A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2017 The Dissident opens with structured red fruit aromas, dusty blackberry tones, vanilla and subtle tones of sage. Medium to full-bodied, the wine unfolds across the palate with flavors of dark cherry skin and dusty plum and presents a balanced structure with lifting tannins and juicy acidity. Ending with a long finish, the wine is an excellent value at this price. Give it a try.

About half Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2016 The Dissident also contains 24% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. The wine has a dark-fruited core of blackberry, blackcurrant and black cherry with dusty plums. The palate is focused for this workhorse for the brand, with a complex balance of fruit, tannin and life-giving acidity. The Dissident has an open-knit and sincere expression with an excellent, clean finish, ending slightly tart. 3,900 cases of this keenly priced wine were produced.

The 2015 The Dissident unfurls in the glass with a youthfully fruit-driven bouquet of ripe blackberries and cherries and a classy framing of new oak. On the palate, it's full-bodied, lavish and expansive, its polished, velvety tannins concealed in a ripe core of fruit, only asserting themselves on the finish. This is a ripe but succulent Bordeaux blend that wears its heart on its sleeve and will surely find many admirers. It's composed of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot.

Made from 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Cabernet Franc, 7% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot, the 2014 The Dissident was raised all in new French oak. It offers a beautiful bouquet of cassis, plums, wood smoke and scorched earth. Medium to full-bodied, pure, polished and a touch squeaky clean, it has fine tannin and a good finish.

A juicy, lively, cassis, leafy herb and graphite scented red, the 2013 The Dissident (64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot) is medium to full-bodied, balanced and elegant, with a seamless, charming profile that’s ideal for drinking over the coming decade. It’s a terrific value.