This has 10% Monastrell in the mix, and it is a sublime example of what flavors of baked raspberry compote, cranberry and black licorice can do when allowed to mingle together in liquid form. Medium in body, this has a lot of earthiness. It would make a fine alternative to more expensive Pinots. — (2/1/2013) —91

Very savory and herbal, this is one of Bokisch’s bigger-bodied reds, still bright with strawberry, cherry, even cranberry and earthy flavors and packing a powerful, Rioja-type finish at the end.——V.B.(3/1/2012)—— 89

This wine, from Lodi, is too ripe. Although it’s dry, it has the taste of shriveled raisins, with a raisinskin bitterness. There’s some oak in there that seems oddly uncomfortable, adding a caramelized finish.——S.H.(7/1/2010)—— 81