Winemaker Tom Mackey has a justified reputation for producing rich, concentrated red wines, but this one seems to be an exception. It's austere to the point of being rasping. He's thankfully avoided the modern temptation to substitute sugar for complexity, but the dryness is unrelieved. Nor is there the hidden depth of fruit to suggest ageworthiness.
Winemaker Tom Mackey has a justified reputation for producing rich, concentrated red wines, but this one seems to be an exception. It's austere to the point of being rasping. He's thankfully avoided the modern temptation to substitute sugar for complexity, but the dryness is unrelieved. Nor is there the hidden depth of fruit to suggest ageworthiness.
Winemaker Tom Mackey has a justified reputation for producing rich, concentrated red wines, but this one seems to be an exception. It's austere to the point of being rasping. He's thankfully avoided the modern temptation to substitute sugar for complexity, but the dryness is unrelieved. Nor is there the hidden depth of fruit to suggest ageworthiness.
Winemaker Tom Mackey has a justified reputation for producing rich, concentrated red wines, but this one seems to be an exception. It's austere to the point of being rasping. He's thankfully avoided the modern temptation to substitute sugar for complexity, but the dryness is unrelieved. Nor is there the hidden depth of fruit to suggest ageworthiness.