Reserved nose of baked cherry pie, soil, mint. Huge acid and tannin covering up dark cherry, and feral notes. Needs time. Good+.

Stinky at first, with horse hide notes that blow off revealing jammy strawberry on the nose. Very ripe strawberry, cranberry, bretty notes. Nice weight. Plump and plush, with medium acidity. Improved drastically over the 2-3 hours it was open.

Burnt orange at the rim. Superripe black cherry, chocolate, spicy oak nose with almost a saline quality. Open for business, with sweet, ripe black cherry, floral, red apple, spicy oak notes. Long finish. Very tasty. (my #4, group #2)

High toned, lifted red cherry, floral nose. Immediately coats the mouth on the attack with lovely, sticky viscosity/texture but yet somehow retains a sense of weightlessness. Strawberry, cherry, and rose petal flavors are framed by gentle tannins and chased by vibrant acidity. Very feminine, pretty, great poise and balance. (my #1, group #3 - tie)

The earthiest wine of the flight, with dry soil, peat, and strawberry notes on the nose that are repeated on the palate. Huge acidity and big tannin lead to a drying, astringent finish. Needs time to unwind and resolve itself.

High-toned, lifted aromas of bubble gum, red fruit and whole cluster spice. Open, forward on the palate with generous red cherry, raspberry, and cinammon notes with spicy oak on the finish. Big acidity and medium-plus tannin. Very good. Screaming value. (my #2, group #1)

Darkest wine of the flight, gorgeous deep garnet. Dark cherry and wild berry on the nose. Intense black cherry, santa rosa plum, black raspberry, penny royal tea flavors are very linear but well defined. Still very tight. Very good. (my #3, group #3 - tie)

Stinky horse blanket aromas blew off after about an hour of aeration, revealing high toned, mentholated cherry. Sappy and tart, with dark cherry, dark berry, and floral notes and unyielding green tannin on the finish. Hard as nails.