A strongly flavored wine bursting with red cherry, tobacco, smoke, bacon fat, pepper and spice notes. It's very dry, with rich but easy tannins. Pretty good drinking, and a reminder that this workhorse varietal can make a darn good bottle. —S.H.
A strongly flavored wine bursting with red cherry, tobacco, smoke, bacon fat, pepper and spice notes. It's very dry, with rich but easy tannins. Pretty good drinking, and a reminder that this workhorse varietal can make a darn good bottle. —S.H.
A strongly flavored wine bursting with red cherry, tobacco, smoke, bacon fat, pepper and spice notes. It's very dry, with rich but easy tannins. Pretty good drinking, and a reminder that this workhorse varietal can make a darn good bottle. —S.H.