Deep, shimmering ruby. Highly expressive cherry and blue fruit scents are complemented by suggestions of licorice, smoky minerals and candied lavender. Round and alluringly sweet, offering plush, spice- and mineral-laced black raspberry, boysenberry and cherry preserve flavors braced by a spine of juicy acidity. Finishes sweet, chewy and impressively long, with gently gripping tannins adding shape. -- Josh Raynolds