The 2011 Ferro is a monumental wine with a thick, dark appearance and ripe fruit aromas that reflect the hot growing conditions of the 2011 vintage. The oak influences are very strong in this wine and they do take away from the sincerity of the fruit on hand. Dark spice is followed by cigar box, blackberry preserves, cinnamon and crushed clove. The wine is thickly layered with firm tannins at the back. Ferro means "iron" in Italian and this wine does indeed wield an iron fist.