one of the better malbec-based wines of the region, this fairly priced blend, which includes 8% cabernet sauvignon, 4% petite sirah and 2% syrah, offers a dense core of blackberry jam that's covered by layers of loam, charred beef, black pepper and smoke. the dense black-cherry and blueberry flavors are cut by intense pepper, vanilla bean and prominent cappuccino, all frame by woody tannins.
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