50%+ Fijnbosch farm fruit in the blend normally. Displays complex aromatics of savoury waxy lemons, pineapple, wet straw, grilled nuts, vanilla pod, lime cordial and a fine, stony vein of minerality. The palate shows a notable intensity of green and yellow citrus fruits, lovely translucent purity and a powerful but energetic length. Youthful, vibrant and very impressive.

Light, bright yellow colour with discreet and reserved fresh pastry, oatmeal and pencil wood aromas, the palate light and bright and quite intense, with a linear profile and reserved cashew, almond and nougat flavours. A refined and subtle wine which is lovely now but promises more in a year or two.

43/34/23% grenache/shiraz/mourvèdre; élevage in old puncheons, foudre, ceramic eggs and amphorae. Naturally, this is grenache-led. And not just by numbers, but by flavour, lithe weight and architecture. Wild raspberry, damson and tart blackberry, with a liberal dusting of ground spices, dipping both into baking and master stock territory. The balance of varieties is à point, the tension, fine tannin, verve and energetic drive compelling. It is a finely wrought and keenly frisky expression. Superb, especially for the tariff.

From two estate blocks, handpicked and basket pressed. Fermented wild in older French puncheons; matured for eight months with monthly lees stirring. This is a foil to the Roux Beauté bottling, more built on slippery texture than pithy structure, with notes of stone fruit, dried lime, green melon and ripe pear. There are refined herbal accents, too, leaning into soft mint leaves, pine and furry young sage, rather than anything expressly green, with a subtle nutty brininess to close. It’s very fine expression of the grape, and further emphatic proof of its suitability to the Vale.

The nose is aromatic, expressing notes of peaches, mandarin confit, green papayas and honeydew melon. The palate is textural and rounded with bright acidity, giving notes of Meyer lemons, dried herbs, chamomile tea, apple skin and sea salt. A very complex blend of 56% grenache blanc, 17% grenache gris, 17% roussanne, 7% clairette and 3% bourboulenc that sat in clay eggs on the skins for five months. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

Perfumed and complex aromas of wild raspberries, potpourri, orange rind and dried herbs. The palate is medium- to full-bodied with vibrant acidity and fine tannins, giving notes of boysenberries, red licorice, blackberry bush and violets. A very complete wine made from old bush vines planted in 1946. Exceptional. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

Perfumed and floral aromas of wild raspberries, rose petals, orange rind and ocean spray. The palate is medium-bodied with focused acidity and integrated tannins, giving notes of strawberries, sweet spices and cassia bark. Very fresh, with an underlying tension. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

So broad, generous and mouth-filling, yet firmly structured in velvety tannins. Spicy elements of cloves, cinnamon, tamarind and cocoa around red and black cherries, with some black pepper and iron notes. Difficult to find a better 100% malbec in California. Drink now or hold.

Big but balanced, bursting with black fruit and savory notes on a firm structure of fine-grained tannins. It starts with floral and black cherry aromas, then blackberry, graphite, tobacco leaf and mocha flavors that expand on the palate and linger in the finish. Drinkable now, but best from 2030.

Silky and sophisticated, an elegant wine that's pure, delicious and so well balanced. Made from old vines and aged in 80% new French oak to add baking spices, cocoa, iron and graphite nuances to the luscious black cherries and blackcurrants. Contains 20% cabernet sauvignon. Drinkable now, but best from 2030.

The 2022 Siduri ‘John Sebastiano Vineyard’ Pinot Noir is sourced from a range of blocks from this site. They have utilized a range of clonal selections as this was stored in 30% new French oak for ten months before bottling. The wine is astonishingly good with a generous melange of red and black fruits alongside blood orange zest, cola and salty soils. Complex and delicious, enjoy now and over the next ten plus years to come. Drink 2024-2036

Sourced from this site that is set on sand, this is a slightly cooler site for the Santa Rita Hills, southwest of Melville. The wine is made of clonal selection 459 and Mt. Eden. Given 20% whole cluster fermentation this offers a smooth mouthfeel with Earl Grey tea alongside a core of pure cranberry, red cherry and red raspberry fruit flavors, with salty soils. This is outstanding stuff. Drink 2024-2034

This site neighbors Gary’s Vineyard in the Santa Lucia Highlands. The 2022 Pinot Noir shows gobs of body and texture with cola and red cherry notes on the palate alongside cardamom dusted orange peel and suggestions of tobacco leaf. Full-bodied and delicious, this is exceedingly good stuff to enjoy now and over the next ten plus years. Drink 2024-2034

This 2022 ‘Gary’s Vineyard’ is sourced from Pisoni clonal selection Pinot Noir vines, as this is a slightly warmer site than Rosella’s Vineyard. This offers black florals on the nose with wild blackberry and pipe tobacco notes. The palate is lush and ripe with a juicy core of black fruits that greet you alongside copious minerals. Drink 2024-2036

The 2022 Siduri ‘Rosella’s Vineyard’ Pinot Noir comes from a slightly cooler site that is very close to the Sobranes Vineyard. The wine was stored in 40% new French oak for ten months before bottling. This opens with rich dark fruits and cola notes on the palate with black florals, exotic spices and salty soils. Savory and showing seaweed accents, this is a delicious wine already. Drink 2024-2034

The 2022 Siduri ‘Van der Kamp Vineyard’ has been made since 1996. This comes from a 25 acre site that is sold to a wide range of clients. Some Pinot Noir here was planted all the way back in 1960. This is ripe and well-structured Pinot Noir offering cherry cola notes alongside wet stone, salty minerals and orange peel notes Stony and savory on the mouth, with umami accents, enjoy now and over the next ten years. Drink 2024-2034

The Sealift Vineyard is located in the Anapolis area, set on gold ridge sandy loam soils. Stored in 40% new French oak the 2022 Pinot Noir delivers

The 2022 Siduri ‘Barbieri Vineyard’ Pinot Noir is right by the Parsons Vineyard and is a 20 acre site on Olivet Road. This is also a black fruit driven wine with black raspberry and black cherry notes alongside cola and fresh sage. Refined and elegant on the mouth, with good concentration and poise, enjoy this over the next ten years to come. Drink 2024-2034

This site was once known as the Keefer Ranch Vineyard, the Dutton-Perry Ranch is farmed by the Dutton family and is set on Goldridge sandy loam soils. The wine was stored in 24% new French oak before bottling, this opens with cola and spice box notes alongside Mandarin orange zest and tobacco leaf. The palate is refined and soft with beautiful poise, weight and balance. Showing silky tannins, this is a gorgeous new bottling has plenty of salty and damp earth nuances and is already beautifully evolved. Drink 2024-2034

The ‘Seascape Vineyard’ was planted all the way back in 1990. This site looks down to Bodega Bay. The wine is mainly clone 777 as this was stored in 30% new French oak this offers salty orange rind and red raspberry and smoky notes on the nose. This is wonderful in terms diatom nuance and its salty character and is already beautifully evolved. Drink 2024-2040

Polished and refined aromas of wild raspberries, strawberries and graphite. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and bright acidity, giving notes of blackberry bush, cedar, spices and cassia bark. Very pure and expressive, with an underlying tension. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

Perfumed aromas of wild raspberries, Asian spices, dried herbs and potpourri. The palate is medium-bodied with finely integrated tannins and bright acidity, giving notes of strawberries, citrus peel and graphite. Very pure and refined with an aromatic lift. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

Wide, powdery, fine but firm tannins; a lovely density to this. Concentrated and intense, very straight and streamlined. Finessed and focused. Clearly powerful, the energy is apparent, but all the elements are kept quite tight and controlled, so you're not getting so much expansion or nuance necessarily. Still, well worked with clarity to the fruit and tannins. Wet stone, liquorice, toasted caramel all giving elements of wood but integrated and supportive. Feels like a sleeping giant, will be good in time, sleek and stylish.

Gorgeous vivid purple colour in the glass, so vibrant. Smells heady and perfumed with cool and ripe black and blue fruits. Aromatically expressive and alive. Smooth and so supple, clear and pure, the texture is like silk, smooth with amazingly finessed tannins and a real density of flavour. Concentrated, almost thick in terms of texture, this is a rich, full bodied wine with complexity. Well built, fairly broad and muscular, you don't get so much mouthwatering acidity due to the concentration but this is sleek and suave. A great balance between power and seduction with enjoyable mineral, liquorice and dark chocolate aspects. Potent, poised and compelling. Winemaker Nicolas Seilhan Nicolas Seillan winemaker. A yield of 38hl/ha. Harvest 15 September - 1 October. 3.67pH. 100% oak barrels.

Lovely intense and bright nose with violets, cherry, plum and hints of anise. The enveloping palate has subtle concentration and energy, all wonderfully balanced with some minty expressions coming from the 50% Cabernet Franc in the blend. Like Château Palmer in Margaux, this wine rivals a vintage like 2020. Never heavy or powerful but velvety, with Cabernet Sauvignon lending structure for a longer haul, even if it will already be delicious once released in bottle. The orange like freshness, tangy and not tart, with bright cherry and crushed strawberry aspects in a long finish reflet superlative work by Pierre Seillan and his team. Harvested between 18-28 September and ageing in 50% new oak.