A Cotes-du-Rhone style wine. Bring on the lamb, roasted potatoes and rosemary. It’s dryish and soft, with rich flavors of raspberries, cherries, spices and Provencal herbs. The blend is Grenache, Mouvedre and Syrah. ——S.H.(10/1/2011)—— 88

Interesting flavors in this dry Rhone-style blend of Grenache, Mourvedre and Syrah. They range from cherries, red currants and raspberries to teriaki beef, bacon, cola and buttered cinnamon toast, with all sorts of exotic Asian spices. It’s quite a tannic wine, and very dry. Shows a certain nobility, but you’ll want to decant it, even overnight, to let it breathe. ——S.H.(6/1/2010)—— 92

This Rhone blend is a little too straightforward now, with its easy flavors of cherries, raspberries, blackberries, licorice, chocolate and green mint jelly. But it’s not a simple wine, just a young one, and instinct suggests cellaring it for a few years. The quality of the tannins and overall balance will help it mellow and improve through 2011.——S.H.(12/1/2008)—— 90