Earthy compost, soy and cedar elements season dry supple tannins and generous toasted oak in this smooth, value-minded red. Black currant, black cherry make up the fruit component, which is ripe and hearty on the palate.

Open-knit and friendly, with a flash of herb amid the soft-edged display of warmed plum, blackberry and chocolate notes. Drink now through 2021. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 310,000 cases made.

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County comes bounding out of the glass with exuberant notes of warm cassis, baked blueberries and plum preserves plus hints of cigar box, pencil lead and wild sage. Medium-bodied, the palate has great bags of juicy fruit with a chewy texture and just enough freshness, finishing on an uncomplicated blackberry note.