Tannic
Medium bodied
Dry
Berry (Cranberry)
Spicy
Bread (Yeast)
Tart Finish — 6 years ago
Good, well balanced dry style — 6 years ago
Fruity bright. Made in a daiquiri like cocktail. — 2 years ago
I really enjoyed this wine, unfortunately I paid more than $10 because I bought it at a restaurant. Columbia Valley wines are def in my wheelhouse of taste and enjoyment for vino! 2019 — 3 years ago
Lovely cherry notes. Love the mix of this 3 grapes. — 6 years ago
Cami really likes this wine. Grape dvine — 7 years ago
Very good. Had with Mexican — 8 years ago
Bright cherry and blueberry up front. Long smooth finish with a little spice — 8 months ago
Ripe in flavor, with a vivid array of black currant, blackberry, violet, black tea and black pepper aromas and flavors that zoom through to a long, expressive finish. Shows subtlety in the layers of complex flavor against a refined structure. Tannins are present but nicely contained. #1 Wine of 2009, Wine of the Year* — 10 months ago
Deep ruby color.
Aromas of baked raspberry, cinnamon.
Off-dry. Flavors of baked raspberry/blackberry/plum, licorice, cinnamon, oak spice. Rich velvety tannins.
Intensity: 5/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 3 years ago
Smooth... Buttery finish. Full bodied flavor, but not overwhelming — 7 years ago
Slightly too sweet, and I like it! — 8 years ago
Jay Kline

Opened and poured into a decanter about five hours prior to dinner. Once poured, this was enjoyed over the course of a couple hours. The 2018 pours a deep garnet with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with fantastic, winsome notes of black currants, blackberries, Serrano peppers, tobacco, purple Flintstones vitamins, dried herbs, rocky earth and gentle warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and sanguine; laden with ferrous minerals.
The nose alone is sensational but it needs a pile of air to fully appreciate and the monumental structure almost demands it. A wine with a very long life yet ahead. Drink now with an extended decant and through 2058+. — 2 months ago