The deep ruby-purple colored 2018 The Mariner is a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 8% Malbec, 8% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc. It offers lush aromas of cassis and blueberries, with notes of milk chocolate, cured meats and savory herbs. The full-bodied palate is firm and has a dark-fruited, minty character in the mouth. It finishes quickly with some dilution. 2,986 cases produced.

The 2016 The Mariner is composed of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot, 7% Malbec and 2% Cabernet Franc. Opaque ruby-purple, it opens with rich tones of chocolate, cassis and candied cherries with hints of dried herbs, earth, underbrush and pencil shavings. The palate is medium to full-bodied with a dense core of fruit, grainy tannins and good freshness, followed by a finish laced with sweet spice. 1,378 cases produced.

Blended of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Petit Verdot, 9% Merlot, 8% Malbec and 2% Cabernet Franc, the 2014 The Mariner displays a deep garnet-purple color and notes of cassis, wild blueberries and dried herbs with hints of cedar box and pencil lead. Medium to full-bodied, the palate gives a good concentration of expressive cassis and gentle herb flavors with grainy tannins and a lively backbone to frame the fruit, finishing with good length.

A proprietary blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot, Malbec and Cabernet Franc, the 2013 Proprietary Red The Mariner offers good blackcurrant fruit, new saddle leather, and toasty vanillin from the oak (about 40% is new). This attractive, medium-bodied, refreshing, Bordeaux-style wine should drink nicely for at least a decade.

The 2011 Proprietary Red The Mariner, a blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot and 4% Malbec, shows a slightly more expansive texture, ripe blackcurrant fruit, not a lot of complexity, and a straightforward personality. Satisfying and pleasurable, it can be drunk over the next 5-7 years.