Offers red currant, dried herb, and Allspice notes in a medium-bodied, straightforward, commercial style.

A spicy, minty style, with a tasty core of plum and currant-laced fruit. A nice dash of oak and firm tannins.

Good medium red. Bright, fresh aromas of redcurrant and strawberry. Jucier and more delineated than the Carneros pinot, with slightly tart-edged red fruit flavors. Finished firmer, with light tannins.

Smooth style, with lots of vanilla cream and ripe berry fruit. Forward, inviting style of wine, with light tannins and a clean, focused finish. It's well balanced and professionally made...

Tight, with a trim, attractive band of berry, cherry, cedar, sage and spice. Turns elegant and simple on the finish.

Solid, with pear and buttery aromas. Fairly rich fruit with menthol oaky accents on the medium-weight palate. Toasty oak predominates on the finish. Lots of flavor, but it ends up a bit heavy.

.possess good tropical fruit, including some lemon zest and orange rind, medium body, and moderate amounts of new oak. They are well-made, clean competent wines that require consumption over the next 1-2 years.

.l.possessgood tropical fruit, including some lemon zest and orangerind, meium body, and moderate amounts of new oak. They are well-made, clean, competent wines that require consumption over the next 1-2 years.

This nicely-knit Chardonnay possesses a medium straw color, and plenty of spicy oak, which seems to frame the wine's sweet, tropical, buttery fruit. Medium-bodied, with crisp acidity, moderate levels of oak, and a short finish, this is a good Sonoma Chardonnay to drink over the next 12-18 months.

Apricot, dried fruits and nuts on the low-toned nose. Sweet, supple and rich, with a hint of earthiness. Finishes slightly dry-edged. Not bad.

Soft with pear butter and bitter almond flavors, this lean Chardonnay needs decanting and something meaty as a veal chop to show its best.

Bright, pale yellow. Full-blown aromas of pineapple, lemon, vanilla, coconut, licorice, truffle and baking spices. Juicy but rather simple flavors of pineapple and spice.

Firm, with modest pear, fig and butterscotch flavors that pick up anise and smoky notes on a medium-bodied frame.

From the very good '99 California Pinot vintage, here's an affordable and elegant choice, offering pleasant black cherry and red currant flavors that are round, firming up on the finish, where the tannins show their strength.

From six coastal counties, a varietally true Pinot at an everyday price, which is a rare thing. Delicate aromas of beet, mushroom, hard spice, tea and black cherry precede a balanced, silky, dry wine, with good berry flavors and a sprinkling of dusty tannins.

…the quality of the 1997 Pinot Noir's Vintner's Reserve was impressive. The wine possesses a light ruby color, and a red current, cherry, and blackberry-scented nose with spicy oak in the background. This medium-bodied, savory Pinot presents a accurate portrait of this varietal's character. There are many luxury-priced Pinot Noirs from both the New World and the Old World that are no as pleasurable as this offering.

Tight, with spicy strawberry, cherry, cola and tea flavors, finishing with light grainy tannins.

Plums, minerals, cherries, dried fruit. Mouth-filling.

A smooth, supple, elegant Pinot, with herb, cola and spicy cherry flavors that turn silky, picking up buttery oak on the finish. Well balanced and ready to drink now through 1997.

It is amazing that the 2014 Pinot Noir Vintner’s Reserve (99.9% Pinot Noir, sourced 68% from Monterey, 29% Santa Barbara and 3% Mendocino) is so good for the price. Soft, sweet cherry and pomegranate notes jump from the glass along with some sassafras and loamy soil undertones. It is medium-bodied, fruity, round and seductive. Drink it over the next several years.

Judge's Choice at International Value Wine Awards.

There is a sense in this wine and in the winery's Chardonnay, that something is afoot at Kendall-Jackson as regards the quality of their entry level wines. Even in Pinot Noir, the single most ornery of the highbrow grapes, the winery has captured solidly varietal aromas and flavors of middling depth and easy accessibility. It is all one could ask of a wine that is so broadly available.

Medium-deep ruby color; spicy, stewed fruit and pepper aromas; rich and ripe with stewed cherry and plum flavors, notes of pepper and some oak; good structure, lingering finish. A ripe and tasty Pinot with good balance and a nice middle of the road style for the table.

Fairly deep aromas of ripe black cherries, chocolate and caramel are followed on the palate by direct, ripe and rich flavors. ...relatively supple, open and only moderately tannic effort for near-term enjoyment. Its inviting price adds substantially to its charms.