With generously rich fruit on a lean frame, this cabernet carries varietal notes of fresh green herbs turned toward smoky tobacco by the wine’s time in oak. The tannins have a black-pepper spice, feeling light and gracious, ready for seared duck breast.

Tart and tangy in underlying acidity, this elegant red offers a mix of dried herb, tobacco leaf and red currant, showing subdued ripeness within a context of elongated polished tannin and well-integrated oak.