Cut from the same cloth as the other three releases, the 2019 Pinot Noir Estate Vineyard offers outstanding notes of wet stone, kirsch, and black pepper. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it has a ripe, meaty...

The 2019 Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills is an attractive, ethereal wine. Sweet dried cherry, mint, tobacco and sage are some of the aromas and flavors that open in the glass. I would give this a few years in bottle to soften...

(91-94 points) Two plots, of, which one, next to the Clos des Epeneaux, was planted in 1904. The other is also very old. Lighter purple at the edge. This is very classy on the nose, graceful and with detail. Succulent...

A brilliant wine, the 2019 Pinot Noir Gap's Crown Vineyard has a smoky, complex, medium-bodied, and perfectly balanced style that carries pure black raspberry and redcurrant fruits, notes of autumn forest floor, spice...

The Doc's Ranch, as Ross explains, sits just on the other side of a ridgeline from the Coastlands Vineyard, it benefits from the southeastern exposure, and the coastal winds are buffetted by the ridgeline. A stunning...

The 2019 Pinot Noir Wayfarer Vineyard is a blend of all the blocks with 11 different clones, and the result of a barrel selection. Medium ruby-purple in color, it gallops out with notes of pomegranate, redcurrant jelly...

Fascinating aromas of blackberries, volcanic ash and some stone follow through to a medium-bodied palate with medium, round tannins and a juicy finish. Fine tannins. Drink or hold.

(91-93 points) Here too there is a mentholated top note on the more deeply pitched aromas of plum, black raspberry and subtle tea and floral wisps. As is always the case, there is more size, weight and power to the...

(90-93 points) A background touch of toasted wood combines with notes of the cool essence of red berries, earth and pretty floral nuances. The delicious and intense bigger-bodied flavors also possess evident minerality...

(90-92 points) The 2019 Volnay Village comes from several parcels, 45% from Les Achats, 45% Les Aussy and 10% Les Petit Garnets, the latter due to be pulled up this year. It has an attractive bouquet with pure red cherry...

(92 - 94 points) Aromas of cassis, plums, orange rind and spicy new oak preface Faiveley's 2019 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Damodes, a medium to full-bodied, deep and lively wine with a concentrated core of fruit...

Rich fruit flavors and intricate spices blend beautifully in this ultrasmooth, full-bodied wine. White pepper, black cherries, sour cherries and a touch of wood smoke all add to its complexity. The wine offers mild...

The 2019 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley has a medium ruby color and is bursting with a combination of unabashedly gregarious berry fruit and loads of alluring, earthy undertones. The medium-bodied palate features a...

Bold, ripe and fruity, this full-bodied wine offers yummy black cherry and black currant aromas followed by juicy, generous fruit flavors and moderate oak spices. Good, grippy tannins add some texture and a good dash of...

Admirably discreet wood is present on the spicier and earthier aromas of red and dark currant along with a pretty hint of violet. Here too the medium-bodied flavors possess unusually good refinement for Morgeot while...

Very ripe, but also very fresh red-cherry nose. Bold and generous, as you expect from Pommard, but with gentle tannins on the medium-to full-bodied palate. Only at the finish do they show a hint of the dryness for which...

A ripe red, with macerated cherry, black currant, sandalwood, vanilla and stone flavors carried by a vibrant structure. Linear and fused to finely grained tannins as it lingers on the spice- and mineral-tinged finish...

Reductive aromas are at the fore initially. Beyond that are notes of green and black tea, cinnamon stick, strawberry and flower. Lighter, juicy flavors follow, broadening over time. It's all about delicacy right now, but...

(93-96 points) 80% new wood. No whole bunches are used as they do not wish to hide the muscular shoulders of Clos Vougeot. Intense purple. There is a huge volume of fruit but with excellent tension behind, a good fruit...

(94-96 points) The 2019 Vosne-Romanée Les Beaumonts 1er Cru is well defined on the nose, a mixture of red and black fruit displaying fine mineralité and tension. The palate races out of the blocks with fine structure and...

A sleek, firmly structured red marked by aromas of rose hip, red licorice, macerated cherry and clove. Tightly wound and less expressive than many other '19s at this stage, yet hangs together nicely. Distinctive. Best...

Handsomely structured and expressive, with cherry, blueberry and green tea flavors that build richness and depth toward medium-grained tannins. Drink now through 2030. - T.F.

An unusually firm and structured wine that breaks the mold for this village, usually associated with finesse and delicacy. Deep forest-berry aromas, but also savory and earthy notes. Imposing body that’s brimming with...

The 2019 Pinot Noir Keefer Vineyard is aromatically intense and layered, with aromas of dried cherry, cranberry, blueberry, sage and bergamot, woodsmoke and flint. Medium-bodied, the palate is soft, juicy and alluring...