It’s hard to pick a favorite from this new music-inspired lineup by Steve and Chrystal Clifton, but this slightly older vintage wins, thanks to its dense color, depth of mouthfeel and layers of aroma and flavor. The nose offers turned earth, raw beef, incense and iron elements, while the palate delivers black loam, juniper-berry spice and chaparral scrub laid across tart raspberry fruit. — M.K.

A big, rich, pedal to the metal effort is the 2012 Pinot Noir Reflecktor, which comes all from the Machado Vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills and spent 18 months in 20% new French oak. Deeply colored and almost opaque, it offers rich, full-bodied notes of blackberries, plums, spice and wild herbs in a textured, concentrated, lengthy style. It won’t appeal to those looking for lightweight aromas and flavors, but I love it. - Jeb Dunnuck