depth or richness of the two previous vintages. If you do not mind a streak of herbaceousness in your wines, you’ll rate it higher.

In 2010, Red Wine Sonoma County is Merlot-based, so the wine is quite different from the other vintages that have been made so far. Plump, juicy and open, the 2010 comes across as a bit simple and forward. Mocha, black cherries, plums, smoke and cloves flesh out on the finish. The 2010 is attractive today, but it's hard to see too much upside from cellaring based on the wine's mid-weight structure. The 2010 is 54% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Franc and 12% Cabernet Sauvignon.

A lovely wine for those who like a touch of sweetness. It's rich and vibrant in honey, green apple, golden apricot, peach and vanilla cream flavors, accented with fine acidity.

Warm strawberry and cherry compote on the nose with rose petals, cola, rhubarb and white pepper. Medium-bodied palate, light tannins, medium acidity, this is a juicy and fresh style, full of pleasant red cherry, raspberry, strawberry jam. Secondary notes of clove, cola and rhubarb add some complexity. A juicy and fun style but the freshness keeps it food-friendly and so easy to drink. Aged 9 months in French oak, 13% new.