it's very difficult to rate this unusual bottling in a blind tasting. it's a nonvintage dry red wine blended from mature years and has few if any peers in california. it's very tasty because of traits that are usually considered flaws. a tawny color and an aroma like tawny port lead to a very soft texture, and warm plum, raisin and nut flavors. the wine is rather full in body, light on tannins, and tastes quite mature and mellow.
Pleiades XXV Old Vines