Bright nose with crushed berries, licorice and stone. Intensive fruit forward palate with polished red fruits, but a terrific backbone of fresh acidity, wet stone, and the hint of earth on a lengthy focused finish. Deft and balanced, with great poise and complexity. Really enjoyed.

Complex terrific nose with blackberries, licorice, currants, and espresso, with a floral component. Round full palate, with enough acidity to pull things together. Has a a much darker fruit profile than the other wines, with black cherry and plum notes leading, with coffee and toast on the back end. Finished with toast and coffee character on a lengthy finish. Looking at the bottle, the 30% merlot component really fleshes this out as it is rather lush and ripe. Drinking great now, not sure it’ll get better.

Roasted and rainsy nose, with currants and plums on the nose. Palate is rather soft, with ripe dark fruits and licorice highlights. Finishes with a hint of coffee and a saline minerality. Fine drying tannins. Delivers for the price.

Decants 4hrs prior. Bright pure red fruit with crushed berries, cherries, and licorice. Focused, slightly austere palate with prominent fine tannins. Pure, focus fruit palate with a saline minerality on the backend. Balanced and acidic, with great depth. Should be fantastic in 5+ years, though a little difficult to get into now.

A rather rustic nose with some crushed berries. Palate with nice red berries and a touch of a roasted burnt note. Medium simple finish. A nice table wine. Simple.

A rather roasted pruney nose, with currants and dark fruits. Acidic and incredibly tannic, with the palate turning austere in a medium finish. Good fruit underneath, though difficult to assess now. Needs time.

Ripe cranberry and cherry nose, with the same bright red fruits carrying through a round lush palate with a stone spine. Low acidity, but still fresh and pleasant. Quite nice, though simple.

Expressive nose with espresso, prunes, currants, and black cherries. Refreshing acidity on the palate, rather balanced with fine drying tannins that became harsh with air. Black cherry fruit that carries on through a saline finish. Rather dark fruit profile. Turned austere with air, needs some time.