Pierre Seillan's 2015 Lassègue wraps around the palate with serious depth. Mocha, bittersweet chocolate, plum, exotic spices and new leather wrap around a core of dark, voluptuous fruit. Forward, racy and pliant, the Lassègue captures the exuberance of the vintage in spades. This is an especially sweet, voluptuous Saint-Émilion with notable mid-palate volume and juiciness. The 2015 is 55% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, done in 70% new oak.

The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon (Sonoma County) is forward, supple and fruity, all of which make it an excellent choice for drinking now and over the next few years. Sweet floral notes add nuance to the red berry and plum fruit in this mid-weight, open-knit Cabernet. I tasted the 2015 from tank just prior to bottling.

Another opulently-textured wine is the 1999 Syrah Eaglepoint Vineyard. This 100% Syrah aged in both French and American oak, exhibits blackberry liqueur aspects along with smoke, creosote, and pepper. It is a full-bodied, luscious Syrah to drink during its first decade of life.

87–89 Château Vignot. St-Emilion Grand Cru. One of the two wines produced by Jess Jackson in his St.-Emilion property. This is light, fresh, full of blackcurrants, packed with attractive vibrant fruit. —R.V.

Saturated ruby. Aromas of blackberry, cassis, licorice, graphite, bitter chocolate and smoky oak. Juicy, minerally and firmly built, with lively acids leavening its sweetness. But this has excellent flavor intensity, and the dusty tannins avoid dryness.

The debut vintage for American Jess Jackson's new baby is a dark plum/ruby-hued effort offering scents of damp earth, ripe black currants, cherries, and hints of licorice and new wood. Possessing high tannin, medium body, and an austere finish, it is a good first effort meant for serious connoisseurs with patience as it will require cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2016.

Citrus and pineapple with noticeable oak on the nose lead to a rich, luscious, fruity wine again with oak, but in no way does it overpower the wine. While those that dislike even the slightest hint of oak on their Chardonnay will certainly shy away from this wine, it is a solid effort and certainly a bargain at this price. Very Good.

Scores good points for its bright and briskly fruity style.

Slightly better than the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valley was the 2013 Proprietary Red, a blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec, to be aged 24 months in 36% new French oak. This wine shows cedar wood, tobacco leaf, red and blackcurrants, licorice and background wood notes. It is medium to full-bodied and should drink well for at least a decade.

Deep, full ruby. Brooding, medicinal nose yields little today. Tightly wound and backward, with penetrating but very dry flavors of briary black fruits. I don't find a lot of sweetness in the middle. Finishes with huge, mouthclenching tannins. (Incidentally, I found both the 2003 and 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Knits Valley bottlings to be too tannic to give much pleasure.)

The 2015 Pinot Noir Lingenfelder Vineyard is bold yet also tightly wound, so it's hardly a surprise Adam Lee decided to give the wine more time in barrel prior to bottling. Today, the incisive tannins overpower the fruit. It will be interesting to see if time in bottle smooths things out.

The 2015 Zinfandel Carlisle Vineyard is another intense 2015 Zinfandel from Siduri. Plum, black cherry and chocolate notes infuse the 2015 and give it much of its darkness and textural richness.

The 2015 Zinfandel Limerick Lane Vineyard is rich, powerful and seductive. Incredibly primary at this stage, today the 2015 is all about fruit, while the more typical earthy and savory notes that are typical of this site still need time to develop. The dark red cherry and plum flavors are nicely pushed forward, and there is good tannic grip in the background.

An addition to the range, the 2015 Viognier Saralee's Vineyard is generous and open-knit. Apricot jam, honey, chamomile and exotic flowers are all pushed forward. A slight hint of reduction remains, but the wine won't be bottled until March. There is plenty of potential here.

This excellent effort reveals a deep purple color as well as big, sweet, black cherry and berry aromas with hints of earth, toasty oak, and chocolate in the background. Ripe and medium-bodied, with broad flavor penetration, it should drink well for 7-8 years.

The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Reserve is dark, dense and powerful. Tasted from tank just prior to bottling, the 2014 looks like it is going to need at least six months in bottle to come into its own. There is no shortage of power or intensity today.

Deep ruby/purple-tinged. Exhibits a classic cassis, licorice, and smoke character along with abundant fruit on the attack, medium body, light to moderate tannin, and a heady, earthy finish. Drink it over the next decade.

The 2015 Chardonnay Sonoma Coast is quite rich and ample in feel, with a bit more richness and tropical character than is typical for coastal Chardonnays. Taken on its own terms, the wine is attractive, but readers should expect a fairly unctuous style.

Reveals light intensity, blueberry fruit and flower notes, in addition to a certain leanness. Delicious in a superficial, medium-bodied way.

The front end-loaded 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Mountain offers ripe fruit, good accessibility, and plenty of black currants, but falls off on the palate, revealing a deficiency in the mid-palate as well as a short, compressed finish. It is a charming but undistinguished effort to drink during its first 10-12 years of life.

Dark in color with a mild dark berry nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some nice dark cherries to match the nose along with some herbal notes. The back of bottle says thyme? On the medium length finish the wine displays some soft tannins and acidity. We paired it with pizza and it went fine. I would give it an 87-88. Nice and dry.

Reveals abundant quantities of chocolate, mocha, sweet toast and straightforward black cherry fruit notes. Sweeter fruit, but not the structure of the 1999. The 1999 and 2000 are more similar than dissimilar. Best consumed during the first 5-7 years of life.

Lighter weight, also possesses hard tannin, along with hints of black currants, mint, earth, and oak. Again, there is not enough substance to support the high tannin level. I suspect all of Lokoya's 1999s will last 15-20 years, but will they ever achieve harmony and finesse? Will they ever be enjoyable enough to actually drink? As for the 2000s, even with their tanninn levels, I would opt for drinking them during their first 8-12 years of life as they do not possess the substance necessary to back up their structrue. I hope I'm proved wrong, but these are far below the quality of the '97s and '98s.

Offers up scents of black cherries, currants, mocha, and coffee beans. This medium bodied, moderately tannic Merlot will be at its finest between 2007-2015.

Kendall Jackson's 2012 GSM Grand Reserve is Grenache dominated, and that is exactly what comes through. Bright red berries, fresh flowers, spices and anise are some of the many nuances that emerge over time. This is Kendall-Jackson's first foray into GSM blends and a solid effort overall.