2013 Arrowood Proprietary Red Blend

The 2013 Proprietary Red is dark, plush and inviting. Here, too, the flavors are lifted by the energy and brightness of the year. Sweet red cherry, plum, licorice, mint and savory herbs add nuance throughout.

Slightly better than the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valley was the 2013 Proprietary Red, a blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec, to be aged 24 months in 36% new French oak. This wine shows cedar wood, tobacco leaf, red and blackcurrants, licorice and background wood notes. It is medium to full-bodied and should drink well for at least a decade.