This brick-tinged red has a pretty nose of dried rose petals and fallen autumn leaves. The palate shows far more assertive fruit character. Perky red currants and cranberries give this wine a youthful zippiness that is pleasantly unexpected. Graceful, powdery tannins let the spritely acidity harness the moderate body’s structure and pull those first, charming notes of maturity into a modest finish. Drink now–2021.

— Published (1/31/2020)