This medium-deep colored wine smells of honey-spice barbecue sauce and muddled Marasca cherries. Full-on in flavor, this liquid rams right into the palate with its profuse mix of baking spices, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and devilishly ripe red-cherry flavors. It’s round, viscous, palate-coating and hedonistic in texture, yet correctly balanced by proper acidity, this is sure to be a heart-throb for many. It drinks well alone or pair with barbecue or a bacon-topped burger. Best enjoyed now–2017.

— Published (1/11/2016)