Odjfell Vineyards’ 2008 Organic Orzada Carignan spent 12 months in a mix of new and used French oak. The wine was sourced from puny yields of just over 1 ton/acre from a steeply sloped vineyard. Fragrant aromas of wood smoke, earthy minerals, spice box, a hint of balsamic, and black plum inform the nose of a structured, powerful wine with a rustic personality. Give it 2-3 years to fully unwind and drink this outstanding value from 2014 to 2023. Importer: Select Fine Wine, Traverse City, MI; tel. (231) 932-9057

Perfumed, Chilean blueberry fruit. Deep and succulent with clotted cream touches. Highly polished, sweetly fruited with mouthfilling flavours including damson. Long and full.