Cormorant Cellars, Santa Cruz Mountains (California) 2021

 This is not the wine for people who like big, complex, fruity red wines that have some heft to them.  This is a wine for people who want a leaner, more-disciplined wine and who, after a few sips that get the juices flowing, become impatient for the food to arrive.  This is a table wine, period.  A blend of three-quarters Merlot and about a quarter Cabernet Sauvignon, it is lean and somewhat tart with mainly red-fruit flavors and hints of blueberry, fresh mint and dark chocolate.