Medium-bodied and creamy, yet with a gently astringent tannic backbone, this value-priced red suggests cherries, violet and old wood, lifted on the finish by brisk acidity and spice. $16.99 in B.C., $16.95 in Saskatchewan, $14 in Quebec, $14.99 in New Brunswick, $14.29 in Nova Scotia, $14.71 in Newfoundland.