It’s expensive, mainly because we’re in deep Napa wine-collector country. But you could easily squander twice the money on a red from California that’s nowhere near as good. It’s big, velvety and luscious, with suggestions of plum sauce, cherry, chocolate and vanilla. Excellent structure thanks in part to a dry tug from substantial tannins. Approachable now, it should improve with up to 15 years in bottle. Available in Ontario.
- Year: 2014
- Region: Napa Valley
- Varietal: Red blend
- Price: $88.95