The deep ruby/purple-colored 2005 Chesler offers a fragrant, floral, blue, red, and black fruit-scented nose, sweet, supple tannins, a seductive, rich, fleshy mouthfeel, and a nicely layered, elegant yet authoritative finish with no hard edges. This beauty is just coming in to a more nuanced and complex stage. It should evolve for 15-20 years. Mia Klein’s proprietary blends, dedicated to her mother, are all blends of Bordeaux varietals.Tel. (707) 258-8119; Fax (707) 258-8132

This is an unusual blend of Cabernet Franc and Merlot. At the age of nearly five years, it’s already throwing some sediment, but is still superfruity, offering an explosion of raspberries, cherries and currants. The oak remains unintegrated, and as a result the wine is jammy and direct. But that’s now. It has the inherent sweetness and balance to age for another 4-6 years, so stash it until 2014 and see what happens.——S.H.(9/1/2010)—— 91