The oak treatment isn't shy here either though it stops short of fighting with the overtly earthy and very ripe dark currant aromas. The suave, rich, velvety and quite powerful big-bodied flavors also coat the palate with dry extract before culminating in a markedly austere, serious and sneaky long finish. This very firmly structured effort won't win any awards for refinement but in this case it's at least possible that this will eventually successfully integrate the wood and my rating offers the benefit of the doubt in this regard.