Spellbinding aromas of rose petals, strawberries, citrus and bark, with hints of lemongrass. Medium-bodied, tight and structured, this offers a captivating combination of linear intensity and calmness, so classy and...

The 2024 Pinot Noir Sonoma County is a bright ruby with a light haze, and the nose is very attractive with aromas of wild raspberries and floral wildflowers. The palate is refined, pure, and completely appealing, with a...

The 2024 Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast) is a wine of uncommon elegance. Bright and sculpted, it offers up a lovely mix of red/purplish fruit, chalk, mint, white pepper and dried herbs. All of the energy and mineral-driven...

A stunning white, offering a refined mix of white tea, lime leaf, Meyer lemon and Himalayan salt, with details of vetiver and yuzu curd, plus a whiff of lemon blossoms. Lime leaf, sleek and mouthwatering acidity, and a...

The 2024 vintage was a Goldilocks vintage here, with cool to normal temperatures and no major heat spikes through July and August. The 2024 Pinot Noir Freestone-Occidental is the multi-vineyard bottling from the two...

For fans of Chardonnay without malolactic fermentation, Shafer's 2024 Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch remains a standard-bearer. Ripe pineapple, pear and honeysuckle mark the nose, while the full-bodied palate is loaded...

The 2024 Pinot Noir Wester Reach is a youthful rub -red hue and is more red-fruited, minty, and floral in profile, with the highest percentage of estate fruit to date. Medium-bodied, with spicy pomegranate fruit...

A beautifully perfumed and savory wine with aromas of coastal foliage, salty sea breeze and redwood forest. Crisp, balanced, textural and refreshing, with a finish of salty minerality. Wonderful. Drink or hold. Courtney...

There’s impressive intensity to the concentration of this white in contrast to its crisp, mouthwatering flavors. Notes of caramelized lemon, tangerine, ripe and salted melon, and bergamot oil are generous and bold, but...

The 2024 Chardonnay Lady Marjorie offers more bright green apples and refreshment at this early tasting, with flinty reduction that never overwhelms the fruit. Bright citrus oils, wet stones, and white flowers emerge in...

The 2024 Pinot Noir Heaven and Earth Vineyard is another gorgeous wine from Arnot-Roberts. Deep floral and spice inflections meld into a core of macerated red cherry fruit, kirsch, blood orange and new leather. This is a...

I perhaps did not fully appreciate these wines in the past. They are great. The 2024 Les Leçons des Maîtres is a bright straw yellow hue and is so expressive, with medium-bodied, zesty freshness, electric salinity, lime...

The 2024 Sauvignon Blanc Ascona Vineyard is a potent, tightly wound wine. Lemon peel, chalk, mint, slate, dried herbs and sage are all finely cut in this chiseled, nervy Sauvignon Blanc. Brisk saline top notes frame the...

Bright and spicy, the 2024 Pinot Noir Superset is a youthful ruby/red hue and offers notes of black raspberries, crushed flowers, rosy perfume, and fresh black cherries. Sourced from recently purchased Martinelli fruit...

Sleek and intense, with wonderful power and focus to the lemon sorbet, fresh kumquat and crunchy star fruit flavors, along with an intense minerality of crushed rocks and sea salt. Wild fennel pollen, lemon balm and...

The 2024 Pinot Noir Fox Creek Vineyard is a seriously beautiful wine. It emerges from a site in Carmel Valley planted on granitic soils at 1,100 feet in elevation. Dark, layered and resonant, the Fox Creek Pinot is...

The 2024 Pinot Noir Peter Martin Ray Vineyard is the most delicate of the three Arnot-Roberts Pinots. Haunting aromatics open first. Soft, beautifully perfumed and sensual, with impeccable balance, the Peter Martin Ray is...

A mineral-driven wine that is dense and concentrated yet elevated, bright and salty. Textural and austere at this young age. Vibrant, with a long finish and citrus-oil bitterness at the end. Medium-bodied. Drink or...

The 2023, 2024, and 2025 vintages represent the best consecutive trio DuMOL has seen in modern history. Despite relentless July heat and mildew pressure, the season remained calm and orderly with lower sugars and lower...

From vineyards near Limerick Lane and Green Valley with influences from the Mayacamas, the 2024 Syrah Wild Mountainside is complex and savory with lavender, olive, mountain herbs, and peppery freshness. Full-bodied yet...

The 2024 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley is a shade deeper magenta-toned in color and delivers notes of graphite, dark stones, black cherries, black raspberries, peppery spice, and pressed flowers. Medium-bodied, though...

(92+ points) The 2024 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast is fantastic on the nose, with aromas of brambly wild berries, windswept herbs, pine needles, spice, and sous bois. Bright ruby red in color, it has gravelly definition to the...