good full red. Complex nose melds redcurrant, smoke, tobacco leaf, truffle, mocha and fresh herbs. Silky, tactile, and seamless with a restrained sweetness and plenty of inner-mouth energy.Finishes with broad fine-grained tannins.

From a mix of vineyards, this tastes of berries, raisins, cooked plums, and baking spices. The tannins are hard and slightly bitter, and there seems to be a hint of residual sugar, perhaps to mitigate the bitterness.——P.G.(9/1/2010)—— 84