A smoky note up front underscores the baked cherry and dried fig fruit on the palate of this medium- to full-bodied red. Accents of cured tobacco and spice linger on the finish, firmed by well-knit tannins. Drink now through 2024.

Inky ruby. Coffee and red and black plum on the nose and in the mouth. Pure and clean at first, but then mountingly astringent, though it echoes long on the aftertaste with welcome, lively floral notes.