Mango and lemon intensity on the nose-delicate and very appealing. Crisp and sweet on palate with apple and peach flavors quickly stepping pat the acidic structure and a quite firm mid-palate tang.

Full ruby red. Medium-bodied. Moderately extracted. Moderately oaked. Moderately tannic. Rich tobacco and vanilla aromas lead a seductively rounded palate with well-framed cherry fruit flavors and textured soft tannins showing great integration. Very polished style.

Dark red with a garnet rim. Moderately full-bodied. Highly extracted. Moderately oaked. Mildly tannic. Full-throttled spicy, mature aromas. Rich flavors of stewed cherries and berries with a distinctly earthy quality throughout. Tannins are grainy but not excessive for current drinking. Substantial style.

Bright pale cherry red with purple highlights. Medium-bodied. Moderately oaked. Mildly tannic. Bright tart cherry flavors have tobacco and spice accents. Lengthy astringent finish. Dry and some-what austere. Some complex chocolate notes.

Dark reddish purple. Medium-bodied. Highly extracted. Moderately oaked. Moderately tannic. Generous black cherry and raspberry aromas have a chocolate richness. Plenty of stuffing but also lots of toasted oak through the finish.

Bright cherry red. Medium bodied. Moderately extracted. Moderately oaked. Moderately tannic. Brown spice nuances on the nose. Crisp focused cherry-berry flavors have plenty of firm oak flavors in support , with dry tannins coming through on the finish.

Medium cherry red. Moderately light-bodied. Moderately extracted. Moderately oaked. Mildly tannic. Red berry fruit aromas. Cranberry and strawberry flavors have an astringent backbone with sweet tobacco notes lingering on the finish.

Medium reddish purple. Medium-bodied. Moderately extracted. Moderately oaked. Moderately tannic. Oak-dominated nose leads a mild black cherry and pepper palate with bitter notes on the finish.

Complex and flavorful, with a range of black cherry, cola, earth and mushroom flavors, I lacks focus and finish with slightly muddled tannins. Aging into 1999 may do the trick; give more finesse and grace.

Tough, earthy and leathery, with just enough rupe plum and black cherry. Cellar into 1999 in hopes the fruit pushes to the fore.

Dark color, concentrated ripe blackberry fruit, great black pepper and spice notes and surprisingly firm tannins to give it body.

We loved this wine. Dense, plummy fruit, chunky texture, hints of tobacco and chocolate and long finish. The complexity of this serious and brooding merlot puts it up there with Duckhorn, Matanzas Creek, and other big California merlots.

This is serious stuff. Huge, concentrated blackberry fruit characterizes this meritage blend. Made in a Bordeaux style, the wine is round and silky with surprisingly ripe tannins. The best juice from the cellar and the best barrels are used for this showcase wine.

Mr. Test calls the 1995 the best cabernet sauvignon Stonestreet has made. Dark purple color, ripe plum, cassis flavors, smoky oak and an herbal nose. Blended with a little cabernet franc, a favorite of the winemaker.

.is rich and balanced with plum and tangy berry fruit. It is long, dense and complex.

Crowd pleaser and loaded with sweet aromas of butterscotch and pear. Flavors are big but slightly one-dimensional. Oak frames it all.

Deep black-cherry aroma, chocolate and toffee accents; up-front oak, good concentration, layered fruit, good tannins; length. Perfect with roasted squab, pork satay.

Forward black-cherry, toasty oak, coffee back notes; rich texture, layered fruit, spicy oak, good concentration; long finish. Try with dried cherry risotto, duck confit.

This winery owned by Kendall-Jackson, handcrafted a sauvignon blanc with true substance and style. It is lush and crisp with gorgeous varietal fruit and a soft, subtle hint of barrel fermentation. A benchmark Sauvignon Blanc.

Bright yellow gold. Medium-bodied. Low acidity. Moderately extracted. Faintly fruity aromas. Rounded mouthfeel and butter on the finish.

Built for age and very much demanding of it, this big, dense, decidedly tough young wine trades finesse for sheer extract and makes abundant use of savory oak spice. Very rich, but rather rugged and fit with tongue-curing tannins just now, it is the kind of wine that will age and age without ever earning the descriptor "pretty". Still, it has the mass and muscle to team with the richest beef and lamb entrees and deserves six or seven years of patience.

The nose hints of spice yet is otherwise clean and simple with subtle melony fruit tones. Rounded with palate-coating, slightly, slick sweet fruit impressions, the wine is distinctive on entry, if not wholly attractive. The flavors fade across the palate, and this offering is neither distinctive at mid-palate nor lengthy at the finish.

An amazing single-vineyard Zin. Oaky, but packed with berry fruit.

Full gold. Medium-bodied. Highly extracted. Rich toasty aromas. Rounded with a textured mouthfeel showing elegant stone fruit and apple spice flavors on a long finish.

Medium golden luster. Medium-bodied. Highly extracted. Heavily oaked. Walnut accents with apple aromas. Lemon and apple palate with oak on the finish.