Showing a glistening purple hue in the glass, the jammy red fruit, kirsch and black cherry aromas are surrounded by smoked cedar, graphite and touches of smoked meat and earthy funk. The palate reveals the same concentrated fruit, but with a little more cherry-cola spice. It’s a rather full-bodied wine, with a moderately long, dry finish that will benefit from a few years of cellaring.

— Published (1/31/2018)