Firesteed’s 10th vintage shows the consumer-friendly budget brand in top form. Here are tart, varietal flavors, mixing strawberry and sweet cherry fruit. Tannins tend slightly toward earthy, and there is a hint of unripe beet in the finish. But at the price, this is a solid, even fleshy, bottle of good juice. Best Buy. —P.G. ——P.G.(4/1/2003)—— 87