This wine is so fresh it smells like it is still in the fermentation vat. It’s heady with a youthful perfume of mulberry, boysenberry and pomegranate. There’s also a faint cola-like sweetness on the quick finish. Generous in body, but balanced in weight, this wine has a vigorous structure. The tannins are firm but corraled, and the acidity is medium plus but short of being invasive. This is likely best early on given its rather average concentration. Drink 2013–2015.

— Published (9/24/2013)