“For pure luxurious enjoyment, this fruit- and spice-soaked wine is difficult to beat. It's a treat to sip the ripe red and black fruit flavors and savor the generous oak spices like cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. Ample, soft tannins lend a posh, mouthfilling texture.”

“Ripe and polished, with a bold wave of creamed plum, boysenberry and açaí berry fruit rolling through, backed by mocha and Black Forest cake notes on the broad finish. This should have fans for its hedonism.”

"It has a beautiful nose of pure ripe blackcurrants, leafy tobacco, lead pencil, and chocolate that carries to a layered, medium to full-bodied, gorgeous balanced 2018 that does everything right. It's certainly approachable today given its purity and balance, but this is going to age gracefully for upwards of two decades."

“Juicy and vibrant with notes of currants and raspberries as well as hints of dried flowers, cardamom and savory herbs. Medium- to full-bodied with creamy texture and velvety tannins. It has a mellow succulence of ripe wild berries and a crunchy, blue-fruited finish.”

"Dark and winey, with generous steeped black currant, fig and blackberry flavors at the core, backed by a sparkle of anise, a deep tug of warm earth and cast iron notes. This should unfold slowly in the cellar."

"This generously oaky wine offers a plush, broad mouthfeel that cradles extra-ripe black cherry, dark chocolate and blackberry flavors and coats the palate. The wine is rich, almost thick, with cinnamon, vanilla and cocoa accents and hints of sweetness on the finish."

"This deep, saturated and complex wine offers opulent aromas of mahogany, blueberries and espresso. The palate brings on dark chocolate, black currants and mint wrapped in velvety, fine-grained tannins. Excellent concentration and layering make it extra appealing to sip."

“Aromas of fresh cranberry, raspberry, wild strawberry are complemented by notes of chocolate, nutmeg, dried cardamom and a hint of forest floor. Fine-grained tannins create a smooth, silk-like texture while the acidity provides a refreshing quality that leads toward a long and lively finish.”

"Features a whirl of complex aromas: mint, bay, cassis and blueberry notes are joined by bits of mocha, dark chocolate and asphalt. There's ripe, creamy texture on the full-bodied palate, which culminates in a long, supple, licorice-tinged finish."

“Medium ruby, the 2019 Pinot Noir Ferrington Vineyards offers glossy new-oak aromas with a core of dried cranberries and cherries, plus nuances of tobacco, dried herbs and citrus. The medium-bodied palate has an intense core of red fruits with layered earthy, spicy accents on the long finish. It’s soft, juicy and super easy to drink!”

"From the the Davies family, proprietors of Schramsberg. Here they show a deft hand with Cabernet. Fragrant dark berry fruit, sweet liquorice, delicate wild herbs, toffee and espresso bean notes. Supple dark berry and lighter strawberry-rhubarb fruit, baking spices and chicory, all reveal an expressive wine framed by sinewy mountain tannin and rich toasty oak, with flourishes of cacao and purple florals."

“In its eighth vintage, grapes were sourced from seven sites: from valley floors to the Mayacamas and Vaca mountains. With 15% Malbec, 3% Petit Verdot, and 1% Cabernet Franc, and aged 21 months, 65% in new French oak, one can pick up aromas and flavors that impart a sweetness from these barrels. Succulent notes of strawberry-vanilla and maple, along with a dense, creamy tex-ture and round tannins, fill the mouth. Blue¬berry preserves and licorice coat the tongue, rich and lathered with milk chocolate.”

"More chalky minerality, chocolate, tobacco leaf, and assorted red and black fruits emerge from the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon J. Davies, a full-bodied, rich, textured, ripe mountain Cabernet that has sweet tannin, plenty of fat and opulence, and outstanding length. It has the classic Diamond Mountain richness paired with savoriness, and I'd certainly be thrilled to drink a bottle."

"Brightened by red cherries and cinnamon in the aromas and flavors, this wine offers everything in good balance. Light tannins and a nip of acidity support its ripe red- and black-cherry flavors that are accented subtly with baking spices from oak aging."

"The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Davies Estate, from the property on Diamond Mountain, is one of the most distinctive wines in this ever growing range. Power and deep, the 2019 is a beautifully layered Cabernet that opens nicely in the glass, showing a compelling mix of dark fruit and more mineral/savory undertones. The Davies Estate is a Cabernet of real stature done in a style that is all about virile intensity."

“The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Jamie is a selection of the best barrels in the cellar. It offers up copious blackberry jam, chocolate, spice, licorice and sweet spices. There is plenty of textural richness, but also a fair amount of new oak, something I don't think this wine really needs, as the underlying material is in no way lacking substance.”

“Ripe blackcurrants and blackberries, framed notes of sweet vanilla, eucalyptus and chocolate. Full-bodied, soft and mellow. Polished tannins and a rope fruit core with a long finish. Chewy at the end, with a cola undertone.”

"A solid, deep red with notes of ripe blackberries and blueberries, as well as touches of fresh violets and iodine. Some hazelnuts and chocolate, too. Full body, fine-grained tannins and a deep, savory-fruit profile. Long finish."

Among the fuller and more forthrightly rich of the current lineup of Pinots from Davies, the 2018 Nobles Vineyard bottling is a well-ripened, fairly substantial working with plenty of fruity flesh on its ample structural bones. Despite being easy to taste at the moment, it deserves a rest of at least two or three years before being poured as a partner to the likes of a well-seasoned rack of lamb, and it has the right pieces in place to age effortlessly for a good half-dozen or more.

Nicely packed with plum, currant and blackberry purée flavors laced with black licorice and framed by a perfectly integrated alder note. Flash of sweet bay in the background, too.