A jammy raspberry aroma comes with milk chocolate and plastic scents. It feels pulpy yet spunky, with red plum and strawberry flavors. The mild finish doesn’t evolve or expand, but it registers as being fresh. — (11/1/2012) —83

Opens with raisiny, gritty aromas along with vanilla and dill. The palate is forward and edgy, with some heat. Tastes of dry plum fruit, oak and vanilla, while the finish is dry and woody, with juicy acidity taking over. ——M.S.(10/1/2011)—— 85

Lean, dry aromas of cherry skins and citrus lead to a competent but basic palate of raspberry and cherry flavors. Everything about this wine screams “regular,” from the tart red fruit core to the tough but fresh mouthfeel to the edgy finish. ——M.S.(6/1/2010)—— 84

Aromas of black fruits and licorice start things in a good direction, but over time it turns more pruney and raisiny. for a dark, extracted wine the palate is clangy and jumpy, with cherry and herbal plum flavors. Firm and medium-long on the finish, with a lasting herbal essence.——M.S.(4/1/2009)—— 84

Foxy and rough, with a nose that is reminiscent of a wet dog. The palate is blanched out and rather green, while any sweetness the wine has comes across as burnt brown sugar.——M.S.(8/1/2007)—— 80