Wine Pick of the Week: 09 Vine & Sun Red Wine, Columbia Valley

is the second label for Woodinville producers Barons V. But make no mistake about it, this is no junior varsity wine. Consulting winemaker Matthew Loso crafts a muscular Cabernet Sauvignon blend with some Merlot that gives the wine a round and fleshy mid-palate.

The structure, complexity and layers of black currants, black cherries and blackberries are suggestive of a wine more luxurious than its $18 price tag. Smoke, spicy oak, graphite and a touch of stony minerality complement the showy fruit qualities.

Pair this wine with the wokked luc lac filet mignon with organic arugula and cherry tomatoes at .

The wine is available for order online from the winery or through local Mercer Island wine merchants or Discount Wine Buys.com.