A Red Mountain wine in Columbia Valley clothing and the first vintage as a Cabernet Franc offering, it's an immediately appealing, complex wine with laser focused notes of blackberries and raspberries, bittersweet chocolate, cinnamon, floral notes, cocoa, black licorice, mineral and cassis. The fruit flavors are supple and seamless, brightened by well balanced acidity, coating the palate while showing minimal excess alcoholic weight and supported by beautifully integrated tannins with spot on balance throughout. An impressive find at this price that truly speaks to its vintage. 53% Merlot 27% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Cabernet Franc. Artz Vineyard. 14.3% alcohol. Sample provided by winery.