A juicy, fresh and direct style, with a narrow beam of raspberry and cherry coulis driving through, underscored by light red tea and savory hints. Drink now through 2024. 283 cases made.

Light but persistent, with red tea, mulled raspberry and light savory notes mingling prettily through the focused finish. Drink now through 2024. 340 cases made.

Friendly in feel, with savory mulled raspberry and blood orange notes backed by a lingering red tea accent on the open-knit finish. Drink now through 2023. 341 cases made.

La Crema Sonoma Sauvignon is a 73/27 mix of grapes aged in stainless steel and neutral oak. It is what I like to call the new classic American sauvignon, slightly fruity but much more in tune with the times, showing less oak and less overt sugar. It is a juicy mix of ready to drink exotic tropical fruits that finish dry. It’s not Sancerre or New Zealand, but it will do at the table. The fruit is sourced from multiple vineyard sites throughout the County, including the Russian River, Bennett, Alexander, Knights, and Dry Creek Valleys.

This is a chiseled, pure Cabernet, with boysenberry and mulberry fruit racing through, carried by a bright iron note and infused liberally with sweet bay leaf, chaparral, red tea and floral notes. The serious structure has yet to fully meld with the fruit, but it's getting there. Needs a bit more cellaring to stretch out fully. Blind 2013 California Cabernet retrospective (February 2023). Best from 2025 through 2038. 400 cases made.

Taking on a significant jump up in complexity and purity, the ruby-colored 2021 Pinot Noir Dropstone reveals aromas of wet gravel, black raspberry liqueur, and lifted notes of red fruit and blood orange. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a graceful mouthfeel and texture, it has good length and a clean finish. It’s attractive now and will have a solid 6-8 years of prime drinking.

Expressing a more tension, the dark ruby 2021 Pinot Noir Zena Crown Vineyard is more reserved aromatically but also more focused, with delicate incense, black raspberry, and violets. The palate has a fresh spine of acidity, with ripe fine tannins, and a nice citrus-tinged lift on the finish with a hint of toasted earth. It’s a very pretty wine from winemaker Kate Ayres to drink over the next 6-8 years.

A deep electric ruby hue, the 2021 Pinot Noir Pas de Nom is a barrel selection blended from across multiple vineyards. It’s expressive and lush, with layered notes of red and black fruit, fresh pressed flowers, and forest herbs. Full-bodied, it retains a plush texture, with ripe sweet tannins, fresh underlying acidity, and a mineral-tinged finish. Juicy and primary, it’s giving and generous now but should have a solid drinking window over the coming 6-8 years.

From their 15-acre estate vineyard, the deep ruby-purple 2021 Pinot Noir Estate Vineyard is forward with aromas of graphite, black cherry liqueur, and dark spices of anise. Full-bodied but not weighed down, it retains its pure dark fruit through the palate, with ripe tannins and a savory edge that’s quite attractive. It is another wine where its primary fruit makes it quite appealing now, but it will have a solid 5-6 years of prime drinking ahead.

A rich golden straw color, the 2020 Chardonnay Dropstone is a barrel selection from the two top blocks of the estate vineyard. Its ripe perfume of tangerine, vanilla custard, ripe apple, and frangipane is followed on the palate by a medium to full-bodied white with a nice balance of richness between its fresh texture of orange pith and light, savory touch of saline. It’s in a good place now for fresh early drinking, although it will become more yellow-fruited and savory over the next 6-7 years.

Dark and mountainous in its personality, the 2021 Pinot Noir Upland is darker red and offers notes of scorched earth, blackberry, lavender, and toasted sage. Full-bodied without being heavy, it is forward with ripe fruit and is deceiving in its approachability, with generous fruit balancing more ripe, meaty tannins and a rocky texture on the finish. It offers the darkest, most brooding profile in the range and will do well to age another year or two before drinking 2025-2035.

Savory and ripe, the 2021 Chardonnay Upland is a deep golden-straw hue and offers up umami richness in its aromas of brothy saline, golden peach, and chamomile. Medium-bodied, the palate opens to juicy ripe orchard fruit, with a kiss of candied citrus and a pithy texture on the finish. Drink this over the next 5-6 years.

Pouring a transparent red hue, the 2021 Pinot Noir Elevee Vineyard is ripe and red-fruited, with well-balanced spice and floral aromas, preserved raspberry, and baking spices. Juicy and medium-bodied, with a silky texture and its more primary fruit filling the palate, it offers fine tannins and loads of sweet mixed berries. It’s approachable and drinking well now and should continue to drink well over the next 4-6 years.

A darker ruby hue, the 2021 Pinot Noir Bella Vida Vineyard takes on dark fruit of black raspberry, gravelly earth, and black licorice candy. Medium to full-bodied, with ripe tannins, it displays a darker savory profile, with notes of turned earth and tea leaf on the finish. It’s also rather approachable now but will continue to drink well over the coming 5-6 years.

Pouring a bright, youthful yellow hue, the 2020 Chardonnay Yamhill-Carlton takes on a pure and fresh style, with notes of quince, pear, lemon curd, and a hint of baking spice. Medium-bodied, with a wonderful soft, stony texture, an elegant mouthfeel, and a clean finish, it’s a very pretty wine to enjoy over the next 5-7 years.

Taking on a nearly opaque red color, the 2021 Pinot Noir Clairiere is packed with a brooding, almost Syrah-like savory character, with black pepper, wet stone, olive, and sunbaked black cherry notes. Meaty and full-bodied, with ripe fruit, sweet tannins, and a good freshness of acidity underneath (but certainly not pronounced), it also offers toasted notes of smoky cedar on the finish. Drink it over the next 5-7 years.

The 2021 Chardonnay Estate Cuvee pours a bright yellow-silver hue and offers toasty aromas of incense, lime leaf, and white peach. Full-bodied, with good underlying freshness, it has a cleansing lift of citrus and white flowers on the finish. It’s an attractive style of white to drink over the next 4-5 years.

The deep yellow 2021 Chardonnay Willamette Valley is ripe with aromas of wet stone, fresh pineapple, and lemon rind. Lush, rounded, and full-bodied, with a creamy texture and hints of almond nuttiness and honeycomb on the palate, it’s in a good spot now and should hold up well over the next 4-5 years.

With 80% of the wine coming from the 2019 vintage (48% Pinot Noir, 48% Chardonnay, and a splash of Pinot Meunier), the NV Brut Rosé is a medium salmon hue and reveals aromas of ripe peach, wild strawberry, and sunbaked hay. Dry and medium-bodied, with a nice balance of ripe fruit and fresh acidity, a creamy mouthfeel, and a lively yet fine mousse. It’s drinking well now and will drink well over the next 5-7 years. Disgorged in April 2023, with 5 grams per liter dosage.

A ripe and dark fruited style that pours a deep but transparent red, the 2021 Pinot Noir Yamhill-Carlton is sunny and ripe with notes of baked black cherry, red plum, potting soil, and cedar. Medium to full-bodied, it’s ripe through the palate, with meaty cherry fruit, although it cleans off the palate nicely, and it has a bit of toasty incense on the finish. Drink it over the next few years.

The 2021 Pinot Noir Kiana feels more cohesive in its aromatics, with spicy notes of black raspberry preserve, anise, mocha, and candied violets. Full-bodied with more structure, ripe tannins, and notes of cocoa and turned soil on the finish, despite its ripeness, it’s holding onto more freshness and structure and will drink well over the next several years.

From 30-year-old vines on the Willakenzie Estate, the 2021 Gamay Noir Flavorscape pours a medium ruby hue and needs a little air on opening before revealing ripe mixed red and blue berries, red flowers, and a hint of cracked pepper. Bright and medium-bodied, it offers a silky mineral texture, with a clean finish, and is fresh with poppy fruit throughout. It’s refreshing and perfect for youthful drinking with a light chill.

The 2021 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley pours a dark but transparent hue and is ripe and forward with blackberry fruit, turned earth, and purple flowers. Medium-bodied, with ripe fruit and a modest finish, it lifts cleanly off the palate with a bit of earthy texture on the finish. Drink 2023-2028.

The 2021 Pinot Noir Estate Cuvee pours a deep ruby-purple hue and offers aromas of ripe red and black berries, dusty earth, and pine. Generous and rounded in its fruit, it’s medium to full-bodied, with a supple texture, sweet tannins, and notes of mocha on the finish. It is a nice lens into the estate's ripe style to enjoy over the next few years.

The dark ruby 2021 Pinot Noir Aliette takes on toasty and ripe aromas of wet asphalt, toasted baking spices, black cherry pie, and purple flowers. Full-bodied and loaded with ripe, sweet black and blue fruit, as well as ripe tannins, it has modest acidity but nice lift on the finish, although a touch of sweet fruit edges just shy of cloying. Drink it over the next 5-6 years.