Winemaking: Hand-harvested grapes were cold-soaked for an extended period followed by a relatively short, hot fermentation; after pressing, the wine was transferred to 1-to-3-year-old French oak barrels, and underwent malolactic fermentation and 10 months of aging.

Tasting Note: Characters of red raspberry, cherry, lilac and violet blossom, with shades of vanilla, coffee and toasted oak; elegant and medium-to-full bodied; long, pleasurable finish.