cooked cranberry scents are enlivened by turned earth, dewy sage and a touch of wildfire smoke in this bottling from the los gatos-based winery. baked red-cherry flavors meet with a savory pork-au-jus-like element on the palate, redolent with roasted thyme and oregano. a licorice element rises toward the finish. it's mellow in intensity but with lots of depth.
Tondre Grapefield