(aged for 18 months in French oak barrels, 20% new): Deep ruby. An array of fresh red and blue fruits on the highly perfumed nose, with complicating suggestions of cola, potpourri and smoky minerals. Silky, seamless and spicy on the palate, offering sappy black raspberry and floral pastille flavors that tighten up on the back half. Shows wonderful clarity and energy on the strikingly persistent finish, which features fine-grained tannins and a hint of spicecake.