The color of this wine shows deep cranberry. Not too much alcohol, as the legs run thin and sparse. This medium-to-full-bodied wine smells of freshly tilled earth and a bit of raked leaves with hints of smoke, plum and dried rose petals.
On the first sip, the tannins hit me first - coating my mouth with earthy chalk and subdued stone fruit with a bit of saddle leather on the back end. On the second sip, its mellow minerality comes through and reinforces plum, blueberry and blackberry flavors along with a bit of fig and tobacco.
This wine is smooth and a little rich, yet simple and straightforward - like a brush of a woman's hand across her admirer's face. Retail is around $19.
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