The unexciting 2000 Puzzle is a soft, fruity, straightforward offering with peppery, berry and currant fruit. This blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, and 12% Petit Verdot (although it tasted more Syrah/Malbec-like) should be drunk over the next 7-8 years. (Price not yet determined)Tel. (707) 963-9000; Fax (707) 963-5408

Richly textured and flavorful, this gentle wine has pretty cherry and blackberry notes, as well as eathier ones of tobacco and herbs. Oak adds sweetness, but is not heavy. Some astringent tannins suggest modest aging possibilities.——S.H.(11/15/2003)—— 89