Harmony Cellars, Paso Robles (California) 2014

 This blend packs a strong one-two punch with black-toned fruit and smoky, spicy oak… and if the “punches” weren’t so well calibrated in relative terms, it wouldn’t have achieved such a successful balance.  But as things worked out, the proportions are just right, and the acidity and tannins are well tuned also.  A Blend of 49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Petit Verdot, 16% Malbec and 12% Merlot, this was a Double Gold award winner at the 2018 Toast of the Coast Wine Competition.