Still somewhat tight and brooding, the dense, ripe cherry and chocolatey, loamy aromas are buttressed by toasty, mildly creamy oak.

This lithe, medium-bodied effort wines plaudits for its refinement and engaging young fruit.

Soft, overripe fruit and faint earth and spice notes fill the palate. Well balanced and direct with soft acids and tannins.

Burgundian in style with earthy notes matching fruit intensity. Well balanced, soft, rich and intense displaying ripe cherry fruit.

Cherryish fruit is teamed with a bit of herbs and cocoa. Ripe but always diffuse flavors.

"A blockbuster filled with ripe cherry and strawberry. Balanced and rich with high levels of fruit, acid and tannin. The lush fruit is married well with complementary notes of chocolate, coffee and vanilla. Silky smooth texture carries through to the finish." Cellar selection and best buy.

Fruity, rich and oaky with great length and complexity. Black cherry and raspberry with excellent balance and a lush, creamy texture. Nice use of wood and moderate tannins appear on the finish.

"Great intensity, extracted and full-bodied. Ripe raspberry, melon and faint spice notes. Lush and creamy in texture, displaying power and grace from start to finish." Cellar Selection.

Intense tropical fruit flavors. Aged in small oak barrels to add complexity and elegance to this California favorite.

Hints of tropical fruit, with butter and toasty oak flavors.

Bright and refreshing, simple, revealing pleasant pear and spice flavors.

Very fruity.

Bright and lively, displaying vivid, medium-bodied pear, spice, honey and hazelnut notes that turn elegant.

Soft and very spicy, with strong nutmeg, allspice and rose petal notes; light fruit echoes on the finish.

Oozing with honeyed tropical fruit accompanied by a touch of oak. There is crisp acidity, full body, and a bold, dramatically flavored personality.

Intriguing as well as complex and concentrated. The wine possesses a dark ruby color, a sweet nose of black-cherries, cassis, smoke, and vanilla; medium to full body, and an attractive marriage of power and finesse. This velvety-textured, ripe, pleasure-filled red wine can be drunk now or cellared for 10 years.

Sweet, rich, supple-textured fruit, a lovely bouquet of berry, earth, and spice, and a silky smooth, seductive finish.

This dark ruby-colored wine exhibits fine ripeness, a round, plush texture, and smooth finish.

Lush and round with spice and berry fruit; long and complex and delicious.

The nose shows notes of dark chocolate, hard fruit candy and oak complexity.

Fig and apricot nuances on the palate and in the nose carry right through the finish. Medium-body, moderate acidity.

Graham cracker scents and perfumy oak combine with tropical fruit notes to give this wine rich and appealing aromas. A medium-full bodied, roundish impression on entry leads to a creamy palatal feel rich in ripe apple, lemon and oak flavors.

Excellent wine. Top 7 of 50 tasted. Toasty aroma atop excellent fruit, juicy taste and lively acid in the finish.

Medium-bodied and generally well-balanced. Oak, roasted grain, apple and citrus peel can all be found.