Tart sour cherry and lemon aromas have a smoky quality, but the palate delivers a very solid core of chunky plum, leather, charcoal and spice. Its 15% alcohol is evident—the wine is pretty big on the palate, but it’s balanced. With such tight tannins, this could use another year to open up, although it probably won’t pull together any better than it is now. Imported by DC Imports LLC. ——M.D.(7/1/2006)—— 87