5 | Wine | California Misc, 86 to 90, 2010

"This beautiful, hand-harvested effort reveals clean notes of poached pears, honeyed citrus and tropical fruit. Medium-bodied with loads of fruit as well as purity, a beautiful texture, and a subtle note of wood, it will provide plenty of pleasure if consumed over the next year."

"Medium-bodied, with good acid, sweet berry fruit, some pepper, incense and spice." -Robert Parker

"The 2010 Chardonnay Grand Reserve emerges from the glass with lemon, minerals, white flowers and subtle French oak. The Grand Reserve impresses for its length and textural elegance, both of which are remarkable for a wine made on this scale. Estate owned vineyards in Santa Barbara and Monterey are the sources for the fruit."

"The 2010 Chardonnay Vintner’s Reserve wraps around the palate with layers of expressive fruit. Butterscotch, spices, flowers and hazelnuts add complexity. This is another fabulous value. The entire 2,000,000 case production is made from estate-owned vineyards, which is simply mind-boggling to contemplate. Frequent lees-stirring and aging in French oak barrels impart a level of textural richness that is uncommon for a wine in this price range."

"Made from a kitchen sink blend of grapes, this 2010 Proprietary Red reveals dusty, loamy soil, underbrush, red and black currant and spice characteristics." -Robert Parker

"This juicy, jammy Zin delivers appealing black raspberry, spice and cinnamon notes."

"Marked by herb, dill and dried berry, yet pleasantly so, with touches of tobacco leaf and then currant and dried berry. Firmly tannic, but also well-balanced and easy to enjoy."

"The Grenache-based 2010 Flux bursts from the glass with racy red berries, sweet spices and flowers. Juicy and exuberant, the 2010 isn’t a shy wine, but it is loaded with character. The French oak is maybe a bit dominant, but it is hard not to love the 2010 Flux for its sheer exuberance. The 2010 is a delicious wine to drink now and over the next few years."

"A ripe, jammy Zin, offering notes of huckleberry, anise and spice."