Very soft and floral nose, the fruit in here is red and crunchy with a lot of spice on the finish. The palate is similar, with somewhat crunchy fruit with really great acidity and just a light grip of tannin, but a grip nonetheless. While the nose was more soft cherry and underripe raspberry, the palate is darker cherry, raspberry, a little pomegranate seed, and then it goes into the spice again. This is just lovely, and having tasted it with a couple other Cristom wines, the beauty is how unique and vineyard specific they all are. This has a bit of a savory mid-palate and is definitely a top contender for a holiday wine pick, very versatile, but definitely something I would prefer with food. Highly recommended.