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Score: 91 | October 16, 2017 | Wine Enthusiast

This 100% varietal wine from the rocky, mountainous appellation offers sizable tannins and robust, smoky leather, black pepper and cola notes. Full-bodied and concentrated with ripe black fruit, it’s a long, brawny experience. 

Score: 92 | October 16, 2017 | Wine Enthusiast

Dusty and tannic, this is a solid value for its quality—a wine of freshness and grip that offers complexity and approachability in equal measure. Black-cherry and black-pepper flavors highlight the palate. 

Score: 92 | October 16, 2017 | Wine Enthusiast

This is a juicy and ripe yet structured wine with tremendous grip. Coconut and plum notes meet on the palate, providing deep fruit accented with black pepper and clove. 

Score: Gold | October 3, 2017 | Sommelier Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition
Score: Gold | October 3, 2017 | Sommelier Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition
Score: Gold, 90 points | October 3, 2017 | Sommelier Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition
Score: Gold | October 3, 2017 | Sommelier Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition
Score: Silver | October 3, 2017 | Sommelier Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition
Score: 90 | September 30, 2017 | Wine Spectator

Tight and zesty, with a vibrant core of wild berry and blackberry flavors, touches of spice and accents of wild rose and gravelly earth, all adding up to a complex offering. –JL

Score: 94 | September 30, 2017 | Wine Spectator

Despite being tightly wound, this gushes with fresh, lively dark berry, sage, graphite, cedar and crushed rock flavors before substantial tannins close in. Should be long-lived. Best from 2021 through 2034. 336 cases made.
–JL