Dark cherries, clove and black pepper round off this medium-bodied wine. Acids and tannins are well-balanced. Rich earthy notes and tabacco finish well.

This wine makes you sit back in your chair and take another thought. Its aromas and flavors are simply majestic in the sense of the finest Pomerols, and the texture is the finest cut velvet. In fact, the texture speaks about how thick can still be graceful. This is a simply amazing bottle, and it needs to be hunted down before it disappears.

Sweet black jammy fruits with a hint of mint highlight this medium to full-bodied blend. Well-balanced tannins and a good use of wood provide a creamy vanilla and cedar finish.

For a relatively young wine, this one offers a remarkable developing bouquet of cassis and herbs, and follows through with a gorgeous palate impression which continues the aromas against a background of velvet. Finishing tannins are soft, and maximum enjoyment is likely over the next three years or so.

Vanilla and earth notes mingle with ripe plum and currants. Full-bodied and straight forward with flavor to spare.

This is just the sort of Cabernet Franc you would experience in Bordeaux --a soft gracious yet fully flavored evocation of the cabernet family.

This medium-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot blend combines ripe red fruit with black pepper and eucalyptus. Well-balanced tannins with a touch of cedar.

Big and rich with distinct varietal character.

My favorite. A fabulous, intensely flavored wine.

If you can find it, grab it. Sensational, rich and fruity.

A favorite.

Pleasantly fruity with grape, herb, cherry and currant notes framed by light oak, but finishing with firm tannins. Ready now.

Bright, ripe and rich currant, black cherry and spice flavors that are focused and concentrated. Finishes with a burst of sweet fruit.

Ripe and spicy with a pretty core of ripe cherry and raspberry flavor. Finishes with firm tannins and good length.

Emphatic ripeness is the central theme of this full-scaled rendition. The aromas marry black cherries and abundant oak, while peppery spice joins the same cherries and oak in the mouth.

Agreeable but never assertive, this offering displays ripe varietal fruit and oaky richness in the nose all of which progress into curranty, oak-enhanced flavors. Supple with a glyceriny texture and long finish, this somewhat lush wine is already suitable for service with richly sauced holiday entrees.

Sporting the somewhat tropical, sweet-smelling fruit often found in wines from its provenance, the inviting aromas key on apples, pears and hints of blossoms with slightly toasty oak and leesy, nutty notes providing a rich and broad backdrop. Dressed up in pretty oak, yet maintaining its straightforward stance throughout.

A perfume of blackfruit, smoke and cedar with the slightest of herbal notes. The palate is a well balanced reflection of the nose but with a minty finish.

Sweet cherries and woodspice are the twin themes of the medium-deep aromas and slightly juicy flavors of this accessible young wine, and its density and compelling range earn it high commendation. Medium-full-bodied, smooth and easy on the palate without undue intrusion from tannin, it should hold up well for another four or five years.

Always a tasty California Chard.

Best value.

Balanced and complex. Chocolate with jammy cherry and leather characteristics.