The Branding Iron Vineyard is located in western Oakville, in the company of some of the greatest names in Napa Valley. The wine is 100% varietal, aged in new and one-year-old oak. In the mouth, it's plush and opulent, with massive blackberry and blueberry fruit, but very tannic, in the Nickel & Nickel style. This is a wine that needs cellaring. Best after 2018, and should be singing by 2020.