So, 20% of the fruit is dried for 45 days and the wine is aged for 18 months in American and French oak ... the 2016 version of this wine has a richer, prettier profile on the nose [than the 2015] with ripe currants, blackberries, cocoa and cherry/kirsch accents. It's a wonderful wine on the palate with ripe dark and red fruits, ample chewy tannins, enticing spice notes and a long finish. Score - 91. (Rick VanSickle, winesinniagara.com, Feb. 6, 2019)