For an appellation cuvée, this is a remarkable wine from what's turning out to be a stunning vintage. Lighter in color, the wine offers aromas of pomegranate, rhubarb, desert herbs and crushed stone on the nose. The palate is grippy in texture and snappy in flavor, as cran-raspberry, more stone and chaparral spices linger long on the finish. *Editors' Choice* (MK)