This wine has a mid-depth, cherry-colored core. The nose is exuberant, with scents of wild cherry, milk chocolate and spruce. The palate is youthful, fruit-driven and vaguely plump, with a prevailing taste of summer berries. Caressing, seamless tannins give way to crunchy and almost jolting acidity. An evergreen scent and pungent acidity make this wine taste as if it was harvested rather early. It finishes modestly, but with nicely ripe strawberry flavors. Another six to 12 months of aging should allow the acidity to quiet down enjoy through 2018.

— Published (1/19/2017)