The Ravine winery usually gets their fruit from their St. David’s property, but something has lured their winemaker, Shauna White to Vinemount Ridge’s Picone Vineyard to work with this handpicked/hand sorted fruit … she then popped it into barrels for 10 months (72% French – 28% American – 10% New) giving this wine the kiss of oak it required to show its full potential. The aromas are black cherry, white pepper and a touch smoky, while the palate shows real depth of fruit and flavor starting with plum and black cherry, moving on to white pepper , tobacco, smoke, cran-cherry and anise seed … add to that a long finish and you’ve got yourself a beauty in the glass. Price: $40.00 – Rating: ****+