Wine Spectator: Sleek, crisp and vibrant, offering floral strawberry and sweet ginger aromas, with luscious raspberry and lemon fruit, plus accents of spice and mineral, followed by a bone-dr...

Wine Enthusiast: Concentrated, intense orange, apricot and mineral flavors characterize this Chardonnay, as does a brisk cut of acidity. It handles the 100% new French oak, with notes of butte...

Wine Enthusiast: Fine acidity and a lick of steel give this Sauvignon Blanc a gravity above and beyond the savory flavors of citrus, green apple, lemongrass and honey. With its elegance, this ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep ruby-red. Sexy aromas of blackberry, cracked pepper, flowers and spices. Cool, spicy and aromatic in the mouth, with blue and black fruit flavors lifted by flowers and ...

Wine Spectator: ARATAS Petite Sirah Napa Valley 2009 Score: 92 | $45 Appealingly dense and intense, with plenty of ripe and juicy wild blueberry and blackberry flavors, given traction by the...

Wine Spectator: Full-bodied, rich and layered, with honeysuckle, smoke, roasted fig and melon flavors that are pure, focused, subtle and persistent. Drink now through 2018. -JL

Wine Enthusiast: There’s an interesting and complex tannin structure to this bone-dry, Merlot-based Bordeaux blend, grown in the little known but high-quality Sonoma Mountain appellation of So...

Wine Enthusiast: Imagine the soft, smooth texture of a fine Merlot. Then combine it with the briary, peppery flavors of a Sonoma Zinfandel. That's what you get in this dry, complex young wine....

Wine Spectator: Pushes ripeness, but stays in bounds, offering a chewy, muscular presentation of fruit, with blackberry, mineral, black licorice, cedar and graphite flavors. For all its heft,...

Wine Spectator: Light and floral, offering a lovely rose petal grace note to the strawberry and cherry flavors, finishing with transparency and a gentle intensity. Drink now through 2016. -HS

Wine Enthusiast: Talley produces some of the best Chardonnays on the Central Coast. Although this isn't one of their single-vineyard bottlings, it's a splendid wine, dry, crisp and silky. It s...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Vivid red. Heady, exotic bouquet evokes candied red fruits, potpourri and spicecake, with a mineral topnote. Fresh, penetrating raspberry and bitter cherry flavors show impr...

Wine & Spirits: Scents of wild cherries are grounded by an oak spice that carries through to the generous array of flavors, all cherry cola and graham spice. The finish bears a mildly smoky n...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright ruby. Vibrant raspberry and cherry aromas are complicated by Asian spices and candied rose. The palate offers lively red berry and bitter cherry flavors enlivened by n...

About this Wine: The Garys' Vineyard Syrah is sourced from a small section of Syrah grapes at the Garys' Vineyard. The wine is an outstanding example of the potential of cool-climate Syrah. Al...

About this Wine: The Susan's Hill Syrah, named for Gary's sister Susan, resides on one of the highest elevation points of Pisoni Vineyards. The top of Susan's Hill is exposed to the elements a...

About this Wine: The Snowden Ranch is located east of the Silverado Trail between Rutherford Hill Road and Taplin Road. The property is a quarter of a mile wide and a mile long. Elevations on ...

Wine Enthusiast: This Chardonnay has all the bells and whistles the winemaker can bestow on it. It's soft and creamy, with flavors of sweetly-sour pineapple and lemon-drop candy, buttered toas...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright ruby-red. Sexy aromas and flavors of black raspberry, dark chocolate and licorice. Supple, sweet and concentrated, but with a solid spine of suave tannins giving shap...

Wine Spectator: Packed with fruit character, this deep, ripe version offers plenty of new oak, revealing a rich texture and zesty flavors of smoky licorice, blackberry cobbler and cracked pep...