Ultimate Beverage Challenge 90 points – Enticing and bright nose – sandalwood, honey, apple blossom, and bananas foster come to mind. Honeyed and round, this fine whisky offers subtle tropical fruit and a touch of peat smoke which builds on the finish. – 2018 Ultimate Spirits Challenge (Great Value).April/2018 | 40% abv |

Wine Spectator 89 points – A bright, medium- to full-bodied red, with light, taut tannins providing a snappy frame for the flavors of ripe strawberry, dried cranberry, caraway seed and spice. Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache. Drink now through 2023. 27,500 cases made, 8,000 cases imported..September/2019 | Grape Varieties – 50% Cannonau, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon.Vinification – Both grape varieties are harvested manually and mechanically from September through October at the peak of maturity. After crushing, each variety undergoes a three-day cold maceration, followed by a temperature controlled fermentation in stainless steel vats at 72-82F for ten days. Only in the final phase of fermentation are the two varieties blended together.Aging – Three years, at first in barriques and then in traditional large Slavonian oak casks kept in cool dark cellars. Aged a further 12 months in bottle prior to release. | Color – Ruby red with garnet reflectionsBouquet – Full, mature fruit with herbaceous and tarry notes.Taste – Full-bodied, dry, balanced and harmonious. Elegant structure or soft tannins