Fortitude Bordeaux Style Blend 2022

92 points, Critic’s Choice

This is principally Cabernet Sauvignon (36%), Merlot (31%), and Malbec (22%), along with splashes of Petit Verdot (7%) and Cabernet Franc. Aged 18 months in American (25% new) and second fill Hungarian oak, the aromas offer notes of fresh green herb, flower, black cherry, and black currant, showing pleasing fruit and non-fruit characteristics. The palate is medium-bodied, juicy, and richly flavorful. The purity is outstanding. Seek it out and pair it with peppercorn-crusted ribeye. 14.1% alcohol. TCA-free micro-agglomerated cork.

- Sean Sullivan, Northwest Wine Report