Bordeaux Blend "Cyrus", Alexander Valley Vineyards, CA, 2017 (Wetzel family & Kevin Hall)

Here is a big, bold wine that's comfortable in its own skin. It draws from a deep well of dark berries, well-integrated oak spices and accents of tobacco and singed herbs for great breadth and complexity. While full bodied and rather tannic, those tannins are silky and the wine feels relaxed as you sip. Best through 2030.