Savory aromas of black olive and coffee grounds lead the nose in this blend of 58% Petit Verdot and 42% Petite Sirah. There's a dark fruit flavor to the bold palate, where charred meat and espresso accents are most prominent.

A value-priced release from this team that has delivered the goods in every vintage I've tasted, the 2019 Bodyguard has a rich, medium to full-bodied, textured profile to go with exotic blue fruits, notes of mint, flowers, and candied violets, silky tannins, and a great finish. A blend of Petit Verdot and Petite Sirah, it's for the fruit lovers out there.

Deep ruby. Smoke-accented aromas of ripe black and blue fruits, tobacco and licorice are complemented by floral and succulent herb topnotes. Gently chewy and appealingly sweet, offering concentrated black currant, cherry-vanilla and baking spice flavors and a hint of dusty minerality. At once rich and energetic, finishing long and focused, with solid dark fruit thrust, even tannins and lingering florality. 50% new French oak.