Sometimes when in a restaurant in can be challenging to find a wine that is priced fairly and good. Often, I just turn to beer. Last night, this one was on the menu for $45 at a nice restaurant. This retails for about $26 in a limited release, so the price is a bit high, but not bad for a downtown restaurant. sadly, it was served quite warm. We asked for an ice bucket and got a marble cooler that had limited effect. Nevertheless, the wine was good. Purple in color. The nose has black cherries, slight bramble, cherries, slight anise and alcohol. On the palate, lush black cherries and cherries. It does drink a bit hot, so I would recommend serving at cellar temp (55F). Not a ton of complexity but it was satisfying and worked with food. Drinking at its zenith now, I would drink up in the next few years. In the same situation, I wouldn't hesitate to order it again.
