Cranberries and BRIGHT red cherries – overtly aromatic, and compelling before it’s sipped.There’s no identity crisis here – unmistakable FRANC – the fruit sits proudly above all else.

It’s not opaque, but it is serious. Intense notes of white pepper; woodspice; and mulberries. Fragrant and generous. A Northern Rhone sensibility (Hermitage) adorns this wine.

Deference to cool-climate Cabernet sets the winemaker apart. It will age for decades in the tradition of Bordeaux.

Proudly medium-weight in the glass. Crimson, fading to red edges. There’s a truffle-driven allure – an intriguing complexity to the aromatics.