This is the third time Lailey has made a straight varietal Petit Verdot – though this year they added about 8% Cabernet Sauvignon to the wine. Only one barrel was made, that’s 24 cases – and I think it’s gonna move fairly quickly, even at $35 a bottle. Nose is very pretty with floral, raspberry and white pepper aromas … Palate pulls off a nice balancing act of getting the raspberry to play nicely with the spices and the pepper along with a touch of cigar tobacco. Interesting to point out the fruit was ‘late harvested’ (November 11) … this one is a real winner: fruit, spice, acidity, great balance – a pure pleasure to drink. Price: $35.00 – Rating: **** ½