The 2019 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley has a medium ruby color and scents of cranberries and orange peel with accents of potpourri,dried tobacco, shiitake mushroom and earth. The medium-bodied palate has an alluring, dusty texture, energetic bursts of acidity highlighting citrus and tea leaf character, and it closes with a very long finish. This vintage, most of the fruit was sourced from Willakenzie's estate vineyards in Yamhill-Carlton, with just 30% coming from the Dundee Hills.

The 2019 Chardonnay Willamette Valley is scented of goldenapples, hay and beeswax with wafts of chamomile and hazelnuts.The medium-bodied palate is satiny in texture and expansive,offering gently honeyed fruits and a burst of freshness that carriesthe finish. It offers the pairing of intensity and weightlessness that seems to characterize many of the 2019 Chardonnays in WillametteValley.

Winemaker Chris Carpenter turns out one hit after another for this property, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary. Not many winemakers can produce a cabernet franc that can stand on its own without massive support from other grape varieties. But from the cabernet franc grown in mountain vineyards, he gets concentration, complexity and depth. Violet and dried herbal aromas give way to blackberry and black cherry flavors with a touch of kirsch.

Indulgent and rich, this deep garnet coloured wine completely fills the mouth with notes of dark chocolate, sweet oak, black fruits, mocha and a touch of earthiness. Velvety smooth, delightfully complex and with a satisfying drying finish, get this lots of air and have it with food. Sublime.

This Pinot Noir has a plush, rosy nose with wild strawberries, cherry and a combination of lofty floral notes and a slight earthiness. Easy-drinking and supple, the berry flavours really stand out in the most moreish way.

The single vineyard Pinot Noir is her brainchild and more than justifies its punchy price tag. A lauded Aussie Pinot, this wine boasts complex notes of sour cherry and cranberry on the nose, moving to softer, spicy plum and cherry, with a hint of coffee bean on the finish. Glorious.

The hit of fresh fruit is instant and carries over into the palate. Think white peach, zesty lemon, Granny Smith apples and pear. The oak is soft and the acidity is poised in this masterful, Santa Maria Valley Chardonnay.

Dark ruby in the glass, this wine smells of roasted figs, cocoa powder, and dried cherries. In the mouth, minty flavors of smoked meat, roasted figs, dried cherries, and cocoa powder have a faint salinity to them as powdery, mouth-coating tannins add structure to the wine. Hints of raisins and prunes linger in the finish, but the acidity keeps things quite fresh.

Very dark ruby in color, this wine smells of black cherry and prunes. In the mouth, prunes, raisins, and dried black cherry flavors are enveloped by a plush, powdery cloud of tannins. Good acidity. Slightly tired at this point, but still pleasurable.

The 2021 Chardonnay Viñedo Maricerro from Itata was aged for 10 months in French barrels. Green with a yellowish sheen in the glass. The green apple-dominated nose presents hints of acacia and ginger over a layer of oak. Creamy and oily with tart acidity in the mouth, the vibrant, fatty palate ends with a long, fruity finish.

Dense, succulent and powerful, with Dutch cocoa powder, sarsaparilla, toffee and fresh rosemary accents to the core of lush black cherry, blackberry and blueberry flavors. Presents plush and velvety tannins, which provide a supple frame for this red's complexity and power. Drink now through 2039.

From the highest-altitude vineyard in the Yarra on volcanic loam soils, Wombat Creek really walks to its own beat. The lemony vibrancy typical to Chardonnay in this region is present, but here it's more like the whole lemon (flesh, rind, juice)—round, fleshy and pithy. There are white orchard blossoms, nashi pear and minerally, saline characters. The palate is tightly structured, yet beautifully balanced, walking a tightrope of power and delicacy. It's chalky, even a bit yeasty, with a round shape, mineral acidity, and a long lemon-flower-chalk finish. A complex, fine Chardonnay for drinking now and likely through this decade.

From one of the Yarra's most renowned vineyards, on steep loam and clay slopes in the Warramate Ranges, this vintage of Sexton again proves a sublimely classy bottling. Layered and bright aromas of preserved lemon, melon and fresh cream, strewn with flower petals and softly framed by toasty oak open. The mouth-watering, citrusy acidity and silky texture work seamlessly together, supported by the fine-grained oak, with a long lemon-curd finish. Harmonious and elegant without shying away from structure and age-worthiness.

The 2021 Pinot Noir Viñedo Maricerro hails from the Itata Valley and was aged for 10 months in 27% new French oak barrels. Ruby-red in hue. The raspberry and blueberry aromas are accompanied by sweet cherry and garrigue over a bed of cedar and sandalwood. Lean and silky in the mouth, the chalky texture and refreshing palate precede a long-lasting finish.

A newly released premium blend of the Rhône varieties about which winemaker Pete Fraser is so passionate, this is a complex and utterly delicious bottling that changes over days and open in bottle. Subtle peach, waxy lemon and white-flower blossom ride a wave of raw, saline minerality. The texture is like concrete and skins, the flavor delicate but persistent to the salt-flecked finish. There's potential here for outstanding bottle age over the next five to seven years, but this is also a highly food-friendly drop now.

This vintage of King's Wood is densely packed with layers of savory herbs and spices, licorice root, succulent black cherry and blackberries, with ground pepper an a floral nuance. The palate, while still young, is juicy, fresh and linear, with a silky line of fruit and muscular, granular textured tannins. With poise alongside the power, this should cellar gracefully for another 10–15 years.

Yangarra's Roussanne is as rich and opulent as its gold hue suggests. It's less about honeydew melon and lemon fruit and more about saline, ginger and cream, all ensconced in a sleek texture and buoyed by citrusy acidity. There's concentration, poise, character and class. Highly food friendly. Drink now—2030.

Well concentrated in flavor and firm in texture, this vivid, meaty, cherry-infused wine holds its fruit flavors in moderate tannins. The nervy feel balances ripe raspberries and red cherries that build on the palate. Best from 2025.

Mint sauce and tobacco and white pepper underlay plump plum and cherry fruit on this Cab Franc, which vibes more Bordeaux than Loire. There's a lick of polished vanillin oak present, too. Tannins are distinctively textured, raspy and spicy, weaving through the plush red fruit. Well structured, this could be drunk now with a roast leg of lamb or cellared through to 2030.

Lively aromas of citrus peel, lemon blossom and grapefruit flesh entertain the nose on this bottling. The palate is pithy and ashy, offering vibrant acidity and a persistent texture that surround the rich, white-fleshed fruit flavors.

Both very well balanced and flavorful, this medium-bodied wine suggests red and black cherries backed by medium tannins for a good, appetizing grip in the texture. It’s a versatile wine for food pairings, and best through 2028.

This is a plush and polished style of Merlot with oodles of cherry, cola, beets with their stems, green peppercorn and an olive savoriness. The palate is full figured; the tannins are a touch drying. Cut it with a steak knife, which you can then use on the steak beside it. But peek through the power and gloss to get at the balanced and site-expressive wine beneath. Drink 2024–2030.

With attractive aromas of honey, white flowers and lime, this medium-bodied and complex white displays a mineral texture that carries bright flavors of apple and white peach accented by honey. The finish starts out with a hint of sweetness followed by delicious lime and saline notes

Easy-to-like aromas of strawberry and wet stone converge on the nose of this bottling. The palate combines subtle flavors of watermelon, cotton candy and bubblegum, with ample acidity and a chalky texture.

This crisp Chardonnay was fermented in a combination of stainless steel, concrete egg and barrel, followed by 10 months in French oak, 25% new. The aromatics are dominated by tropical fruit, mostly guava and a trace of orange. A nice, creamy texture awaits, along with ample acidity. Flavors of tangelo, lemon zest and saline rule the day.