What Ray’s Pouring Now
2018 VALETTE ROSÉ OF PINOT NOIR ($37) When I’m in Healdsburg, I try to stop by chef Dustin Valette’s restaurant, for his excellent housemade charcuterie and because now he’s making his own wines—like this strawberry-scented, brightly fresh rosé. (Find them at valettehealdsburg.com.) 2018 CLIFF LEDE NAPA VALLEY SAUVIGNON BLANC ($28) I recently opened a five-year-old vintage of this wine and loved how its zippy, lemon-zesty youth shaded into softer melon and honey notes over time. The 2018 is excellent, and I have no question it will age just as gracefully. 2017 CHAPPELLET HIDEAWAY VINEYARD NAPA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON ($125) If you visit Chappellet, perched atop Pritchard Hill in Napa Valley, don’t miss picking up this plush, boysenberry-scented, tasting-room-only red (or ask your wine store for the winery’s cassis-rich 2017 Signature Cabernet).…