Vireo is a Cabernet-Syrah-Merlot blend, made in limited quantities and noticeably riper than the winery’s g3 version of the same blend. It’s bigger in terms of alcohol and a little riper with raspberry and cherry fruit, but there is a hint of drying bitterness in the tannins. This is a food wine, not a sipping wine. ——P.G.(11/1/2011)—— 88