From the cooler Green Valley region of the Russian River, the 2015 Pinot Noir Hailey’s Block was completely destemmed and spent 16 months in 27% new French oak. Hailey's Block is a block within the Arrendell Vineyard, named after Don and Jennifer Hartford's daughter. It’s another beautifully Burgundian wine from this estate that offers crisp black cherry, crushed rock, charcoal, and wood smoke aromas and flavors. It’s fresh, focused, and youthful, with fine tannin and high yet integrated acidity. Give it a year or three and it will keep for a decade or more.

From the oldest vines planted in the 1970s, the 2015 Pinot Noir Arrendell Vineyard is a perfumed, spicy wine that's just singing on the nose. Ripe cherries, raspberries, candied orange, and exotic spices give way to a medium to full-bodied, supple, seamless Pinot Noir. It has bright acidity, sweet, vibrant, fruit, notable tannin, and a great finish. Like a lot of the wines here, it has the fruit to shine, but this is certainly one of the more structured and tannic wines in the lineup.

The 2015 Chardonnay Jennifer's comes from a site south of Sebastopol, which is a cooler terroir. Harvest is normally 3-4 weeks later than what they find in the Russian River Valley. All from Wente clone and brought up in just 28% new French oak, it has a vibrant freshness and purity, with lots of salty minerality in its mango, orange blossom, caramelized citrus all soaring from the glass. Fresh, lively and pure, with remarkable purity and elegance, it's going to keep for a decade as well.

From an extremely cold terroir, it possesses terrific acidity, a liquid minerality, and hints of orange zest intermixed with white peaches and honeysuckle. Produced from tiny yields (255 cases from a 5-acre vineyard), it should drink well for 4-5 years.

North Coast Part 1: Napa Valley’s Incredible 2016s The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Latro is in the same ballpark yet has more savory characteristics as well as plenty of conifer, California bay leaf, currants, and loamy soil aromas and flavors. This full-bodied beauty has plenty of tannin, terrific purity of fruit, no hard edges, and a great finish. Give it a few years.

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Sycamore Vineyards, a blend of 89.8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4.5% Merlot, 2.8% Cabernet Franc and 2.9% Petit Verdot, opens with youthfully subtle, very primary black currant and black cherry notes with hints of eucalypt, fertile soil, underbrush and new leather. Medium to full-bodied, firm and muscular in the mouth, the tightly wound fruit is well framed by very ripe, fine-grained tannins and wonderful freshness, finishing with an herbal and mineral-laced lift.

From a nearby Rutherford Vineyard, the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Sycamore Vineyard (located at the very end of Bella Oaks Lane in the foothills of the Mayacamas Mountains) is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5.7% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Merlot and Petit Verdot, but also aged 28 months in French oak. Notes of Christmas fruitcake, graphite, blackcurrant and black cherry are present in this wine, which is full-bodied and powerful, with high levels of tannin, amazing structure, but profound depth and richness. This baby needs to be cellared for a good 8-10 years and drunk over the following 35-50.

packed and youthfully taut, displaying outstanding energy to the deep, chewy dark fruit and mineral flavors. This very tightly coiled, sharply delineated Saint-Emilion blend has serious tannic clout that will require extended aging. Should evolve positively for 20 years or more.

Bright, full ruby. Complex, vibrant aromas of cassis, cherry pit, licorice and graphite, with a floral topnote building as the wine opens in the glass. Dense, pliant and suave, with a compellingly layered, fine-grained texture to the dark berry, licorice and mineral flavors. A wine of major dimension but today the firm, noble tannins clamp down on the fruit. I'd love to see this again in six or seven years--in a flight of top 2009 Medoc wines.

(67% cabernet sauvignon, 12% merlot, 12% cabernet franc, 7% petit verdot and 2% malbec) Good bright ruby. Black cherry, minerals, musky Cuban tobacco and leather on the nose and palate, lifted by a minty nuance. Lush on entry, then concentrated, sweet and penetrating, with superb focus and sap to the middle palate. Wonderfully expressive even if still youthfully unevolved. Finishes with full but ripe tannins and a compelling combination of sweetness and energy.

Good bright ruby. Black cherry, minerals, musky Cuban tobacco and leather on the nose and palate, lifted by a minty nuance. Lush on entry, then concentrated, sweet and penetrating, with superb focus and sap to the middle palate. Wonderfully expressive even if still youthfully unevolved. Finishes with full but ripe tannins and a compelling combination of sweetness and energy.

A full-bodied, powerful wine, showing firm but succulent tannins and some bitter floral notes with dark chocolate, black cherries, plums and rose petals in the finish. Drink or hold.

Fresh, cool aromas of sea breeze and limes with plump juiciness. On the full-bodied palate, wonderful weight and concentration without heaviness are balanced by long, textural acidity. Really salty and succulent with cascades of richness. Drink or hold.

Such a pretty, medium-bodied wine, showing a lovely mix of peat, forest floor and delicate rose petals with loads of crunchy red fruit on the palate. This has textured minerality, orange zest, salinity and fine tannins. Delicious. Drink or hold.

A mouthwatering, pleasurable, medium-bodied wine. Aromas of dusty roses, red fruit and black tea with pine forest-floor lead to a bright and juicy palate, showing flavors of Bing cherries and pomegranate. Delicious now but will age well. Drink or hold.

The 2023Zinfandel Fanucchi-Wood Road Vineyardcomesfrom vinesplanted more than a century ago, and the wine maturedfor 10 months in 55% newFrench oak. Ithas slowlyunfurlingscents ofwild berries, peach, graham cracker, mossybark, earthand floral perfume. The full-bodied palate is burstingwith concentrated, spicyflavors. It’sstructured byfirm, grainytannins andvibrantacidity andhas a long, complex finish. 240 cases were made.

Maturedfor 15 months in 25% new French oak, the 2023 Pinot Noir VelvetSistersis intensely perfumed!Intoxicating raspberry andredcherry preserve,rose petal, pennyroyal and grilled orange aromas pour from the glass. The full-bodied palate featureshighlyconcentrated, complexflavorsframedbyvelvety tannins and refreshing acidity, andit has a long, expressive finish. It changes dynamically as it airsin the glassandshould be longlivedin the cellar. 249cases were made.

The 2023 ChardonnayJennifer’sVineyardcomes from vines planted in 2005, and grapes were harvestedin mid-October. Barrel-fermented andmaturedfor 14 months in 25% new French oak, it has a huge personality! Explosive aromas of tropical fruits, honeycomb, candied gingerand spice pour from the glass. The full-bodied palate is ripe andhighly concentrated with unabashed, honeyed flavors andmouth-coatingdry extract. Its power is foiled byvibrant, shimmery acidity, andit has a very long, spicyfinish. 270cases were made.

Maturedfor 13 months in 23% new Frenchoak, the 2023Pinot NoirJennifer’sexplodes from the glass with a kaleidoscopic perfume of raspberry, grapefruit, rosewater, tangerine peel, earth andjuniper. The medium-bodied palate is just as expressive with layered, crunchy, detailedflavors. It’sstructured bysilkytanninsandvibrantacidity andhasa very long, perfumed finish. 323 cases were made.

The 2023Pinot Noir Seascape Vineyardcomes from vines planted at1,000 feet overlookingthe Pacific Ocean. Maturedfor 14 months in 24% new French oak, it hascomplexaromas ofred cherry, cranberry, woodsmoke, conifer, mossybark andorange peel. The medium-bodiedpalate is elegantly styled with silky tannins and layered, spicyflavors. It’sbalanced bybright, mouthwateringacidity andhas a long, earth-laced finish. 166 cases were made.

The 2023 PinotNoir Land’sEdge Vineyards comesfrom twoof HartfordCourt’sestate vineyards in western Sonoma County, Seascape andFar Coast. Maturedfor nine months in 35%new French oak, it has high-tonedaromas ofraspberry, strawberry, mixedtea leaves, saline and Angosturabitters. The mediumbodied palate is highlyconcentrated, layeredand perfumedwith flavors that tick all the boxes: fruit, herbs, earth and spice.It’s structuredbyvelvety tannins, andits bright, mouthwatering acidity luresyou back for anothersip. 2,132 cases were made.

Aromas of baked apple, cinnamon and tropical citrus drive the nose of this Chard, while the palate brings lively energy and acidity, with a nice bit of phenolic grip and flavors of lemon blossom, tart pineapple, ginger and salty lime at the finish.

This is still a very young bottling, but it's already opulent and wonderfully hedonistic. Aromas of black cherry are jubilant on the nose, while the palate's vibrant acidity and sharper spice elements add a peppery zip that keeps one coming back for more.

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Rockfall Vineyard was matured for 20 months in 60% new French oak. It has pure, expressive aromas of blackcurrant, mushroom powder, sandalwood, iron and sous-bois. The full-bodied palate is youthfully coiled with mineral-driven flavors and firm, chalky tannins. It’s balanced by mouthwatering acidity and has a long, floral finish. It should be long lived in the cellar. 674 cases produced.

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Christopher's Vineyard comes from vines planted in 1986. Matured for 20 months in 46% new French oak. It floods the senses with pure scents of cassis, licorice, sage, violet, pencil shavings and exotic spices. The full-bodied palate is bursting with generous, open-knit flavors. It’s framed by powdery tannins and refreshing acidity and has a long, mint-laced finish. It should be long lived in the cellar. 497 cases were made.