Very good pucker effect.

On the label:
"...derives its intense flavors from premium California Central Coast vineyards, which produce grapes of exceptional quality and character. Award winning winemaker David Schlottman aged this wine in small oak barrels for six months to give the wine complexity and a toasty oak character, with lush berry and cherry flavors"

It's fun to think of grapes having good character. Also, if small barrels make for better wine, just how small could we get those suckers down - the size of a thumbnail perhaps.

I could detect a lush berry or two. This is a smooth wine with wonderful roiling cabernet flavors.

Don't use mouthwash after drinking this wine as you will wake up in the middle of the night with a horrible taste in your mouth that takes two days to get rid of. I thought I had stomach cancer.

I love it that they provide directions for removing the cork:
Remove cork by twisting corkscrew directly through natural food wax seal. And I thought it was just a plain old wax seal. Natural food?

Here is what Consumer Reports says:

"Full flavored, with all the typical Cabernet aromas, plus plum, raspberry, and licorice. A bit less dry and with a longer finish than most . Should age nicely."