I had high expectations for the two new vintages of the Graciano, including the 2015 Graciano Grano A Grano, which is from a warm year when the varietal achieved good ripeness, something that doesn't happen every year. The hand-destemmed grapes fermented in a small vat, and the wine matured in 225- and 500-liter French oak barrels for 18 months. Graciano is a variety that likes heat, and it ripened well in the 2015 vintage, but the wine doesn't show heat. In fact, there is less difference between this 2015 and the 2016, at least not as much as I felt in other wines. It's a little more Mediterranean, with some aromatic herbs (rosemary) intermixed with the textbook black pepper aromas of the variety. The palate is medium to full-bodied. This is a little more powerful than the 2016 (or 2014), but it's still very balanced. 1,725 bottles were filled in May 2017.