Always one of the best lines of highly affordable, varietally appropriate and accessible B.C. wines, this edition of cabernet sauvignon/merlot draws blackberry, black cherry, black plum along a rope-hewn, medium/full palate to a shorter finish, one lined with powdery tannins. Roasted coffee and fine black pepper season the whole, and welcomes grilled beef or lamb. —Gismondi On Wine (gismondionwine.com)