A light- to medium-bodied white, round and creamy, with ripe acidity framing the apple tarte Tatin, ginger-infused pastry cream and lime blossom notes. Offers a pretty, aromatic finish. Pinot Bianco. Drink now through 2023. 1,333 cases made, 25 cases imported.

The 2015 Pinot Bianco Riserva is a rich and savory wine that blends notes of whole sweet butter with toasted brioche, dried nectarine and pears. It’s velvety and expansive, maintaining its aromatic personality on the palate, yet with salty acids that further accentuate the experience. There’s a viscosity to the 2015 Riserva that reminds me more of food than wine, yet it ultimately communicates elegance as it tapers off with a hint of custard. This large-scaled Pinot Bianco won’t be for everyone; yet for those who enjoy the style, this is pure pleasure in a glass.

An elegant white, finely knit and fresh, with a spine of sleek acidity and a spicy mineral underpinning, this is light- to medium-bodied, offering flavors of Fuji apple, spring blossom and star fruit. Hints of pastry cream and smoke play on the supple finish. Drink now through 2025. 2,000 cases made, 30 cases imported.

Lots of sliced green apple, lime and hints of crushed stone and some celery on the nose and palate. Medium-bodied with intense flavor and solid center-palate. A classic style of sauvignon. Drink now.

Honeysuckle, lime curd, peach and cantaloupe melon on the nose. Some cardamom, too. It’s medium-bodied with a creamy texture and crisp acidity. Juicy and fruity with a spicy edge. Drink now.

What a cool and peppery nose with lots of tapenade, cherries, peppercorn and grilled red chili pepper. A juicy, spicy echoing on the palate with lots of fresh, cabernet franc characters, showing olives and fresh fruit. Linear, elegant and medium-bodied. A joy to drink now if you like slimmer, refined, cool-climate cabernet franc that has just ripened.

The 2018 Russiz Superiore Sauvignon is a dry, medium-bodied white with vibrant, high acidity and rich, creamy texture.  Its aroma is quiet, suggesting non-fruity notes of nuttiness, honey, vanilla, white toffee, smoke and flint along with lemon peel.  But the aromatics that are reticent to your nose come alive in your mouth.  The flavors run from white peach, tangerine, and grapefruit rind to fresh herbs, grassiness, and green apple, and these are all vivid and showing good concentration of flavor.  A gentle, smoky note suggests the use of some oak, as does the creamy texture.  In fact, 15 percent of the juice was fermented in barrel.  The oak seems to have nuanced the wine in aroma and texture but has not subdued the fresh, lively flavors.  

Masses of purple-tinged peppery florals, crushed plums and smoky minerals lift up from the 2017 Cabernet Franc. It’s lean and focused in the mouth, coming across as salty and savory with tart wild berries that saturate all that they touch. That said, the 2017 maintains wonderful energy, even through its structured and almost-chewy finish. While this shows a bit of the warm vintage with its intense fruit and gruff tannin, it should still flesh out nicely and drink beautifully over the medium term.