The 2008 Pinot Noir Cargasacchi is a beautifully balanced wine laced with expressive fruit. Soft, silky tannins add an impression of elegance and finesse. This mid-weight, understated Pinot is sexy and supple from start to finish. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2016. The Chardonnays and Pinots are the highlights among these new releases from Bonaccorsi Wine Company. I was less enamored with the 2007 Syrahs I tasted. The Pinots are vinified with indigenous yeasts and spend 18 months in French oak barrels, 60% new for all wines except the Melville, which gets 70%.Tel. (310) 994-3207; www.bonawine.net

The dark plum/garnet-tinged 2007 Pinot Noir Cargasacchi Vineyard offers attractive sweet currant and raspberry fruit along with hints of fresh beef blood, roasted herb, and oak notes in a medium to full-bodied style. Drink it over the next 4-5 years. A strong line-up of Pinot Noirs from Bonaccorsi, these cuvees reveal distinctive personalities, but all offer impressively high quality. The alcohol content of the single vineyard wines ranges from 14.7% to 15.3%, and the pH’s go from 3.72 to 3.89. All of them spend about 15 months in French oak (40% new).Tel. (310) 994-3207