Glass-staining ruby. Highly perfumed aromas of dark berries, licorice and potpourri; baking spice and mineral topnotes emerge as the wine opens up. Alluringly sweet and well-concentrated, offering intense flavors of dark berry liqueur, mocha, allspice and candied lavender. Round, slow-building tannins add shape and gentle grip to an extremely long, juicy, spice- and smoke-laced finish.