Very dense yet tangy and energetic with beautiful intensity of flavor and brightness, which shows creme caramel. Full-bodied and vivid. Long and layered. Richness with brightness and focus. Drink now, but it’s also one for aging as well.

The 2015 Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard is bright, pure and focused, especially within the context of the year. Winemaker Stephane Vivier did a terrific job in capturing a compelling interplay of freshness and textural richness. Lemon peel, white flowers, white orchard fruit and mint give the wine its lifted personality, but there is plenty of palate weight and depth. This is a classy, super-polished Chardonnay from Hyde de Villaine.

This is dialed-in syrah with a very cool and complex character of blackberries, blueberries and lemon rind. Full- to medium-bodied, tight and layered. White peppers, dark fruit and tar. Slate and salt. Love its uniqueness and nature.

A very fresh and vivid pinot with so much raspberry and blue fruit character. Stone and cement undertones. Blood oranges and sea shell, too. Full body, firm and silky tannins and a long, flavorful finish. A structured and flavorful red. Needs two or three years to come together.

Vivid acidity drives the baked white cherry, brioche, lime blossom and ground ginger flavors in this well-balanced, expressive Champagne. Lightly chalky in texture, with a lasting finish.

“ ... aromas of wild red berry, forest floor, rose and new leather ... The taut full-bodied palate delivers crushed Morello cherry, raspberry compote, licorice and a hint of tobacco framed in firm refined tannins. Fresh acidity lends balance."

“Pale, bright yellow. Honeysuckle, nectarine, quinine and powdered rocks on the nose. Juicy and fresh, with nicely concentrated dusty flavors similar to the aromas."

Youthful juicy pineapple flavours combined with delicate mineral notes and a mouthwateringly clean and fresh finish.”

Charming quince and apple fruit, with a full, rich biscuity palate and fine bubbles. Deliciously fresh and lifted.

“Succulent flavors of mango, melon and tangerine are fleshy and lush, with dried floral hints and a touch of matcha green tea on the finish. ”

"Luscious ripe blackberry and cherry fruit absorbs solid, powerful tannins. Compact and brooding, it needs some time to come together, but notes of liquorice, smoke and mint promise plenty of future drinking pleasure.”

“Juicy apple and lime ... meets lees-driven tension, giving this wine a bold first impression. The umami leesiness needs time to meld into the fruit, but the wine has stature and staying power ... to age into a beautiful grand cru Chablis."

“...apple-like sweetness, rich notes of caramel and smoky scents of lees. It’s as generous as you would expect a grand cru Chablis to be, and its clean flavors have staying power. Built to cellar, this is a wine to serve at ten years of age ..."

" ... notes of black cherry and umeboshi plum layered with iodine, basil and smoke. The tightly packed flavors need time to unfold, so it’s best to decant this several hours before serving."

“An elegant rendering of sangiovese ... floral scents ... flavors of red cherry ... acidity and polished-iron tannins ... notes of tarragon and licorice with exposure to air, maintaining impeccable balance and purity of fruit on the long finish."

" ... Notes of espresso and Mexican chocolate picked up during two years in French oak barriques (40 percent new) and the tight, chewy tannins suggest the wine will benefit from a few years in the cellar.”

“ ... It’s a voluptuous wine with flavors of ripe black plum accented with notes of tobacco and dark chocolate, a little brash now, but with lift and energy that will allow it to improve over the next several years.”

“This wine’s rose scent might remind you of spring; it’s charming in its spicy intensity, tight and yet continually giving. The pale fruit is mostly about textural richness, which makes this an appealing match for cracked crab.”

"... The 2013 possesses striking aromatic intensity and depth ... The black cherry, lavender, graphite, menthol and plum flavors are all given an extra kick of aromatic drive from the Franc. This is very pretty and expressive wine from Sette Cieli."

"This white is simultaneously friendly and wild, energetic and coy. Its core of detailed sweet orange citrus unfurls in notes of Bosc pear and daffodil. The texture is silky, and the wine is concentrated enough to benefit from some aging..."