description: Not many winemakers attempt a 100% varietal Petit Verdot; the grape is inky, tannic and unyielding, and the finish can be tongue-tyingly scrapey. But OS does well by it, putting together a steakhouse wine that promises to cut through the fattest, juiciest cut of beef you can toss at it. It's got the fruit too—blue plum, cassis, boysenberry—along with a dash of black pepper. The finish is all black coffee and bourbon.
variety: Petit Verdot
designation: Meek Vineyard