Delille's 2003 Delight: D2

Sip by sip, D2 is simply an impressive bottle of wine. It starts off with berry flavors, I actually taste cherry... Then within a few seconds, pepper becomes dominant on the palette. And as the flavor fades, it's the warmth of oak and a hint of almond that linger.

D2's complexity is owed to the fact that it's a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. But this complexity also contributes to the wine's scarcity. For a specific vinyard, it is not always possible to produce grapes of consistent quality year after year. But when a wine is based on four different grapes, the odds are stacked against the ability of a winery to make more than one year with the same characteristics.

So, if you can manage to find a bottle of Delille's D2, don't pass it up. You'll thank me.