Tre Leoni Red Napa Valley Whitehall Lane

Whitehall Lane's Tre Leoni is a proprietary red blend comprised of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and Zinfandel, and is a good, gutsy working that delivers the goods when it comes to plentiful, well-ripened fruit. It keys on cassis and dark berries with elements of herbs, sweet oak, cedar and black tea in support. Nuance and restraint are not on its list of achievements, at least not at this point, but richness and depth most certainly are, and among its most laudable traits is a price tag so surprisingly low that we admit to having checked it twice.