This debut blend somehow reaches 15% alcohol, not easy to do with Yakima Valley Sangiovese. It’s a solid effort, which opens well—supple and polished, with pretty flavors of mixed plum and berry. It’s silky, smooth and there’s plenty of tangy fruit. The finish gets a little too hot, but that’s a minor quibble in a wine that gives you this much flavor at this price. The finish keeps getting more and more interesting, piling on smoked ham and spicy clove as it goes.——P.G.(12/31/2007)—— 90