I'm grilling ribeye steaks for dinner, and this one called out to me.
It's moderately dark, nose is mixture of oak & dark fruit, just enough acid to excite the taste buds, slightly tannic on the sides of the tongue, and goes down nicely. It's good on its own and with a steak.
This was in a recent shipment from Laithwaite. I've enjoyed their service, as it has brought me wines I'd not have tried otherwise. I'm adventurous and open-minded, so it was a lot of fun. This is a big plus.
There are two downsides (from my POV): First, in the quarterly cases I get 1 or 2 bottles of each wine, so when I get an exceptional wine ... getting more may be difficult. This is counterbalanced by the fact that the vast majority of the wines I received are at least "good". Most have been above average.
Second, I'm locked into a quarterly shipment, so I get it regardless if I need it. In the past year, as much as I like variety, I'm drinking a lot less commercial wine, so I had several cases I had no room in the racks for.
Let's add #3: in the past year+, I noticed that the quality of the wines shipped was lower. I chalk this up to inflation -- the pool of high quality and lower priced wines has shrunk, and Laithwaite is keeping their price down to avoid losing customers. So I get repeats from case-to-case, and some are barely "good".
So ... I canceled the subscription. In a few months time, when I have need in the racks for another case, I'll watch coupons from Total Wine. When I get a good coupon, I'll research applicable wines to identify well rated ones in my price range, make a list larger than I need, the purchase a case (3 bottles of each wine).
It's easier to let someone else do the research, but it's more satisficing and amusing to do it myself.
. I prefer getting it over with fast so I chug it like a frat boy on Friday night.
I'd post a pic but my camera batteries died and the new ones are across the room... Ummm... Uh-uh. 
