A nice complex wine with aromas of smoke, leather, tree bark, forest floor, black fruits, a hint of cherry, perfume, oak, and saline. Always changing once, the green notes blow away into the background.

The palate is the same with cedar, vanilla, clove, and chocolate. Medium acidity and softening tannins. This wine started like Chilean wine then found its own identity, from an 88 and worked itself to the above score.

Great value at $21 CDN.

A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Agiorgitiko, this has an open, highly aromatic, and fragrant nose of dried rose florals, sweet spices, sweet cassis, currant, cherry, and vanillin oak. It's medium-full bodied with smooth, rounded tannins and nice aroma replays surrounded by sweet oak in a slightly commercial profile. Acids are fresh and nicely balanced, while the finish length is very good. Tasted Aug. 2022.