(all mencia; fermented in large, open-top French oak tanks, with malo in French oak demi-muids and 19 months of aging in small, older French oak barrels): Brilliant ruby. Exotically perfumed scents of blackberry liqueur, cherry-cola, Asian spices and potpourri. Spicy and perfumed on the palate, showing excellent clarity and thrust to its intense dark berry, spicecake and candied violet flavors. Mineral-driven and penetrating, finishing with excellent clarity, supple tannins and lingering spiciness. Pretty seductive right now but I'd hold my bottles back for at least another five years, plus.