"Ruby-red. Spicy oak, smoked meat, cassis and watercress on the nose. Big, ripe and lush; thick, juicy, syrupy flavor of blackberry verges on confectionery. As large-scaled and velvety as this is, it also maintains good balance. Finishes with very ripe tannins, strong smoky oak and complex notes of woodsmoke, tobacco and bitter cherry." -Stephen Tanzer
