The Prisoner Napa Valley Red Blend (37.5cl, 15.5%)

The Prisoner is a Napa Valley red blend from The Prisoner Wine Company, bottled at 15.5% ABV in a 375ml half bottle. It combines Zinfandel with Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Syrah and Charbono. The blend draws on the mixed blacks once made by Italian immigrants in Napa Valley, and the label is adapted from a Francisco Goya etching. It is best served at cellar temperature in a large-bowled glass. The nose shows Bing cherry, ripe raspberry, dark chocolate, clove and roasted fig, with cranberry, dried plum, caramelized vanilla and toasted coconut. The palate is full-bodied with blackberry, boysenberry, pomegranate, crushed chocolate, dried caramel and vanilla bean, finishing long with dried blackberry, cedar and tobacco leaf.