Wine Reviews

Cherries soaked in tobacco adhere to tooth-grabbing, dry tannins. Broad notes of graphite and cedar lend depth to ripe plum and espresso. The wine possesses notable backbone.

Lemon toffee and melon are lifted by a salty start. Acidity is present with a spiced sandalwood, baked apple finish.

Awash in blue, black and red fruits, this is chewy and dynamic with waves of generosity that spread throughout the tongue like a cresting surf line. Cherry cola and milk chocolate and raspberry fuse into a satisfaction that is sophisticated and refined. The tannins are strong without being overbearing – a joy.

There are the tell-tale notes of Chardonnay’s usual suspects of vanilla and baking spices including cardamom and clove alongside a pinch of white pepper. There is a rippling effect that unveils a lifted and lithe richness. This is a multi-dimensional, full-bodied and athletic wine that rewards time in the glass.

The endless summer beams through the glass. Fresh yuzu and melon are bedfellows with golden sultanas and crisp gala apple skins. This is the kind of wine that could fully satisfy from the bouquet alone. The palate does not disappoint with pulsing tropical fruit and lively acidity and a pronounced zippy quality.

A floral beauty, this cuvée encompasses select vineyards planted on Willamette Valley’s red Jory soils. Enhanced by raspberry, hibiscus, red beets, and cherry vanilla, its silky tannins maintain a juicy flow. A study in earth, with a prickle of white pepper and a flash of cinnamon-strawberry.

Ripe and well-balanced, with supple tannins and a fine acid structure. Aged 19 months in 80% French Oak 20% American Oak. Wild strawberry, plum, and a hint of Italian herbs lend an Old World notion to this stand-up red.

Ripe and luscious, with smashed boysenberries and candied lavender. Acidity leans into its broad, juicy frame, meeting some of the variety’s highest standards.