The 2023 Kendall-Jackson Tidal Break Vineyard Pinot Noir from the West Sonoma Coast carries its coastal origins with transparency, offering lifted red currant, pomegranate, crushed rose petal, sea-spray minerality, and a thread of forest floor. Medium-bodied and finely tensioned, it balances silky tannins with bright acidity, finishing with polished restraint and a lingering impression of cranberry, black tea, and a hint of white pepper.

The 2023 Kendal-Jackson Three Vistas Chardonnay from Russian River Valley opens with polished breadth, its 10 months in 29% new French oak lending shape to layers of apricot, quince paste, acacia, and almond cream. Full-bodied and supple, it carries baked apple and Meyer lemon custard across a silken midpalate before nutmeg and white tea lift the finish.

Light-bodied and low in alcohol, this
tangy, dry and aromatic white wine
tastes crisp and refreshing. Good fruit
acidity keeps it lively and fresh, lifting
white raspberry, green apple and
Anjou pear flavors. Just 11% alcohol.
Drink now. Screw cap.

Elegant and classic on the nose, brioche, raspberry, strawberry red apple and citrus aromas. Crisp, with a firm acidic backbone.

A barrel-fermented white, the 2024 Chardonnay Vinedo Maricerro nonetheless plays down the oak in favor of freshness and acidity, capturing the salty air and cool breezes that define the region. There’s elegance within a complex, medium to full-bodied girth of lengthy creaminess in texture, complemented by well-defined flavors of peach, apple, and vanilla. Drink now through 2034.

The 2025 Big Salt White Wine, Oregon, shows a pale lemon hue with a translucent, watery edge. This proprietary blend (46% Riesling, 28% Gewurztraminer, 18% Early Muscat, 6% Pinot Blanc, with 2% Pinot Gris and other varieties) is co-fermented following individualized crush treatments, resulting in a quaffable and delicious profile. Intense aromatics of lemon zest, fruity pebbles, fresh ginger root, and crushed white clay rise from the glass, while brief skin contact lends phenolic texture and depth to the zesty, bone-dry palate.

The 2024 Pinot Noir John Sebastiano Vineyard will be the last vintage of this bottling for Siduri. It's a lovely swan song, impressing with polished textures and speaking with subtlety. Finessed tannins are particularly notable for this site. Wild strawberry, red licorice, crushed rocks and white pepper lift through the structured, balanced finish.

The 2024 Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands) is a return to form after the slightly light 2023. Dark and earthy but elegant and refined, the 2024 turns out lovely shades of juicy black raspberry, blood orange, lavender, underbrush and black tea. This wine has been scaled up considerably (now 12,000 cases), and the price has come down by $10, which solidifies it as one of the best value plays for readily available Pinot Noir in the United States. Polished and balanced, the 2024 is absolutely fabulous.

Plush aromas and ripe flavors harmonize with juicy acidity for a compelling and flavorful wine. Glittering spices enrobe baked pears and peaches squeezed over with Meyer lemon and mandarin zest. A bite of toasted brioche and a mineral finish complete the wine

Aromas of black plums, black pepper, black cherries, cardamom and blood orange peel. The palate is similarly dark-fruited and spicy, with a medium to full body, juicy acidity and slightly drying tannins. Drink after 2028.

Aromas and flavors of black cherries, spices, gravel, plums and red figs. The mediumbodied palate is darkly fruited with espresso-like tannin. Drinking after 2028.

Spice, plum and black cherry aromas with red and black fruit flavors, bright acidity on the mid-palate and gentle tannins at the end. Drink now.

Aromas of black cherries, spices and earth. Medium- to full-bodied for a pinot, with loads
of plush, juicy dark-fruit flavors like just-ripe blackberries and crushed marionberries.
Some sweet vanilla undertones as well. Drink now.

This offers an intriguing mix of toasted chamomile, fresh herbs and shortbread against Canary melon and green apple flavors that are fresh and lively, while richer tones still linger in the background on the vibrant finish, laced with fresh ginger. Drink now through 2038.

Quince, Fuji apple and lemon panna cotta flavors are elegant, supple and juicy, with details of fresh ginger, green cardamom and lemon oregano. A whiff of salted butterscotch lingers on the finish. Drink now through 2037. 829 cases made.

Aromas of black plums, black pepper, black cherries, cardamom and blood orange peel. The palate is similarly dark-fruited and spicy, with a medium to full body, juicy acidity and slightly drying tannins. Drink after 2028.

Vibrant and sleekly styled, with medium-bodied flavors of cherry and pomegranate that
offer shades of black tea and herbs. Finishes with refined tannins. Drink now through 2033.

Rich and detailed, with polished flavors of apple and lemon that take on accents of
nectarine orange blossoms as this glides on the supple ending. Drink now.

Steely dry yet retains a fleshy texture, with lovely apricot, lemon and kiwifruit flavors that
sail on the fragrant finish. Drink now.

Precise notes of ripe and juicy Bartlett pear, lemon and pineapple are generous and juicy up front. Hints of nutmeg, jasmine and ginger linger elegantly on the long, smooth finish. Drink now. 604 cases made.

Zippy aromas of roasted cherry, concentrated raspberry, lime, and purple flowers swirl on the nose of this Zin. The palate feels concentrated, with plush tannin, juicy acidity, and flavors of cherry-berry compote, plum jam, sweet mint, and cinnamon that swell through the finish.

It is a little-known fact that this site produces old-vine Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. This is a lovely composition of clonal selections in Pinot Noir. Showing opulence but with restraint, the wine offers aromas of baked plum, boysenberry, allspice, graham cracker, and sarsaparilla on the nose. The palate delivers red raspberry, strawberry, cola, crushed herbs, earth, and mineral on the finish. Cellar until 2035 or decant and enjoy.

Aromas of fresh, ripe Fuji apple, juicy pear, citrus blossom, flinty sediment rock, and vanilla bean arise on the nose of this wine. The succulent energy of high-toned orange, yellow plum, peach, frangipane, cinnamon, and white tea saunters across the finish. Pair with steamed petrale sole.

Aromas of violets, purple sage and blue fruits. This wine is comprised seven sites, most of
it coming from Lone Oak, Paraiso and Kite Winder make up the bulk of this Pinot Noir. Fruit
is round and red, bright, and concentrated at the same time. Ripe berries mingle with
gravelly minerality and this is a nice bottle of SLH appellation for only $25.

Aromas of tart berry, black olive, nori, and pepper drive the nose of this wine. The palate
comes with flavors of black plum, toasted spice mélange, Darjeeling, and flowers, with rich
tannin and nicely balanced acid. It’s a softer style that’s perfumed and elegant. —T.R.C.