An intense wine with multilayered fruit, showing sour cherries, blackberries, plums, vibrant black pepper and nicely integrated vanilla. Chewy on the palate. Crisp, long acidity and firm, chalky tannins are well balanced with the fruit in the medium-bodied, savory finish. Drink or hold.
92 points, James Suckling (Feb 2025)
Light, dusty tannins and lively acidity are a supple frame for an expressive range of fresh and baked black cherry, ground paprika and black pepper, dark chocolate, and pretty herb and floral notes. Well-balanced and appealing, this is lightly chewy and spiced on the lingering finish. Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella. Drink now through 2031. 41,500 cases made, 29,000 cases imported.
90 points, Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator (Jan 2026)