This wine is pale crimson in color, with hints of auburn. It has a reserved nose of fallen leaves and underbrush. The same characters follow onto the palate along with smashed, dark summer berries and old cinnamon sticks. It’s a light-bodied wine, with zippy acidity and lightly coarse yet grippy tannins. The finish is solid, but the fruit freshness is fading. It’s holding on, but don’t put this too far out of reach in the cellar enjoy by 2016.

— Published (7/30/2015)