A good honest Merlot, with vanilla, spice cake and woodsy scents followed by cherry pie flavors and a medium finish of ash and green pepper. This is a subtle and restrained wine that should appeal to fans of Bordeaux. Drink now.——W.E.(5/1/2010)—— 85

Impressive, enticing aromas of chocolate, tobacco, mint and spice mingle with flavors of berries and tea. There’s more spice than fruit here, though, and the wine lacks balance. ——S.K.(7/1/2007)—— 83

Horsey and earthy in the nose, this wine is a nice effort that falls short. Medium in weight, with a smooth feel and nice tannin, blueberry flavors are overcome by mushroom and red cabbage, turning even weirder on the finish.——M.D.(8/1/2006)—— 80