The 2010 Chardonnay Avant is a plump, juicy offering with lovely up-front richness and a fresh, vibrant personality meant to be enjoyed over the next 1-2 years. It is a delicious wine for the money. The Avant is made in a fresher, more vibrant style than the Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2014.

Oaky, fat and slightly sweet, with creamy flavors of pineapples, buttered popcorn and vanilla. A good approximation of a Burgundian-style California Chardonnay at a fair price.

Judge's Choice at International Value Wine Awards.

Medium yellow. Tropical fruits, apricot and truffle on the nose, with meaty, smoky and gamey nuances.

Up-front fruit is teamed with a nice bit of oaky sweetness in this easy-to-like, mid-sized Chardonnay...it gets the job done at a very fair price.

Aromas of apricot, peach and honey. Plump flavors of peach and tropical fruits, with a firm edge of acidity. Strong oakiness gives the finish a slight burn.

The wine that made K-J famous is as good as ever, maybe better. Honeysuckle and pear aromas and a slightly oily, sweet mouthfeel are balanced on the finish by tart green apples

The Great Estates offerings are impressive...The 2000 Great Estates Chardonnay Monterey reveals a cool-climate bouquet of citrus oils, lemon grass, and liquid mineral scents along with a hint of tangerines. This medium-bodied, tangy, crisp, high acid Chardonnay is French in style. All of these Chardonnays are excellent values considering their high quality.

Well-balanced, elegant and understated, with pleasant green apple, citrus and honeydew melon flavors that turn simple.

There's good depth to bright lemon, pear, apple and toasty oak flavors that linger through the finish.

Austere, with a firm tannic edge to the dried cherry, cola & berry flavors. Rich & concentrated, but also quite dry. Drink now through 2004. 446 cases made.

Supple & balanced, with earth, cedar & beef flavors, picking up dry cherry & berry notes. Drink now through 2004. 415 cases made.

Supple and balanced, with earth, cedar and beef flavors, picking up the dry cherry and berry notes. Drink now through 2004.

Medium red. More subdued but more complex aromas of cherry, dark berries and cola.

The 2001 Pinot Noir Seascape exhibits medium ruby color along with sweet and sour red cherry aromas with hints of currants and wood smoke in the background. The closed, pinched finish reveals tart acidity.

Tart, lean, tannic, and well structured, with cinnamon, clove and wild berry flavors.

Veers toward the tart side, with pepper, wild berry and cedar notes, turning firmly tannic.

One of the riper Zins out there, it’s so developed that the cherries and blackberries veer all the way into raisins and even prunes. Along with high alcohol and strong tannins, the wine has a Port-like headiness, without the sweetness.

Bright and zingy, delivering green melon, kiwifruit and floral flavors on a lively frame, finishing with bracing acidity. Best after 2018. 1,318 cases made.

May turn out to be too austere because of the elevated dry tannin in the finish. It possesses a dark ruby color in addition to excellent black fruit characteristics mixed with smoke and minerals, but its aggressively tannic finish is cause for concern.

Reveals a lighter style along with good elegance and suppleness. It will require consumption during its first 7-8 years of life.

...a sweet vanillin and red currant-scented nose, plenty of ripe, spicy, cherry fruit, medium body, a good attack with noticeable oak, and a clipped finish.

Leaner, more muscular.