The 2018 Chardonnay Sta. Rita Hills Cuvee is bright, airy and wonderfully perfumed. Ethereal and gracious, the 2018 lifts out of the glass with striking aromatic presence to match its chiseled, mid-weight personality...

The nose on this wine is closed, disclosing just a slight lemon note. The palate offers poised freshness on a supple, balanced body. There is a lovely stoniness to the lemon flavors, a chalky texture and concentration...

Made by Sean Capiaux, head winemaker at O’Shaugnessy Estate Winery, the 2018 POP 300 is a blend of Chardonnay, Viognier, and Grenache Blanc. The nose immediately gives indication that this is no typical California...

Named for the single vineyard from which it is sourced, the Capellanía is a gorgeous Viura from old vines planted in 1945. A mixed bag, the winter was cold and rainy, followed by a sweltering summer; the wine, though, is...

Ripe aromas of melon, salted white peach and light caramel are offset by tense lime-pith scents on the nose of this bottling. It's tense and deeply layered in mineral tones on the palate, where oyster-shell and chalk...

A straightforward chardonnay with sliced cooked apples, honey and straw. Medium-bodied with pleasant fruit and a fresh finish. Drink now.

With Philippe Melka and team now at the helm of these wines, this is amongst the first from the producer to source outside of the estate. From the great farmers that are the Sangiacomo family, this is a rich and...

Starting with the 2018 Chardonnay Stagecoach Vineyard, which comes from a site on Pritchard Hill, it has a medium gold color as well as a classic Napa Valley Chardonnay nose of buttered stone fruits, hazelnuts, golden...

This is Morlet’s “second” Sauvignon Blanc label, produced from the barrels that didn’t make the cut for the final blend of La Proportion Doree. It is mainly Sauvignon Blanc (85%) from the same vineyard as La Proportion...

A smidge of fresh, chilled cream appears tantalizingly on the shy nose of this wine. The smooth but fresh palate displays lemon freshness, yeasty creaminess and a rounded mouthfeel. Yeastiness dominates the dry, fresh...

The 2018 Marienburg Felsterrasse did not ferment to legally dry but still reached 13% alcohol. The bouquet is deep, intense and flinty yet refined and elegant, with ripe fruit aromas intermixed with delicate slate notes...

Picked in the very early morning of January 21 with 35 helpers, the 2018 Schloss Johannisberger Riesling Eiswein Violettlack is the first ice wine produced here since 2008. The nose is very clear and zesty, with lemon and...

A perfumed and much more floral-suffused nose speaks of white peach, lemon rind and grilled nuts. The succulent, intense and stony middle weight flavors possess a taut muscularity before terminating in a bitter lemon...

This is also quite floral in character with its array of honeysuckle, acacia and lavender notes that add a touch of elegance to the layered citrus, spice, pear and soft wood aromas. The rich, concentrated and opulent...

The 2018 Rully 1er Cru Meix Cadot is showing beautifully, unfurling in the glass with notes of honeyed orchard fruit, orange oil, crushed mint, almond paste and freshly baked bread. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and...

Overripe apple, white raisin and decadent lily perfume comprise the heady introduction to a creamy, rich, marzipan-laced Auslese that is almost the alter ego of its Domprobst counterpart. An impression of overripeness and...