It is a fleshy, medium to full-bodied, well-delineated Chardonnay loaded with tropical fruits infused with subtle, smoky oak...

... the dark ruby/purple-colored (Merlot) exhibits abundant quantities of mocha, black cherry, and currant fruit with smoke and fennel in the background. Textured, rich, pure as well as medium to full-bodied, this wine should drink well...

Although made in a lighter, leaner less concentrated style, the 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon Great Estates Napa offers blueberry, camphor, and black currant fruit, medium body, and Bordeaux-like weight...

Ripe and juicy, here's a Cab that rises to the occasion, with fine currant, berry and herbal aromas, compounded with spicy oak. Very dry and fancy, it offers plenty of balance and harmony, and tastes soft, rich and complex.

...a remarkable wine for the price. Notes of lemon custard, tropical fruits, honeysuckle, and citrus combine in this fruit-driven medium-bodied cleanly made effort. The wood influence is kept in the background for fear of compromising the wine's delicious fruit characteristics.

Like almost all good Pinots from this Sonoma region, this starts out with a typical Russian River nose of raspberries, with herbal touches of mint and grass. The overall profile is a bit soft and woody, especially early on, but then it airs out nicely, showing some jamminess, lots of vanilla from the copious oak, and full length in the finish.

An exuberantly fruity, low-tannin Pinot with quite a bit of charm. Bursting with young, jammy wild-berry fruit, it tastes fruity and very spicy. Has those soft, juicy tannins that make it immediately drinkable, especially with spicy, salty foods.

Hugely successful...a remarkable wine for the price. Notes of lemon custard, tropical fruits, honeysuckle, and citrus combine in this fruit-driven, medium-bodied, cleanly made effort. The wood influence is kept in the background for fear of compromising the wine's delicious fruit characteristics.

The 1998 reveals high acidity, a nice lemony, creamy texture, medium body, and a clipped but satisfying finish. It should drink well for 2-3 years.

The 1999 Chardonnay, which was put through the 100% malolactic fermentation in barrel, is a smoky, well-textured, richer effort, with notes of creamy tropical fruits and spices. This clean, medium to full-bodied white is best drunk over the next 1-2 years.

The dark ruby-colored (Pinot Noir) offers a sweet nose of currants, cherries, earth, and spice. This well-textured, fleshy Pinot is best drunk over its first 4-5 years of life.

Full, dry. Fresh berry aroma, black pepper and anise accents; intense fruity flavors, excellent acidity and tannins; good length.

Smoky oak, ripe cherry-berry notes, hint of spice; richly texture flavors, firm tannins, elegant balance, layered fruit. Value.

Lokoya specializes in specific-appellation Cabernets, mostly from mountain peaks. The current Cabernet lineup from the '97 vintage includes:

Lokoya specializes in specific-appellation Cabernets, mostly from mountain peaks. The current Cabernet lineup from the '97 vintage includes:

Lokoya specializes in specific-appellation Cabernets, mostly from mountain peaks. The current Cabernet lineup from the '97 vintage includes:

Lokoya specializes in specific-appellation Cabernets, mostly from mountain peaks. The current Cabernet lineup from the '97 vintage includes:

Firm and deeply concentrated, with a solid tannic punch to the blackberry, currant, coffee and plum flavors, this broad-appellation Cabernet reflects the strength of the vintage throughout the state.

Pretty aromas of vanilla, grapefruit and lemon oil.

Spicy aromas of pear, peach and vanilla. Soft, smooth and fruity; in a distinctly sweet style but with just enough acidity to give it shape. Spicy oak compliments but does not overwhelm the fruit. User-friendly chardonnay with modest length and grip.

The lovely bouquet of blackberry jam, oak with mint, cedar, and black olives draws you in. Broad and rich on the palate, with ample but fine tanins. Great depth of dark-berry fruit, with coffee and cedar shadings. The explosive finish just keeps going as intriguing sweet-tart fruit and bitter chocolate notes please all the way out.

Very aromatic, showing a complex nose of cherry, spice, smoked and raw meat, and tobacco. The flavors are copious, too, with strong black cherry, licorice and tobacco elements. Balance and structure are beautiful here, and the coffee-chocolate finish has a very good length, showing spice and blueberry accents. Lovely already, it will be better in four years.

A power-packed heavyweight from Sonoma, this delivers a piercing black-fruit aroma and flavor profile. Cassis and plum flavors are tight and tasty, and the long, juicy finifh indicates that it could evolve nicely. Anyone planning on drinking it soon should expect a punch…

Big mountain fruit here throws powerful aromas of ripe plum, thyme and bacon, while full-scale oaking yields maple aromas, vanilla flavors, and coffee on the finish. The wood element is a little weighty at this point, but there's solid fruit to support it.