Using grapes from Mendocino and two other North Coast regions, this California gem has balanced acidity and ripe peach and apple flavors. Creamy mouthfeel and generous aromatics.

Using grapes from Mendocino and two other North Coast regions, this California gem has balanced acidity and ripe peach and apple flavors. Creamy mouthfeel and generous aromatics.

Mostly Mendocino fruit raised in stainless steel, this is lightly floral with a pale fruit tone that's as clean as a just-ripe pear, lasting on bright acidity. For seafood pasta.

This pretty wine from Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino vineyards is delicately styled with tones of apple and pear, white stone fruit, and a charming flinty streak in the finish. It’s a natural with seafood, chicken and entree salads. Alcohol is 13.9 percent so it’s not too shy in that department.

A good sip for the money, this North Coast chardonnay is simple, balanced and tasty.

2012 Silver Palm Winery Chardonnay, Mendocino County and Alexander Valley: light and crisp, with aromas and flavors of golden apples and limes, tart finish; $18.

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This wine is elegant with a nice snap of fruit for a California Pinot Noir. It wafts with notes of ripened strawberries and a soft undercurrent of earthiness. On the palate this Pinot is soft and smooth with a comfy weight being kept in check by great acidity that heightens the aromas. Rating - A.

To this palate, the most impressive current Siduris include the husky yet silken Siduri 2017 Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir; the lean and precise Siduri 2017 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir; the unusually aromatic, dynamic and layered Siduri 2016 Willamette Valley Yamhill-Carlton Pinot Noir; the fresh and charming Siduri 2016 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir; the deep, weighty and assertive Siduri 2016 Russian River Valley Perry Ranch Pinot Noir; and the elegant and sharp-edged Siduri 2016 Russian River Valley Ewald Pinot Noir.

Snatched up by Jackson Family Wines, Siduri’s vision – and quality – prevail In all the years, this is the very first Santa Barbara County-designated bottling (all the others have been regional or single-vineyard offerings). Red fruit, primarily cherry and red raspberry, on the nose. Bright and outgoing on the palate with red cherry, raspberry, cranberry and pomegranate in the forefront and some bay leaf and savory herbs in the background that support the fruit. Light on its feet and easygoing, it's not without substance and character. Accessibly delicious and great to drink right now, it's a best buy.

Santa Barbara Chardonnay And Pinot Noir Are Made By The Ocean 2017 Siduri Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County: dark berries, earthy, black tea, pepper, fresh.

Plums, mint, deliciousness, and a postcard reminder of why we all should love SBC. A-

Raise a glass of red wine to Dad Twenty years ago, Siduri Winery celebrated Anderson Valley in some of their earliest Pinot Noir wines, harmoniously taming robust fruit, crafting delicate wines. Today, Siduri Anderson Valley Pinot Noir continues to shine as a prime example of the region.

Pinot Noir from this area is more muscular than other examples of the variety. They have more lush viscosity, chewiness and are also often quite expensive. This Russian River Valley Pinot, however, keeps that power and price in check while coaxing out what elegance can be gained from this fog-influenced AVA with deep, prominent, sour cherry fruit and subtle hints of cinnamon teasing a soft vanilla note with an underlying layer of earth. Rating - A.

Earthy, meaty, fruity, lively, and all delivered with a determined sense of “Oomph!” A-

Adam and Dianna Lee at Siduri make a lot of really great wines; many of them single vineyard bottles from growers they have had relationships for years. So if they are doing a regional blend, you know it is going to be good, and this is one of the best examples of affordable Pinot Noir from this west coast wine region. This wine is full of energy with bright cherry fruit and lively acidity pronouncing aromas of savory white pepper and a forest floor in October. There is a depth of currant and plum jam to round it all out, making for one hell of an easy-on-the-wallet drinking experience. Rating - A.

To this palate, the most impressive current Siduris include the husky yet silken Siduri 2017 Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir; the lean and precise Siduri 2017 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir; the unusually aromatic, dynamic and layered Siduri 2016 Willamette Valley Yamhill-Carlton Pinot Noir; the fresh and charming Siduri 2016 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir; the deep, weighty and assertive Siduri 2016 Russian River Valley Perry Ranch Pinot Noir; and the elegant and sharp-edged Siduri 2016 Russian River Valley Ewald Pinot Noir.

Thanksgiving Wine Pick This is a lovely pinot noir with layered flavors of currant, forest floor and tobacco. Great balance. Spot on.

Like a fine steak with the deepest, darkest, earthiest sauce you can muster. B+.

My red Wine of the Week, in fact, is from that vineyard: The Siduri Zena Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016, a wine with a beautiful, intriguing nose that balances forest floor, fresh porcini, and plum aromas with flavors of cherry compote, dark mountain berries, plums, black licorice, and allspice, the power and savoriness of the wine countered by generous fruit and concentration, and all with relatively moderate alcohol. It’s crafted by one of the more prolific Pinot producers in the United States, Adam Lee, whose wines are justifiably popular from the range of appellations in which they’re grown. (In addition to the Willamette Valley, Lee also produces Pinot in the Sonoma Coast, Russian River Valley, Santa Lucia Highlands, and more. Grab them if you find them.) And at $65, this one represents an excellent quality-to-price ratio in the world of top-quality Pinot: It’s a balanced, expressive wine that’s excellent already and promises another decade or more in the cellar.

Hard to find Zena Crown pinot noirs are worth the effort Concentrated with fresh black cherry and raspberry fruit.

To this palate, the most impressive current Siduris include the husky yet silken Siduri 2017 Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir; the lean and precise Siduri 2017 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir; the unusually aromatic, dynamic and layered Siduri 2016 Willamette Valley Yamhill-Carlton Pinot Noir; the fresh and charming Siduri 2016 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir; the deep, weighty and assertive Siduri 2016 Russian River Valley Perry Ranch Pinot Noir; and the elegant and sharp-edged Siduri 2016 Russian River Valley Ewald Pinot Noir.

To this palate, the most impressive current Siduris include the husky yet silken Siduri 2017 Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir; the lean and precise Siduri 2017 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir; the unusually aromatic, dynamic and layered Siduri 2016 Willamette Valley Yamhill-Carlton Pinot Noir; the fresh and charming Siduri 2016 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir; the deep, weighty and assertive Siduri 2016 Russian River Valley Perry Ranch Pinot Noir; and the elegant and sharp-edged Siduri 2016 Russian River Valley Ewald Pinot Noir.

Snatched up by Jackson Family Wines, Siduri’s vision – and quality – prevail Plum, blackberry, black raspberry and cocoa on the nose with intriguing spice and herb notes. The plum, black cherry and pomegranate flavors are juicy and accessible. It has great color, intensity and complexity all the way through as the upbeat acidity integrates with the supple but firm tannins on the finish. A blend of four different vineyards, aged for 15 months in French oak (30 percent new), it's a fine introduction to what Santa Rita Hills is all about, at a very attractive price.

Picking out Sonoma County wines that will impress This is a gorgeous pinot noir with tangy fruit and vibrant acidity. It’s concentrated with both red and black fruit, layered with earthy and spice notes. Lingering finish. Impressive.