YOUR RESULTS for "Food Pairing: Slow-smoked Barbeque/BBQ Sauce"

Dark stewed fruit of  blackberry and black currant introduce the wine. Fresh, ripe, and lightly smoky black fruits are balanced with a nice backbone of medium-plus acidity and touches of earth. Raspberry and plum notes emerge with time. This is medium bodied and lifted, making it a flavorful summer red.

Attractive scents of violets, blackcurrants, plums and smoke are intertwined and sensual. The palate is medium plus in weight with wonderful damson plums, black cherries and black cap raspberry fruits that taste macerated with baking spices and joined by smoky notes and dark chocolate. This is not at all heavy -- it has just-right richness and some minerality and juicy acidity to keep the ripe dark fruits in check. 

Earthy aromas include bramble, mineral, cooked berries and plum.  The palate is medium-plus in body with red cherry and currant, a touch of underbrush and black fruit supported by sleek tannins and juicy acidity lingering on the finish.

Medium plus in weight with mulling spice flavors of clove, cinnamon, pepper and nutmeg, along with toasty, chocolate and vanilla notes. These join with purple fruits -- mixed cherries and steeped plums -- to form a bold, but classic, California value Cab.

Aromas of sour red cherry and mixed wild berry are joined by light baking spices. The wine is nicely tart on the attack, before its dried black fruit takes over. Good acid, silky tannin, and a savory peppery component add interest.

Aromas of mixed ripe black fruits (blackberry, plum and black raspberry). The palate is medium-plus in body with round tannins. Flavors of black fruits, spice cake, espresso beans and light campfire smoke. It has finesse and balance.

Pretty aromatics with medium to medium plus viscosity. Quite red fruited for a Cabernet with red cherry and red currant, plums and cranberries. It is medium in body with firm tannins and a long finish with hints of spice, herbs and tobacco leaves.

Aromas are meaty and deep, offering black cap raspberries, blackberry compote, and smoke. In the mouth, this wine is deep black and sleek, dark fruited and savory (black currant and espresso) as well as textured (fined tannins and fresh acidity). All elements are well integrated, along with herbal/vegetal notes and touches of cranberry. This medium-plus bodied wine is quite fresh with a longer finish.

Aromas of macerated black fruits are spiced with white pepper. This is just over medium weight with black raspberry, black cherry, plum and blackberry fruit mixed with forest floor notes such as savory herbs (oregano), earth, roots and bark. This is easy drinking with supple tannins and juicy acidity.

Aromas of acai berry and milk chocolate are prominent on the nose with touches of barn and slight minerality.  Flavors echo the nose with more dark berries, leather, sandalwood, and vanilla/spice.  The wine shows excellent restraint and is complex and well-structured without being over-saturated.

Aromas of black berry, damson plum cassis and vanilla. On the palate this is concentrated and full of elegance and finesse. Small blue fruits, especially currants, and nice depth of flavor with fine/silky tannins to support.

Aromas of brambly blackberry, cassis, licorice and black plum. The palate is smooth, with ripe and well-integrated tannins that provide a well-balanced structure. Stewed red and black fruits, plum and a touch of toast on the palate.

Slightly earthy aromas with additional notes of cherry, crushed peppercorns and cured meat. On the plate this wine is dry with flavors plum, cherry, vanilla and savory herbs. It is medium in body with juicy acidity and a long smoky finish.

This delicious red opens with deep aromas of leather, cigar box and red fruit. Plush flavors of blackberry, black cherry, and pomegranate lend a touch of fruit sweetness that is a nice counterpoint to the soft, chewy tannins.

Aromas of licorice and leather mix with wild berries, spice, and forest floor. The palate is ripe with dark plums and black cherries flavors alongside a crushed rocks. It is medium in body, with medium acidity and velvety tannins.

Aromas of currants, smoke and black pepper are classic for this variety.  This is medium-plus in weight and texturally very attractive with sweet mulberries, black pepper and some woodiness.

Between medium and full-bodied, this offering from Southeastern Spain is chock full of mulberries, cooked plums and raspberries with a sprinkling of cocoa. Baking spices and a hint of underbrush linger through the finish.

Aromas are predominantly red fruited–cherry, raspberry, plum and spice box. There’s some fresh fig as well as spiced sweet cherry. This is a seamlessly textured wine with fine tannins. It’s medium-plus in weight with raspberry and raspberry coulis along with bramble; juicy acidity keeps it balanced.

Aromas of mulberry, berry compote and savory raspberries are appealing. It is medium to full-bodied with cherries and plums, spice, kirsch, thyme and chocolate notes adding complexity. This wine is smooth and quaffable with a long, refreshing finish.

Aromas are complex, with smoke, raspberry compote, red currant candy, chocolate, and spice. The palate offers a variety of red berry fruit, lightly cooked so it releases juice. Black cherry and cassis are also present, along with toast, spice, and mineral notes. The wine is pure, with well integrated tannins and acidity, and deft on its feet for one so large. Full bodied with a long finish.

Dark berries, some cooked and some fresh, join with dried herbs on the nose. This wine is medium plus-bodied with black fruits, toast, mineral, leather, violets, olives and a dab of smoke. It is overall a clean and modern style with medium tannins and acidity.

Medium aromas of cherry, mulberry, vanilla, and light spice introduce this wine. There is a touch of smoke and spice on the medium weight palate along with dark fruits, especially black cherry and black currant.

Raspberry and light earth with nice balance of fruit and acidity on the palate. Medium plus tannins with licorice and black cherry with some high tone spicy notes. There is no oak notes which makes this a restrained style of malbec. 

Medium aromatics with notes of mixed berries and crushed rocks. The palate is nicely integrated with a combination of red, purple, and black fruits with harmonious acidity and medium tannins. It is elegant reflecting the cooler high altitude site, with ripe (but not overripe) bing cherries, plums and blackberries.

This non-vintage red blend combines fruit-driven young wine with more mature reds. It begins with aromas of cooked red and black fruits, toast, tobacco, spices, roasted red peppers and herbs. It then  shows off well integrated cherry and currant fruit, toast, cinnamon, baking spices, sweet tobacco leaf and cigar box on the palate. This is ripe, but not jammy. It's just over medium weight with moderate acidity. A very good value!

Borgo del Mandorlo shows the exuberant, lush side of Primitivo with dark currants, dried fruits, ripe cherries and plums, along with notes of fruit cake spice and dark chocolate. It is full bodied with dense fruit, young tannins and balancing acidity.

Aromas of blackberry, blueberry and a hint of spice nicely integrated with the new oak. The palate is medium-bodied and very well balanced. Flavors of blueberries, blackberries and roasted tomatoes alongside pencil shavings and Christmas spices. It has supporting acidity and fine tannins towards the finish.

Concentrated aromas include dark berries and spicy cinnamon. Flavors of boysenberry, plum and dark cherry shine with more rich brown spices on the palate, tannins are supple and well-integrated.

This classic Napa Cabernet begins with woodsy-smoky aromas blended with blackcurrants and notes of tobacco, baking spice, tree bark and bacon. In the mouth, it is intense and mouthfilling, yet the tannins are gorgeously suave and the wine stays fresh. The fruits are extremely dark (blackcurrants and mulberries), but they don't travel into jammy territory. You'll find a touch of campfire note in the finish.

Intense nose of strawberries, cherries, blackberries and cassis, with spiced black pepper notes on the back. Fresh on the palate, with excellent acidity.

Blackberry – oak spice – light toast- supple

Ripe red and black fruit on the nose leads to a concentrated palate with more red berry and fig notes.  The wine is rich and full-bodied with youthful tannins and could benefit from some time, decanting or a rich meal to accompany it.

Rose, liquorice, iodine, pepper

Aromas of dark cherry and damson plum with faint spice notes. The wine is round, supple and it is medium-plus in body. Flavors of cherry and plum alongside spice and black raspberry with a hint of minerality on the finish.

On the nose this wine has Moroccan spices, wet stone, smoke and black fruit like plum and blackberry. On the palate, there are rich blackcurrants and black cherries with dried herbs and garrigue along with notes of spice, kirsch, black licorice and bitter chocolate. This red is dense, with beautiful structure, velvety tannins and good length.

Medium aromas of dried red fruit mingle with an earthy note. The palate delivers ripe cherries, black currants and herbs with earth. There is a touch of tobacco and smokiness with pomegranate juice. This wine is medium across tannins, acidity and aromas making it a satisfying wine. 

This wine has exceptional balance to it! It is dark fruited with black currant and blackberry mingling perfectly with a stony earthiness. There are some dried rose petals and enticing wild side. The palate delivers a great balance; supple texture and harmony between the just ripe fruit and the earthy minerality. The finish is long with some tobacco, black pepper and ripe black cherry. 

This is essentially the Chateau Maris Les Planels (Syrah-based wine) without any sulfites added. (it says "sans souffre" on the neck of the capsule). The name means "to know how to age." In actuality, it is a wine that one should probably drink within 3 years of vintage since it has no sulfite protection, but boy, is it drinking beautifully. Medium plus body, rich and ripe, velvety, meaty, with savory undertones. There's nothing overripe here, yet it's seamlessly saturated. If you're into "natural wine," here's a superior example. 

The wine offers medium aromatics of fresh blackberry and cassis, black plum and cherry, along with savory earth, wood, smoke, and cedar notes. This is a dry wine, with noticeable structure, balanced by dark berry fruits, spice, and mushroom. The fruit is not as rich as the aromas suggest; it’s one component among many. The texture is silky, and the finish is fresh.

Plum and blackberry compote aromas, with not even a touch of overripeness, introduce this wine. The wine is a correct Cabernet Sauvignon that tastes like its flavors developed slowly and fully. Fine silky tannins go hand in hand with the dark fruit, leading to a persistent finish. A delicious Cabernet, especially at this price.

Aromas of cherry candy, pleasant medicinal notes and spices introduce this full-bodied, ripe Zinfandel. It is replete with clove and mulling spices (like Christmas in a glass!) along with strawberry fruit leather, berry jam and structuring acidity. There are notes of cigar as well.

This wine starts out very aromatically with violets, dark berries, cured meats, cool earth, dark chocolate, camphor, pressed rose, baking spice, menthol and gradually, with red fruits emerging too. Just lovely! On the palate, it is modern and saturated with sweet cranberry and spiced jam flavors that still maintain freshness. It's medium to full bodied with black currant fruit mingling with clove, sandalwood and camphor. The tannins are soft and rounded. Drink now or cellar.

Aromas of mulling spices, ripe red fruits and underbrush. On the palate this medium body wine has flavors of black cherry, black caps, and some herbed raspberry jam. It has nice round tannins, as well as integrated acidity. This wine is complex with light notes of underbrush and bramble on the finish.

Aromas of walking through the woods and picking blackberries. The nose has dark plum, blackberry, cassis with mocha slight dusty earth and some black pepper. The palate is integrated with a long finish, delivering flavors of licorice, espresso, vanilla and thorough dark fruits.

This classic Italian wine is an ideal pairing with food. The nose is quite berry forward with Italian herbs. This medium bodied wine has tart berry fruit with balanced tannins, touches of rustic herbs and some forest floor and tobacco notes. 

This red begins with some earthy notes of oregano, cured black olives and forest floor. The fruit is mostly black with cocoa-dusted berries and black currants filling in the formidable tannic and acid structure that surrounds the wine. Saparavi originated in the country of Georgia and has found a comfortable place in the Finger Lakes. It is a teinturier grape, meaning that the skin gives considerable color to the wine. This is a good food partner, especially with heartier dishes.

Aromas of toast and char are evidence of the oak aging of this wine which also has plenty of red fruits (red cherry and sour cherry). Some cinnamon, red bell pepper, cedar, toast and smoke notes can be found here. This has medium acidity and finer tannins.

Aromas of mocha, clove and black cherry are fragrant and indicate good ripeness to follow. This is easy drinking wine is medium in weight and offers cherry, blackcurrant and notes of smoke, cocoa, hickory and black pepper. The tannins are round and the finish is juicy!

On the nose, this wine gives aromas of dark fruits and toasty oak. It is medium plus in body, ripe and concentrated, yet stays refined and fresh. Fruit of macerated black currants and spiced berries are joined by flavors of mocha, chocolate, toast, mulling spices, cinnamon and black pepper. It has round tannins and integrated acidity.

This wine gives mostly red fruits on the nose -- pomegranate, strawberry and raspberry, along with vanilla. It is medium plus in weight and quite rich with ultra-soft tannins that show it is in its prime drinking stage now. There are flavors of red cherry, raspberry, plum, strawberry coulis, licorice, vanilla and a touch of sassafras. You'll be talking about its texture though -- the integrated acidity and seamless tannins are a joy. What a value!

Complex earthy-smoky aromas join blackberry and spice, black fruit layered over red. In the mouth, the black fruit is ripe and concentrated, joined by leather, tobacco, smoke, and orris root. Supporting tannins are young but already smooth. Medium-plus in body with a long finish. The winemaker says this old-vines Cristia will last through 2025.

Berry forward aromas of blackcap and black currant with some mulberry. There is a lovely amount of vintage cigar box and forest floor with some tart lingonberry as well. The palate has noticeable tannins, with juicy gravely like texture. There are persistent grape skin like tannins with middle acidity and some graphite on the finish.

Aromas are minerally with red cherry and raspberry  Structured with medium tannins and acid, this wine is still youthful but complex.  Flavors suggest warm eath, iron, baking spice, and ripe red fruit. Pair with richer foods, decant, or cellar this delicious Tempranillo.

This is a ripe and oaky style with rounded tannins and medium plus body. The aromas are reminiscent of port; you’ll find notes of dark, concentrated fruit, toast and cloves. The palate offers plum, blueberry and black currants with vanilla and smoke giving hints of the oak.

This wine begins with dark, steeped berries encircling fireplace and pine forest aromas. in the mouth, it is creamy and full-flavored, exhibiting wild black currant and dark chocolate flavors mixed with sweet tobacco and black cherry candy. The wine envelops your whole mouth and glides down the throat, leaving a hint of smoke and mocha. First rate and drinking beautifully now, but will age through 2028.

Richly perfumed with cooked berries, violet and slight earthiness. Plum and ripe black cherry on the juicy/silky palate. Red berries and cocoa linger on the finish.

Aromas of licorice, and bright, macerated cherries and raspberries, along with a little savory note can be found on the nose. The palate is medium plus in body and ripe (nearly stewy), but not heavy. It gives red and black cherries and blackberries along with savory notes of herbs, bark and underbrush. With some air, everything comes together in this full-flavored, complex Spanish blend.

Dark stewed fruit of  blackberry and black currant introduce the wine. Fresh, ripe, and lightly smoky black fruits are balanced with a nice backbone of medium-plus acidity and touches of earth. Raspberry and plum notes emerge with time. This is medium bodied and lifted, making it a flavorful summer red.

Aromas of grilled plums, black cherry, cured meat and tobacco jump from the glass. The palate is juicy yet dry with more plum and cherry flavors and a touch of anise, supported by fine tannins and lingering, refreshing acid.

Finca Decero Remolinos Vineyard Malbec 2018 (Agrelo, Mendoza, Argentina) Just over medium in weight with juicy, lifting acidity and rounded tannins, this Malbec offers a combination of savory flavors (sassafras, tree bark) and ripe fruits (dried cherries, figs). It is easy to drink alone and also an excellent food partner.

Smoky black fruit aromas lead to a well-balanced set of deliciously savory and fruity flavors. Blackberries and cooked plums join spice box and black pepper on a bigger frame with supple tannins and a persistent finish. Enjoy this wine with grilled sausages or beef, smoked barbecue meats, Moroccan food or black beans.

Complex aromas of blackberry, dried cherry, dried plum, black fig, wood, campfire, and a hint of licorice. The palate is similar in flavors, generous and juicy. It is well-structured with fine but present tannins that will soften with air and age. Flavors are integrated, but there’s room for them to join closer. This full bodied wine has a longer finish. It will age well.

A parade of fresh red fruit dominates the aromas, supported by red licorice and a light mix of herbs. Red cherries and raspberries mingle with notes of black olives and leather on a medium weight frame. Fine tannins and a persistent thread of acidity runs throughout, keeping this wine fresh and balanced.

Take a quick step back in time with our Fox Trot Red. This is a fruity red wine blend of Cabernet Franc and Concord grapes. The wine has residual sweetness, making it the right choice for all of you sweet red wine lovers. At the same time, it shows the fun, grapey side of Concord and the more serious, structured side of Cabernet Franc.

Rich aromas of cherry, warm earth, baking spices and vanilla introduce this wine. Ripe cherry notes combine with a touch of floral/rose petals on the palate, finishing with lingering spices. It is medium weight with supple tannins rounded out by cool climate acidity that beckons its high elevation origins

Black cherry and plum with layers of toast and savory notes can be found on the nose. The aromas translate into similar flavors with additional hints of cocoa and spice. The palate is medium bodied with lifting acidity and soft, but present, tannins. 

Spicy, fruity aromas of red cherry and currant with a bit of darker fruit. While fleshy and red-fruited, the palate offers the acidity and bitterness typical of many Italian reds as well as some pepper and figs.

Spicy, fruity aromas of red cherry and currant with a bit of darker fruit. While fleshy and red-fruited, the palate offers the acidity and bitterness typical of many Italian reds as well as some pepper and figs.

Complex and interesting aromas of plums, cooked currant and berries, black cherry and toasty wood. Thorough-going but soft tannins support lively, spicy dark fruits. All the components of this wine are well integrated and harmonious. It is easy to drink, just a bit over medium in body with a long finish.

Rich yet medium-bodied, offering an exciting bouquet of berry, oak, earth and spice notes, with bold streaks of blueberry, raspberry, mocha and floral flavors. It finishes with an aftertaste of anise and cherries.

"Blueberry, plum, tobacco and citrus-zest aromas. It’s medium-bodied with firm, tight-grained tannins. Fresh and juicy with good structure. Drink or hold." - James Suckling 92

Interesting aromas of purple fruits, plums & cherries, with brambly, minerally notes. The palate is dry & youthful with crunchy red fruits, black raspberries, leather and distinctive notes of red licorice as well as bittersweet cocoa powder. This wine can be drunk now or enjoy over the next 3 years.

Aromas of dark berries (black cherries, black raspberries), black plum and toasty oak. On the palate this medium-plus body wine has flavors of mixed berries with mulling spices, vanilla, violets and minerality.  The acidity keeps the wine fresh and juicy, with medium tannins and  hints of mocha on the finish.

Classic Bordeaux with structure, mineral and iron notes alongside ripe tannins. This is softened by berry compote, suede, light smoke and earthiness, black currants and wild black raspberries. This wine is medium bodied with medium acidity and a longer finish.

Aromas include mixed red and black berries with touches of tobacco, plum, and licorice.  The palate is medium-bodied and structured with nice tannin/acid balance supported by black cherry, plum and raspberry flavors wrapped in hints of smoke, spice and vanilla.

Cool-climate Cabernet Franc that is unoaked. It was originally produced in a stainless steel tank #23 (T23) and remained in the Lamoreaux line-up as a classic expression of the region without the interplay of oak or oak tannins.

Lightly floral aromas with baking spice and cherry. The palate on this medium weight red is silky, with black pepper, plum and cherry notes.

Blackberry, black cherry and vanilla notes on the nose. This medium bodied wine is well integrated and true to the grape: blackberry notes, black cherry, and a hint of oak spice. It is ripe and refreshing without being jammy.

The nose provides notes of blackberry, black cherry, cinnamon and cocoa. The palate is fresh and lifted with black fruits, cassis, and a hint of vanilla. It is medium in body, with medium-plus concentration and supporting tannins.

92 Points James Suckling: The nose is full of rich notes of black currant and black cherry, freshly brewed coffee, a slight hint of vanilla, and a little bit of spiciness. The entry is nice and round, with a rich mid-palate throughout. The mouth is full of ripe black fruit notes, some spiciness, and a touch of herbaceousness.

This wine is both structured and jammy with red fruits of raspberry and strawberry candy along with a touch of raisin joining woodsy, cocoa, coffee and licorice flavors. It is medium plus in body with moderate acid and tannin.

Aromas of black cherry, pomegranate, plum, milk chocolate, vanilla and a hint of toast. On the palate this medium-bodied wine is bright with red fruit (cherry and plum) and tobacco and cedar notes. The tannins are present but not in the way.

Smokey aromatics with raspberry, roasted red pepper, tobacco and some violet florals. The palate is medium with smoke echoing the aromas. This wine has flavors dark berries, dark chocolate, black pepper, with medium acidity and some grippy tannins that come together with the smokey finish.

Open knit and elegantly expressive, featuring red currant and spiced cinnamon flavors that linger toward sleek tannins. Drink now through 2027. – Wine Spectator, 90 Points

This is a very aromatic wine, with fresh dark cherries and plums and a touch of pepper and bark. In the mouth, this is juicy, fruity (raspberries, figs, plums), and well structured by round tannins. It is complex, with a touch of savory dried herbs and woodsy notes, hints of coffee and chocolate, and a great mouthfeel. It’s definitely food-oriented, though it is also pleasurable alone.

The 2019 Sinister Hand displays spicy, dark, and savory characteristics. The exuberant nose has raspberry aromas with a hint of vanilla, while the lively palate has a soft juicy texture and a well-balanced acidity. Chewy tannins, black cherry, and a hint of toasty French oak round out the vibrant finish.

Medium aromatics of spice, licorice, horse saddle and blackberry with some camphor notes. This Syrah is dry and masculine with dark black licorice, vanilla and clove. This wine is intense yet lifted. 

This is a medium aromatic wine, with a balanced palate. Extracted darker berry fruit, with some spice, kirsch, blackberry jam, and mulberry. It is medium in body, fresh acidity and rich concentration.

This is darkly colored and dense in the glass. The nose offers complex and balanced aromas of blackberry, cherry, dark chocolate, and sweet but not overpowering wood and spice. The palate repeats the aromas with well integrated black fruits and cocoa/mocha notes. It’s texturally velvety with a full mouthfeel and forward fruit, well made and easy to drink. Medium plus body with a longer finish.

Aromas of red and black cherry, rosemary and sweet paprika. Medium- to full-bodied with integrated tannins. Black and blue-fruited with a savory character and a gentle finish. A blend of cabernet sauvignon and cinsault. Drink now. – James Suckling, 90 Points

The nose offers aromas of mixed berries, dried but still bright and juicy. The palate is full and bold, with lush fruit, balanced by fresh acidity. Coffee and cocoa flavors linger on the finish.

Châteauneuf-du-Pape is famously the strongest, most powerful, and longest-lived wine of the southern Rhône. Louis Barruol’s Châteauneuf-du-Pape from contracted growers is a classic expression of the region with aromas and flavors of cherry, thyme, lavender, truffle, and olives.

Smoked ham, violets, graphite, cold ashes, liquorice.

Good richness in the glass with aromatics of dark berries, toast, and chocolate. The palate is concentrated but refined in quality and texture with classy oak use and moderate – albeit appropriately – grippy tannin structure. This wine is polished with plum fruit, smoky bacon, and vanilla notes lingering through the finish.

From the Producer: Red and black berry notes with underlying black pepper, smoked bacon, and hints of tar and star anise. Medium to full-bodied with well rounded tannins and a fresh line of acidity. Well structured with great length.

Aromas of black currants and dark chocolate lead to a medium plus-bodied wine with ripe and concentrated fruit that manages to stay refined and fresh. The fruit is reminiscent of morello and black cherries and macerated plums, joined by notes of hazelnuts, mocha, saddle leather, Mexican chocolate dust and savory molé. This Cabernet Sauvignon shows some restraint from a high elevation site with its cool evenings and is slightly aged.

Medium aromas of black pepper, spicy roasted bell pepper and black fruit. This wine becomes more spicy with air and delivers plum and blackberry with oaky, toasty and cedar wood flavors. This is a classic example of the grape varietal and is also vegan. 

Aromas of raspberry, strawberry with bramble.  On the palate this is a full body wine, ripe, with mulling spices and baking spice, structuring acidity with a soft and round mouthfeel.  This wine is not rich although it has Christmas spices, it is fresh style. 

Aromas include black berries and a touch of smoke and minerality. Rich black fruit and cassis with touches of licorice, mocha and spice on the palate. Soft tannins, good concentration, medium-plus in body.

On the nose, one finds clove, black pepper, dark, concentrated berry pie fruits and subtle smokiness. This wine is full bodied and full flavored with hearty winter notes of baked berries, cherry pie, kirsch, mulling spices, toast and spiced fruit preserves. It is rich and concentrated, yet easy to drink due to its round texture and balanced acidity.

Aromas reminiscent of the Old World with black fruit, minerality, forest floor, wood spice and a savory character. On the palate it has more New World flavors: blackberry, vanilla, and bittersweet cocoa. It is complex, supple, and tasty.

An affordable Valpolicella with balance and character! Lovely aromas of cherries and dried cherries lead to more red fruits on the palate, along with spice, leather, even notes of salami. Balanced acidity with a touch of grippy tannin.

Aromas include baking spice, leather and freshly turned earth.  On the palate, this fuller-bodied wine offers dense, dark fruit flavors supported by savory earthy/meaty notes and more cigar spice lingering on the complex finish.

This deeply colored wine offers powerful aromas of mulberry, mocha, sweet wood, and damson plum. In the mouth, it is juicy with moderate plus acidity. The aromas are echoed in the flavors—plum, dark chocolate, smoke, mulberry, and sweet wood. Tannins are fine-grained and nearly invisible, but they provide just enough structure. It is medium plus in body and length.

Very attractive and complex aromas of wild, ripe mixed berries, black cherry juice, and blueberry, complemented by a light florality in the form of violets and lavender. The palate is medium to medium-plus in body with flavors that echo the aromas, while also introducing baking spices, mocha, and fresh herbs.

Aromas include black cherry, vanilla, and touches of smoke and cocoa. The palate is juicy with more cherry and blackberry. Notes of pepper, baking spice and smoke are supported by supple tannins. Medium-plus in body with a longer finish.

This red blend begins with lightly earthy, soil notes mixed with ripe blackberry, black cherry, cranberry and black currant notes. It is medium weight with juicy acid and fine tannins. Cocoa powder and smoke add complexity as it turns denser with air.

This bold red features rich, smoky black fruits such as currants and blackberries along with graphite, dark chocolate, toast, black pepper and singed herbs. It is full-bodied with velvety tannins and integrated acidity.

Smoky, silky elegance with scents of dark berries, flowers, herbs, pepper and anise. Exotic and textured, this is a deep, complex and rich wine with wild fruit (black and red raspberries and plums) along with black pepper and a long finish with great tannins.

A champagne method style cider with  a moderate bouquet of blueberry and blackcurrant and blackcap notes, yellow soft baked apple and some lime zest. The palate is semi-dry and crisp with soft tannin structure there is some ripe peach flavor and cherry pit. There is a distinctive crab apple grip to the finish and is tart and approachable.