The nose is licorice. blueberry and menthol. The palate entry is rich black plum and cherry with a supple core of tobacco and dried plum finishing with silky red fruits. Drink 2023 - 2027.

The nose is a seductive black plum and cherry with a lingering orange-chocolate feel. The palate entry is firm and lengthy with well defined polished red berry acidity in the core. Drink 2022 - 2028.

The nose is cranberry and strawberry with underlying dried herb and licorice. The palate entry offers beautifully-balanced red plum, velvet-like core of black cherry and spice leading to a long, tapering finish. Drink 2023-2032.

The nose is ripe peach and pear with hints of crème brulee and sweet lemon. The palate is rich and vibrant, lemon and butterscotch. The core is an oily textured nut and grain finishing with ripe pear and crisp grapefruit. Drink 2023-2027.

The 2019 Fijnbosch, which is not produced every year, is aged for 11 months in 50% new French oak. This is quite different from the regular Capensis Chardonnay insofar that is more airy and ethereal, with hints of pine, pressed white flowers and orange blossom, the new oak barely noticeable. The palate is medium-bodied with a seductive, slightly honeyed texture, the keen thread of acidity counterbalancing the richness. There's just a touch of bitter lemon bite on the finish. This is a sophisticated Chardonnay that will age with style.

The 2018 Chardonnay Capensis is sourced just under half from the Fijnbosch vineyard and aged in French oak, 38% new. This has a more Burgundian bouquet, light fume scents intermixed with hints of peach skin and yellow flowers, the oak neatly integrated. The palate is well-balanced with the waxy texture that I found in the bottle last year, quite saline, with a silver bead of acidity, fine weight and a focused finish. This is drinking beautifully now but will age over the next decade.

This pleasant,oak-scented wine from the Kendall-Jackson team was made in small quantities and shows tasty, concentrated black and red fruit flavors, a lively mouthfeel and pretty firm tannins. Enjoyable now–2030.
—J.G

Nicely concentrated,buttery and rich in texture, this full-bodied wine smells attractively toasty, feels soft on the palate and drenches it with poached pears, melted butter and caramel flavors.

Citrusy tonic aromas meet with a
light wood spice on the nose of this bottling. The palate brightens with lemon rind and balm flavors, as Mandarin orange pith and a zippy acidity pushes long into the finish.

From a cool site in the heart of the Sta. Rita Hills, this wine has the district’s windswept scents of pine and sage framing dark red-cherry fruit. It’s given contour by a tart cranberry edge, all of it delivered with nimble acidity and a lively mouthfeel. -P.J.C (353 cases)

The nose is briar, resin and hard Christmas candy. The palate entry is firmly structured plum with vibrant mineral and herb in the core. It finishes with a substantial texture that coats the mouth. Drink 2024-2030.

The nose is vivid licorice and sticky cherry with lingering cool conifer. The palate entry is supple red berries leading to a lively core of well-integrated herb and spice finishing with graphite and plum. Very solid wine. Drink 2023-2028.

The nose is sharply-defined cherry and spice box along with notes of green garden herbs. The palate entry is focused on toast and spice with underlying tobacco and a tight core of red berries and cherry leading to a dry stony finish. Drink 2023 – 2028.

The nose is gravel and dried herb with notes of toffee. The palate entry is lean and dry red berries with a core of focused, polished plum and spice leading to a finish of firm, mouth-coating acidity. Drink 2023 – 2027.

The nose is concentrated dried plum and blueberry with whiffs of blossom. The palate entry is polished licorice and black fruit leading to a core with gobs of sweet, herb-laced plum that coate the mouth through the finish. Drink 2023 – 2027.

The nose is brilliant candied red fruit with a well-integrated cool forest floor. The palate entry is supple brown spice leading to a core of hand plum finishing with line acidity. Drink 2023 - 2028.

The nose is fresh and lean lemon, pineapple with chalk and grass. The palate entry offers candied pineapple and baked yellow citrus with a lingering jasmine spice in the core finishing with juicy peach. Drink 2023 – 2026.

The nose is bright yellow citrus, chalk and honey-flecked verbena. The palate entry is gravel, grains, with a focused core of citrus and crushed nuts. It finishes with silky light toast and nectarine acidity. Drink 2023-2026.

The 2019 Chardonnay Silene has a slightly richer bouquet and is a little more intense than 2020, with hints of walnut, hazelnut, fennel and light tropical fruit. The palate is well-balanced, slightly more generous and textural than the '20. There's fine depth, quite bright with citrus peel and orange rind towards the finish, just a nice saline tincture lingering on the aftertaste. Very fine.

Snappy and generous, with raspberry and blueberry flavors accented with clove and other dusky spices as this builds tension toward the vibrant finish. Drink now through 2030. 17,500 cases made.

Delicate on the nose, light and lively on the palate—this is a wonderfully balanced Chardonnay that has a casual
attitude but can certainly button up and attend a finer affair, no problem. Find nuanced notes of lemon, lime, raw Marcona almond, dewy grass and lawn daisy. —S.B.

Smooth and darkly fruity, this full-bodied wine offers good, deep black cherries and blueberries along with light oaky accents of cedar, clove and mint. It firms up
in texture with each sip, offering good structure for midterm aging. Best through 2028. —J.G.

Generous and open, this wine’s pineapple flavors have a broad leesy frame which reins in the ripe fruit and crates a creamy impression. It’s simple, but thoroughly irresistible for a grilled bird. -P.J.C (389 cases)

The nose is supple raspberry and strawberry with graphite, a polished background of vanilla bean and pie spices. The palate entry is lean with a drier presentation of cherry and pomegranate in the midpalate. A 20 minute decant will open the wine up. Drink 2023-2028.

The nose is rich pineapple and sticky candied lemon peel. The palate entry is fresh, ripe peach and mango leading to a core of supple orange blossom and focused acidity. Drink 2022-2025.