This wine’s penetrating color ranges from blood orange to auburn, a surprising palette for a wine with such vividly youthful fruit flavors. Bright and perky on the nose, its ample, full-bodied fruit plumps up the midpalate with plums and boysenberries. A light brushstroke of oak spice expands the wine’s limited flavor dimensions. The sandy and somewhat gruff tannins give the wine a grainy texture and dry finish, dominating the lightly lifting acidity. Drink now–2020.

— Published (1/31/2018)