This 100% Viognier exerts luminous energy and vigor with intense floral waves. Spring flowers are dusted with vanilla and honey, while the perfume permeates the air. Fresh, with a mineral wash on the finish.

Dense plum, and tobacco adhere to suede tannins. Earth and herbs unite with a lightly paint-brushed charcoal. Polished, with a slight tannic tension.

Dried roses, cherry skins, and a dusting of cranberry cocoa slides across the palate. Distinctively high-toned, its vivid character startles with a lilt of sweet tobacco and white pepper.

Offers a lush, sunny, generous profile that’s utterly delicious. Oily in feel, with a broad palate filled out with layers of sun tea, honeycomb, juicy orchard fruit and persimmon. Decadent notes of buttery biscuit grace the finish, where bitter mineral and a blast of alpine herbs bring freshness. Smoky, briny and savory. Drink now through 2039

Though reserved in persona, this offers a deep well of red and black currant preserves laced with tobacco, loam, warm paving stone and savory notes that lend energy and cut. A singed alder frame guides the finish, which shows the succulence of the vintage despite being buried deeply. There’s no bombast at all -- the rare Napa Cabernet that seems intent on discretion -- but this expands easily in the glass while gulping air. Patience will be rewarded. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2030 through 2048.